Very Short Answer Type Questions..

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l Define pressure. l3. D~eqlbuoyant forcy- Ghange with t h e depth of the
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~- What is the ~I unit of p r e ~Njn~ J.?.. liquid?

3. Why are thet oundations of high rise buildings 14. Who proposed law of buoyan cy? ~J,Jmo..d~~
made wide? 15. State Archimedes' principle.
-1. Why are the straps of a school or a hand bag wide? 16. What will happen if an ice cube is placed at the
5. What is the velocity at maximum height, when an surface of alcohol ? {J, i ~ t ·!I • cd ( ~)
object is thrown vertically upward?'Jr~ . 17. Ships are designed according to ~ hic1?- principle?
6. Define 1 pascal. 18. How does a ship made of iron floats on water
.... Define buoyant force. surface?
8. What is meant by upthrust? What is its SI unit? . . 19. What are the factors the buoyant fo rce depends
9. What is the direction of the force of buoyancy? \(\ 'l·t·lvi L.) ·on? ·
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IO. In which type of water body you . can_ swim 20. At which temp erature the density of water is
better-river or sea ~~ ~f,?~ ," ~ L} ( ~ i ,., ,
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maximum? ~, '
11. Which matter will float on the wRter surface? "
12. Why knives are ground to a thin edge?
21. How does ice float on water surface?
 Short Answer Type Que st ions
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1 If we put an iron nail on water surface, it sinks 8. Exp1am w h Y a ga s bubbl e. releas
. ed at the bottom
down but a cork piece does not. Explain. of a lake grows in s~ze as 1t rises to the surface of
2. Shoes with high and pointe d heel can damag e the the lake?
floor. Explain. 9. It is easier to swim m sea water than in river
3. Why is the bottom part of the found ation of a water . Justify with reaso n.
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buildin g made wider? 10. When fully imme rsed in water , the weigh t of the
4. Explai n briefly w hy a balloo n filled with helium iron sinke r plus cor k co mbina tion, will be less
gas rises in air? Why does the balloon not rise than the weigh t of the iron sinke r alone . Explai n
indefinitely? with reason .
5. A piece of ice is gently placed on the sur.face of 11. The weigh t of a body was first taken in air then in
water filled in glass tumbl er, so the water rises to vacuu m, usin g the ~am e sprin g balan ce . In which
the rim of the glass. What will happe n to the level of the two ca ses, the weigh t of the body will be
of water when the ice melts? Will the: water more and why?
overflow? If not, explai n with reason.
12. A body of mass 1kg is floati ng on water surface.
6. Two metal balls A and B of. volum e 50 cm 3 but
What will be its appar ent weigh t?
masse s 30 grams and 60 grams respec tively, are
13. A comp letely loade d ship is movin g comfo rtably in
placed on the surfac e of pure water . Which of them
sea water . What will happ en if t his ship is moved
will float? Give reason for your answe r.
to river wat er? Giv~ reaso n for your answe r.
7. A gas filled balloon is placed in a jar. What will
happe n to the balloon if the air inside th e jar. is 14. Loade d test tube place d in pure milk sinks to a
pump ed out ? Give a reason to suppo rt your cer t ain m ark (M). N ow some water is mixed with
answe r. t he milk. Will t h e test t ub e sink more or less1
Expla in.
 Numerical Questions with Solution ~
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_ m == 50 = 2 O g/cm
_.. A per son of 75 kg is stan ding on a sq uare woode n Densi ty of the s ubsta nce - v 25
board of side 0.8 m an d weigh t of 5 kg. Find out ·t of subst ance is . more .
than the
Since the d ensi Y
the pressu re applied on the groun d. . y of wa ter , the subst ance will . smk.
densit
S• '. Given th at , · ht of a n empty glass 1s 1 N. hWhen
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The tota l weigh t of person a nd board = 75 + 5 = SON ,5 . The we1g water , the glass we1g s4 .
filled with .
2 2 2 comp1e t e ly
Area of the board = side = (0.8) = 0.64 111 If you no w throw t h e water away and fill the glass
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Pressu re = - - = ·125, N m - -' partly ~ith sand, th e weigh t becom es 4 N. If the
0.64 r est of the glass is now filled up with water , t_he
2. Mass of a recta ngula r bar of iron piece is 320 g. Its weigh t becom es 6 N . What is the relati ve densi ty
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dimen sions are 2 x 2 x 10 cm . What is its specific of san d ?
gravity? Will the bar flo at or sink in water ? Sol. Relati ve densi ty= Weigh t of sand in air/(W eight of
Sol. Relative densit y is also called a s specific gravit y. sand in air - Weigh t of sand in water)
It is the ratio of the densi ty of a substa nce to the Given that, Weigh t of empty glass = 1 N
densit y of water. Weigh t of glass filled with water = 4 N
. . Densi ty of iron ⇒ Weigh t of water filled in glass = 4 -1 = 3
N
So, Sp. gravit y of iron = - -.- - - -
Densi ty of water ... (1)
Mass 320 g
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Densi ty o iron = - - - Weigh t of sand in glass = 4 N
Volum e (2x2 x l0cm 3 ) ⇒ Weigh t of sand filled in glass = 4 - 1 = 3 N

=-
320
=8 g/cm
3 Weigh t of wa ter and sand mixed in glass = 6 N
40 ⇒ Weigh t of wa ter and sand filled in glass
3 =6-1 =5N
Densi ty of wa t er = 1 g/cm
So, Sp. gravit y of iron = 8/1 = 8 Weigh t of sand in air = 3 N [from Eqn. (1)]
Since the densi ty of the bar is more than the Weigh t of sand in water = Weigh t of water and
densit y of wa ter , the bar will sink. sa nd in water - Weig ht of water
3. The weigh t of a man is 690 N and th e blood in his =5 N - 3 N =2 N
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body is 5. 3 x 10- m . Find: (a) blood's weigh t.
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Rela tive densi ty = 3N / (3N - 2N) = 3N / lN = 3
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(Take density of blood is 1060 kg/m ) (b) expre ss it 6. A cube shape d block of a subst ance has a mass of
as percen tage of body weigh t. 50 kg and its one side measu res 2 m. It is place d on
Sol. (a) Since, W = mg th e surface of water . Will it float or sink down.
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We also know that, m = d x V (Given , densit y of water = 1000 kg/ m ) .
So, W = (dV)g Sol. Given that,
On puttin g the value s, Mass, m = 50 kg; One side of cube, = 2 m
3 3 3
W = 1060 x 5.3 x 10- x 9.8 = 55 N Volu me of cube = a = 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 m
(b) % of blood weigh t w.r.t. Body's weigh t = (55
N/690 N) x 100 = 7.9% . We know that, Densi ty, d = m
V
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4. The volum e of 50 g of a subst ance is 25 cm . If the 50 = 6.25 kg/ m 3
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densit y of water is 1 g cm - , will the substa nce ' 8
float or sink? Since the densi ty of the block is less t han t h e
Sol. Given, mass of the subst a nce, (m) = 50 g den sity of water , it will flo at on the surfac e.
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Volume of th e subst a nce, (V) = 25 cm
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Numerical Questions for Self Assessment ~

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1. Find the t hru st a cting on t h e human bo d y due t o 6. A b o d y of m a ss 2 .0 k g a nd d ens ity 8 0 0 0 kg/rn .3 .

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a tmospheric p r essu re . T ake t h e s u r face a r ea of a n compl e tely d ipped i n a liquid of den .
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average m a n b e 1. 5 m a nd a t m ospheric p ressure 8 0 00 kg / m . Find the force of b u oyancy on it.
(1 a tm) = 1. 0 1 3 x 10 5 P a . [Ans. 20 NJ
[Ans. 15.2 ton N] 3
7. A piece of iron of d e nsity 7. 8 x 10 k g/m 3 and
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2. Calcu l ate t h e m ass of a bod y whose volume is 2 m volume 10 0 c m
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i s totally imme rsed in water
_.,, and d e n sity 0 .52 g/cm 3 . Calculate : ·
[Ans. 1040 kg]
(a) t h e wei g h t of the iron piece in air (b) the
3: A dining h a ll h as dimensions 5 0 m x 15 m x 3 .5 m. upthrust and (c) a ppa rent weight in wat er.
C a lculate t h e m a s s of a ir in t h e h a ll. Given, [Ans. (a) 7.8 N, (b) 1 N, (c) 6.8 NJ
density of air= 1.30 k g/m 3 .
[Ans. 3412.5 kg] 8. A s olid body of m ass 150 g a nd volume 2 50 cm 3 is
p ut in w ate r . W ill the b ody float or sink ?
4 . A t h r e a d of m e rcu ry of 10.2 g is in a tube of
[Ans. It will float]
unifor m cross -sect ion 0.1 cm 3 . Calculate the
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le n gth of t hrea d . T he d e nsity of m e r cu ry is 13.6 9. A s olid of de n s ity 5 0 00 k g/m w e ig h 0 .5 kg in air.
g/cm 3 . It is com pletely i mme r sed in wa t e r of density 1000
[Ans. 7 .5 cm] kg/m 3 .
5. A cu bical block of water is dipped completely in (a) Calcul ate t h e a pp aren t weig h t of solid in
water . E a ch e dge of the block i s 1cm in lengt h . water .
Find the buoya n t force a ct ing on t h e b lock. (b) What will b e its a pparent w eight if wa ter is
[Ans. 10- 2 N] r e p l aced b y a liqu id of den sit y 8000 kg/m 3 ?
[Ans. (a) 0.4 kg, (b) zero]
 Objective Questions }~
6. The followin g figure shows four contain ers
J • Force per unit area is called : contain ing a liquid at same h eight. Rank them
(a) upthrus t
(c) gravity
2. Th e upward force acting
in a liquid is .... .... .
(a) thrust
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(b) buoyan t force .

on an
essure
object submer ged

, (P} bu oyant forc e

□om Dcoo a[Jrder
accordi ng to the pressu re exerte d by the liquid on

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(c) pressur e (d) density
3. The nor mal force per unit area is called : (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(a) pressure Jb) thrust (b) 4, 3, 1, 2
(c) balance d force (d) pascal (c) 3, 4, 1, 2
4. Using Archime des' principl e, one can find out : (d) same pressur e in each case .
(a) the magnitu de of buoyant force 7. The pressur e a t the bottom of a filled glass
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(b) r elative densit y of a substan ce (density = 1000 kg/m ) of water is P. The water is
(c) thrust and pressur e t aken out a nd the glass is filled with an 01·1
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(d) all of these (d ens1ty. = 817.5 kg/m ). Now the pressu re a t t he
5 . Term specific gravity is associat ed with : bot tom will be :
(a) acceler ation due to gravity (a) same as P
(b) gr avitatio na l constan t
(c) gravity of the ear t h · -~ (b) smaller tha n P
(c) larger than p
, __(d) relative density of a substan ce
(d) cannot b e determ ine d
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8. Archimedes' principle is applicable only .to :
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10. Mass of an object in a ir is 2f1 kg. M ass of object 1n
wa ter j s:
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(a) liqui ds
(a) more than 25 k g \ (~le~s -than 25 k g
(b) solids (c) 25 kg .,S(a)- zero
(c) gases 11. An object weigh s 10 Nin air. When immersed fully
(d) both liquids a nd ga ses in water it weighs only 8 N. The weight of the
9. ' Archimedes' principle states that : liquid displaced by the object will be :
,._,_W weight of liquid displaced (W) = upthrust (U) (a) 8 N (b) 10 N
(b) w< u (c) 12 N •.Jd) --~
(c) W>U
(d) none of these