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The document is a practice worksheet for Class VIII Physics at St. Peter's School Bengaluru, featuring various numerical problems related to energy, light, and mechanics. It includes questions on gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, refractive index, and energy conversion in different scenarios. Additionally, it covers definitions, conditions for work done, and ray diagrams for light behavior in mirrors and prisms.

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PWS GRADE 8

The document is a practice worksheet for Class VIII Physics at St. Peter's School Bengaluru, featuring various numerical problems related to energy, light, and mechanics. It includes questions on gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, refractive index, and energy conversion in different scenarios. Additionally, it covers definitions, conditions for work done, and ray diagrams for light behavior in mirrors and prisms.

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ST PETER’S SCHOOL BENGALURU

PRACTISE WORKSHEET (2021-2022)


CLASS :VIII PHYSICS
Numericals:-
1.A boy of mass 30 kg climbs up the stairs by spending 600 j of energy. How
high does the girl climb up? [g= 10 m/s ]

2.A train of mass 100 tonnes is moving with a constant speed of 5 m/s. What is
the amount of energy possessed by the train?

3.A body of mass 5 kg is taken from the ground and raised to a height of 5 m find
the energy possessed by the body at that height.(g=10 m/s)

4.Find the gravitational potential energy of 1 kg mass kept at a height of 5 m


above the ground if g = 10 m/s

5.Find the energy possessed by a body of mass 20 kg moving with a uniform


velocity of 5 m/s

6.The speed of light in air is 3 × 108 m/s. Calculate the speed of light in glass
.The refractive index of glass is 1.5

7.The speed of light in diamond is 125000 km/s. What is its refractive index
(speed of light in air = 3 × 108 m/s)

8.The refractive index of water is 4/3.Calculate the speed of light in water .


(speed of light in air = 3 × 108 m/s)

State the energy conversation in the following cases:-


i.Burning of candle
ii.when we speak in front of a microphone
iii.Using an electric cell as a source
iv.working of an electromagnet
v.Electric bell
vi.microwave
vii.loudspeaker
viii.electric pump

Answer the following:-


1.State one condition when force is applied but work is not done
2.Define 1 joule
3.What are the two types of potential energy .state 2 points of difference between
4.Two bodies have equal masses but the speed of one body is 4 times the other
body. What is the ratio of Kinetic energy of the two bodies.
5.State 2 conditions when no work is done
6.Describe an experiment to show that a ray of light bends when it travels from
one transparent medium to another transparent( both cases)
7.Define the terms (i) incident ray (ii) refracted ray (iii) angle of incidence (iv)
angle of refraction Draw a diagram to indicate the above
8.What is a prism? Draw a diagram to show the refraction of a ray of light
through a prism
9.What do you mean by the term dispersion
10.How are electrical appliance connected in a house circuit: in series or parallel?
Give reasons
11.How is house hold energy consumption calculated in kWh?
12.What are the precautions one should follow while using an electric appliance
13.What is earthing?Why should an electric appliance be earthed
14.Which two wires are connected together? why
15.Why is a MCB preferred as compared to manual fuse?
16.Explain the use of an electric fuse in a circuit? To which wire should it be
connected
17.Complete the following colour code :-

Live
wire Neutral wire Earth wire
Old Convention
International convention

18.How to find the nature of charge on a given body?


19.Draw a ray diagram using a concave mirror when the image is formed at
infinity
20.Draw a ray diagram such that the object size and image size are same?
21.Draw a ray diagram using a concave mirror such that a virtual image is
formed.
22.Draw a ray diagram using a convex mirror when the image is formed between
pole and principal focus
23. Complete the diagram:-

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