Homework Questions for Class 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12

Class 8 Science - Homework Questions (25 Questions)

1. What are the different types of crops? Explain with examples.

2. Define irrigation. Mention two traditional methods of irrigation.

3. How do microorganisms help in the preparation of curd and bread?

4. List two diseases caused by microorganisms in humans and their prevention.

5. What are fossil fuels? Name two examples.

6. Explain the harmful effects of burning fossil fuels.

7. What is the greenhouse effect? How does it impact the environment?

8. Define friction. List its advantages and disadvantages.

9. Explain the process of fertilization in animals.

10. What is the importance of conservation of forests and wildlife?

11. Define pressure and give its SI unit.

12. How does force change the state of motion of an object?

13. Differentiate between metals and non-metals with examples.

14. What is the role of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

15. Why is petroleum called “black gold”?

16. Write two differences between natural and synthetic fibres.

17. What is the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste?

18. Explain Newton’s third law of motion with two examples.

19. What is coal tar? List two of its uses.

20. Define crop rotation and explain its importance.

21. How does vaccination help in preventing diseases?

22. Write any two methods of seed dispersal.

23. State the factors affecting friction.

24. What are aerosols? Explain their impact on the environment.

25. Write three precautions to avoid fire accidents in the kitchen.

Class 9 Physics - Homework Questions (40 Questions)

1. Define velocity. How is it different from speed?

2. A body moves 20 m north, 15 m east, and 20 m south. Find its total displacement.

3. Derive the first equation of motion v = u + at.

4. Define acceleration. Give its unit.

5. What is Newton’s first law of motion? State its significance.

6. A force of 50 N acts on a body of mass 10 kg. Find its acceleration.

7. Define inertia. Give two examples.

8. What is free fall? What happens to the weight of a body during free fall?

9. Write the universal law of gravitation and derive its formula.

10. A ball is thrown upward with a speed of 20 m/s. Find the time it takes to reach the
ground.

11. Differentiate between mass and weight.

12. State the law of conservation of energy.

13. Define work. Under what conditions is work said to be done?

14. A body does 500 J of work in 10 seconds. Calculate its power.

15. Derive the expression for kinetic energy.

16. Define potential energy and state its formula.

17. What is Archimedes’ principle? Write two applications.

18. How is sound produced and transmitted?

19. Write the laws of reflection of sound.

20. Define the terms frequency, amplitude, and time period.

21. Write the differences between transverse and longitudinal waves.

22. Define echo. Write its two applications.

23. What are the factors affecting the speed of sound?

24. Derive v^2 = u^2 + 2as.

25. Explain balanced and unbalanced forces with examples.

26. What is the principle behind floatation?

27. Why does a ship float on water but a needle sinks?

28. Write three uses of ultrasound.

29. Write a short note on the working of SONAR.

30. Define centripetal force and give an example.

31. What are Kepler’s laws of planetary motion?

32. Differentiate between uniform and non-uniform motion.

33. A car accelerates uniformly from 20 m/s to 30 m/s in 5 seconds. Find its acceleration.

34. Write the relation between force, mass, and acceleration.

35. Why do astronauts experience weightlessness in space?

36. What is mechanical energy? Give an example.

37. Differentiate between elastic and inelastic collisions.

38. Explain the concept of buoyancy with an example.

39. What are energy transformations? Explain with an example.

40. Write the differences between speed and velocity.

Class 10 Physics Practice Questions

Chapter 1: Light - Reflection and Refraction

1. State the laws of reflection.

2. What is a real image?

3. Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.

4. Write the mirror formula.

5. Differentiate between concave and convex mirrors.

6. A concave mirror has a focal length of 10 cm. Where should an object be placed to form a
real image of the same size?
7. What happens to the focal length of a mirror when it is cut in half?

8. Define refraction of light.

9. State Snell’s law.

10. What is the refractive index?

11. Draw a ray diagram showing refraction through a glass slab.

12. Define the critical angle.

13. Write the lens formula.

14. State two differences between convex and concave lenses.

15. Why does a pencil look bent in water?

16. Find the position of an image formed by a convex lens of focal length 20 cm when the
object is placed 40 cm away.

17. Why do stars twinkle?

18. What is lateral displacement?

19. Write two applications of concave mirrors.

20. What kind of lens is used to correct hypermetropia?

Chapter 2: Human Eye and Colourful World

1. What is the least distance of distinct vision?

2. Explain the term “persistence of vision.”

3. Why is the sky blue?

4. Why does the sun appear reddish during sunrise and sunset?

5. Define the near point and far point of the human eye.

6. What is the power of accommodation of the human eye?

7. Write two causes of myopia.

8. Write two causes of hypermetropia.

9. Explain how a bifocal lens is helpful.

10. What is the range of vision for a healthy human eye?

11. Define dispersion of light.

12. Name the phenomenon responsible for the formation of a rainbow.

13. Why do planets not twinkle like stars?

14. Explain the term scattering of light.

15. Draw a diagram to show how a spectrum is formed by a prism.

16. How does a cataract affect vision?

17. Why does the sky look white sometimes?

18. Define the power of a lens. Write its SI unit.

19. A person has a power of -2D. Name the defect of vision.

20. What is the role of the ciliary muscles in the human eye?

Chapter 3: Electricity

1. State Ohm’s law.

2. Define electric current. Write its SI unit.

3. Differentiate between resistance and resistivity.

4. How does the resistance of a conductor depend on its length?

5. Write the formula for resistors in series.

6. Write the formula for resistors in parallel.

7. A current of 3 A flows through a circuit for 10 minutes. Find the charge.

8. What is the resistance of a conductor if the current is 4 A and the potential difference is 8
V?

9. Write two differences between a conductor and an insulator.

10. How does temperature affect resistance?

11. Define the term electric power.

12. Write the formula for Joule’s law of heating.

13. A heater consumes 1500 W of power in 10 minutes. Find the energy consumed.

14. Define the unit “1 kilowatt-hour.”

15. How does resistivity vary with temperature?

16. Draw a circuit diagram for a series combination of resistors.

17. How are household circuits connected: series or parallel? Why?

18. What are the safety features of a fuse?

19. Find the resistance of a wire when potential difference is 20 V and current is 5 A.

20. Define electric energy.

Chapter 4: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

1. State the right-hand thumb rule.

2. What is a solenoid?

3. Draw the magnetic field lines around a bar magnet.

4. Define magnetic field.

5. Write two properties of magnetic field lines.

6. What happens to the compass needle when placed near a current-carrying conductor?

7. State Fleming’s left-hand rule.

8. State the principle of an electric motor.

9. Write two differences between an AC and DC generator.

10. What is the role of a split-ring commutator in an electric motor?

11. What is electromagnetic induction?

12. State Fleming’s right-hand rule.

13. Write two uses of electromagnets.

14. Why is the core of an electromagnet made of soft iron?

15. What is the role of a galvanometer?

16. Define an electric generator.

17. Write one application of magnetic field in daily life.

18. What is the function of a fuse in an electric circuit?

19. Why do magnetic field lines never intersect?

20. Draw a diagram showing the field lines of a current-carrying loop.

Chapter 5: Sources of Energy

1. Name two renewable sources of energy.

2. Name two non-renewable sources of energy.

3. Write two advantages of solar energy.

4. What is biogas? Mention its use.

5. Define the term “fossil fuel.”

6. What are the environmental effects of using fossil fuels?

7. Write two limitations of wind energy.

8. What is nuclear energy?

9. Write the principle of a solar cell.

10. Name the process responsible for energy production in the sun.

11. How is tidal energy harnessed?

12. Write two disadvantages of using thermal energy.

13. What is geothermal energy?

14. Mention two advantages of hydroelectric energy.

15. Define a good source of energy.

16. How is biomass energy produced?

17. Write two advantages of using CNG and LPG.

18. What is the major drawback of solar panels?

19. Write two differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

20. Why is energy conservation important?

Class 12 Physics Questions

1. State Coulomb’s Law and derive its expression.

2. Define electric field intensity. Derive its expression for a point charge.

3. What is Gauss’s Law? Apply it to find the electric field of an infinite plane sheet of charge.
4. Explain the concept of electric flux with a suitable example.

5. Define electrostatic potential and derive its relation with electric field.

6. What is a capacitor? Derive the expression for capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.

7. Explain the concept of dielectric and its effect on capacitance.

8. Calculate the energy stored in a charged capacitor.

9. State and derive Ohm’s law from basic principles.

10. Define resistivity and conductivity. Derive their relationship.

11. Explain the concept of drift velocity and derive the relation between current and drift
velocity.

12. A 12 V battery is connected to a 6 ohm resistor. Find the current through it.

13. State Biot-Savart Law. Derive the magnetic field at the center of a circular current loop.

14. What is Ampere’s circuital law? Apply it to find the magnetic field due to a solenoid.

15. Explain the force on a moving charge in a magnetic field.

16. A charge of 2 μC is moving with a velocity of 10^5 m/s in a magnetic field of 2T. Find the
force acting on it.

17. What are magnetic materials? Explain the difference between diamagnetic,
paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic materials.

18. Define magnetic susceptibility and permeability.

19. Explain the concept of hysteresis and draw the hysteresis loop.

20. What is the Earth’s magnetic field? Describe its components.

21. State Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction.

22. Explain self-induction and derive its expression.

23. What is mutual induction? Derive its expression for two coils.

24. A coil of 500 turns is linked with a flux of 5 × 10^-3 Wb. Calculate the induced EMF if the
flux changes in 0.1 s.

25. Derive the expression for the average power in an AC circuit.

26. Explain the working of an AC generator with a labeled diagram.

27. What is resonance in an AC circuit? Derive the condition for resonance.

28. Explain the phase relationship between current and voltage in an inductive circuit.

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