UNIT TEST-I

SCIENCE (SET - 1)
GRADE 9

Duration : 1 hour Maximum Marks : 30

General Instructions:

i. The question paper has three sections, A, B and C, and 18 questions. All questions are
compulsory.
ii. Section – A has 9 questions of 1 mark each.
iii. Section – B has 6 questions of 2 marks each.
iv. Section – C has 3 questions of 3 marks each.
v. There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been provided in some
questions. A student has to attempt only one of the alternatives in such questions.
vi. Wherever necessary, neat and properly labeled diagrams should be drawn.
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SECTION A
(1-mark questions)

1. Calculate the distance and displacement in the following case where the body starts from A goes to C 1
and returns to B.

2. Seema visited a Natural Gas Compressing unit and found that the gas can be liquefied under specific 1
conditions of temperature and pressure. While sharing her experience with friends she got confused.
Help her to identify the correct set of conditions.
A. Low temperature, low pressure
B. High temperature, low pressure
C. Low temperature, high pressure
D. High temperature, high pressure

3. Plasmolysis in a plant cell is defined as 1

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 4. Differentiate between distance and displacement. (Any two points along with basis points.) 1

5. On converting 25°C, 38°C and 66°C to Kelvin scale, the correct sequence of temperature will be 1
A. 298 K, 311 K and 339 K
B. 298 K, 300 K and 338 K
C. 273 K, 278 K and 543 K
D. 298 K, 310 K and 338 K

6. Assertion (A): Each cell has certain specific components within it known as cell organelles. 1
Reason (R): Each kind of cell organelle performs a special function leading to a division of labor in the
cell.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.

7. State with reason whether the following position-time graph represents a possible motion of a body: 1

8. The arrangement of particles is less ordered in the …………… state. However, there is no order in the 1
………… state.
OR
Which of the following has the highest kinetic energy?
A. Particles of ice at 0°C
B. Particles of water at 0°C
C. Particles of water at 100°C
D. Particles of steam at 100°C

9. Analyze the temperature versus time graph of water, given below. Which region contains all liquids? 1

A. Region A
B. Region B
C. Region C
D. Region D

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 SECTION B
(2-mark questions)

10. A vehicle covers half of the total distance at a speed of 50 km/h and the remaining half at a constant 2
speed of 40 km/h. What is his average speed?

11. The table below shows the melting and boiling points of four pure substances. Which substance is a 2
liquid at room temperature and would rapidly evaporate if left exposed to the air?

Substance Melting Point (°C) Boiling Point (°C)

A - 100 - 35

B -7 58

C -6 225

D 44 280

12. Gaseous exchange in the human lungs takes place in tiny air sacs called alveoli. The gases do this by 2
moving through the very thin walls of tiny blood vessels called capillaries.
A. Name and define the process by which this exchange takes place.
B. We know that deoxygenated blood is brought to the lungs and oxygenated blood is sent to the
body from the lungs. Identify gases labelled A and B in the figure below.

13. A glass tumbler containing hot water is kept in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator 2
(temperature <0°C). If you could measure the temperature of the content of the tumbler, which of the
following graphs would correctly represent the change in its temperature as a function of time? Discuss.

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 14. An object starting from rest attains a speed of 25m/s after traveling a distance of 50 m. Calculate the 2
acceleration produced and the total time taken to cover that distance.

15. Why does the temperature remain constant during the melting of ice even though heat is supplied 2
continuously?

SECTION C
(3-mark questions)

16. Answer the following questions: 3

(i) Identify the parts marked A and B.

B. The image below shows different types of cells in the human body. Why do they possess
different shapes and sizes? (1)

17. Study the given graph and answer the following questions from it. 3
A. Which part(s) of the graph shows accelerated motion? Calculate the acceleration.
B. Which part(s) shows retardation? Calculate the retardation.
C. Calculate the distance traveled by the body in the first 40s of journey graphically.

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 18. A student takes two strips of epidermis of an onion peel and places one in distilled water and the other 3
in concentrated salt solution.

A. Describe the difference in appearance between the cells in concentrated salt solution as
compared to distilled water.
B. Name and define the process due to which this difference is caused.
C. When human red blood cells are kept in distilled water, they burst. What unique feature in plant
cells prevents that from happening?

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