9th physics paper

Short answers (16M)

1.Usha swims in a 90 m long pool. She covers 180 m in one minute by swimming from one end to the other
and back along the same straight path. Find the average speed and average velocity of Usha. 3 Marks

2.What is displacement? What is distance? can an object have zero displacement while not having zero
distance? explain with an example. 4 Marks

3.Distinguish between speed and velocity. 4 Marks

4.An object travels 16 m in 4 s and then another 16 m in 2 s. What is the average speed of the object? 2
Marks

5. State the three equations of motion 3 Marks

True or False (4M)

1. A vector quantity describes the magnitude as well as the direction. (T/F)

2. The weight may vary from place to place but the mass stays constant. (T/F)
3. The velocity of an object is the distance covered per unit time. (T/F)
4. There is only one law of motion (T/F)

Fill in the blanks (4M)

1.A ______ quantity describes only a magnitude or a numerical value.

2.Average velocity = Total displacement / ____________
3.The _____ of an object is the distance covered per unit time.
4.Force of ________ always opposes motion of objects.

Match the following (6M)

Motion An object continues to be in a state of rest or of uniform

motion along a straight line unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force.

Uniform motion Location of the object changes with time

First law of motion The natural tendency of objects to resist change in their
state of rest or uniform motion

Uniform circular motion An object travels equal distances in equal intervals of

time

Inertia Change in velocity per unit time

Acceleration An object moves in circular path with uniform speed

Answer key
True or false
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F

Fill in the blanks

1. scalar
2. total time taken
3. speed
4. friction

Match the following

1. b
2. d
3. a
4. f
5. c
6. e

Short answers

1.Total distance covered by Usha in 1 min is 180 m.

Displacement of Usha in 1 min = 0 m
The average speed of Usha is 3 m s–1
and her average velocity is 0 m s–1.

2.Distance – The distance covered by an object is described as the total path length covered by an object
between two endpoints.

Displacement – The shortest possible distance between the initial and final position of an object is called
Displacement.

p.s. extra explanation in the student’s own words regarding the difference and an example.

Differentiating
Velocity Speed
Property

• Velocity can be defined as • The rate at which an

the rate at which an object object covers a certain
Definition
changes position in a certain distance is known as
direction. speed.

Type of quantity • Vector quantity • Scalar quantity

Magnitude • Velocity can be zero, • Speed can never be

negative, or positive. negative or zero.
 Unit (SI) • Velocity is measured in m/s • Speed is measured in m/s

3.

4.Total distance travelled by the object = 16 m + 16 m = 32 m

Total time taken = 4 s + 2 s = 6 s
the average speed of the object is 5.33 m s–1.
5. v= u + at
s= ut + 1/2 at2
v2 - u2 = 2as