ICSE Board
Class IX Physics
Paper - 1
Time: 2 hrs Total Marks: 80
General Instructions:
1. Answers to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
3. The time given at the head of the paper is the time allotted for writing the answers.
4. Attempt all questions from Section l and any four questions fromSection II
5. The intended marks of questions or parts of questions are given in brackets J.
SECTIONI(40 Marks)
Attempt all Questions from this Section
Question 1
(a) Express one day in milliseconds. |2]
(b)Why are the passengers' cabins in an aeroplane pressurized?
(c) What does a straight line graph signify? |2]
(d) Following table gives the distance travelled by a particle at diferent times.
|Time (s)0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5
Distance 0 2 5 16 25 36
(cm)
Draw a distance-time graph representing the motion of the particle. (21
(e) What will be the magnitude and direction of the reaction force acting on a coin of 10 g
lying on the surface of the flo or? Take g= 9.8 m/s² (2]
Question 2
(a) Distinguish between fundamental units and derived units.
(b) The earth attracts an apple. Does the apple also attract the earth? If it does, why does
the earth not move towards the apple? |2
(c) An empty truck and a loaded truck are moving with the same velocity. On applying
brakes, which truck will stop first and why? 12|
(d) In cold countries, ponds freeze only at the surface. Why? [2]
(e) Why do we wear woolen clothes in winter? (2]
(a) Draw a graph ol
or cool)
water at 1 0°C. steel plate. What will you do (heat
strongly ina hole in a
(b)A brass disc is fitted <arass
loosen the brass disc from the hole? (asteel
with the system to |2
image ofa widerregion? Also, give relevant figure.
(c) Whi ch mirror foms the produce virtual images of the objects.
plane and convex mirrors [2]
(d) You have learnt that circumstances? How?
get real images under some |21
Can we the image?
size of the mirror affect the nature of
(e) Does the
Question4 mechanical waves?
[2]
are common in all types of cm
(a) Which properties
front of a plane mirror at distances of 15
and Q are situated in between the
(b) Two point objects, P same straight line. Calculate the distance
on the |2
and 30 cm respectively
object P and the image of Q. will not be audible to human
beings:
the frequencies which
(c) Select the waves of 2]
30000 Hz.
15 Hz, 250 Hz, 100 Hz, and (ii) large resistance from a
few given
small resistance
(d) How will you obtain (i) [2]
resistances?
copper? [2)
is made of iron or
(e) How will you test whether a given rod
from this SectioH
Attempt any four Questions
position of the
Question 5 measurement, the final
In one |3|
shows a screw gauge. 50 divisions.
(a) Given diagram diagram. The
the
circular scale has
scale is as shown in
Man scale (mm)
gauge? what is the
is the least count of the screw with the main scale line,
i. What circular scale
coincides
40th division of the
ii. If
final reading? screw gauge? |3
mean by back-lash error of a
iii. What do you
balance,
(b) In a physical it works.
the principle on which
i. State measured by physical balance?
ii. What is plumb line?
iii. What is the role of a screws?
of base
iv. What is the role good balance. of |4|
for a hydrogen
V. State two
requirements
volume 15 m³ contains negligible
plastic balloon of carried by the
balloon is
7.15 kg. The
forecasting
weather equipment
(c) A kg/m:. The volume of balloon alone is
density 0.09 mass of the empty
volume. The
own Calculate:
Question6
(a) An electron moving with the speed of 5 x 10* m/s enters into an electric field and
attains a uniform acceleration of 1015 m/s² in the direction of motion. In how much
time, will it attain a speed twice of its initial speed? In this time, how much distance
will it cover? |3|
(b) 14|
i. Explain with the help of an example whether the velocity or the acceleration of a
body give the direction of motion.
ii. In the given tigure, velocity-time graph of a body moving in a straight line is
shown. Find the displacement and the distance travelled by the body in 6 s.
Tme (s)
(c) A body is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of 98 m/s. Find (i) the
maximum height attained by the body and (ii) time taken by body to reach the highest
point. Take g= 9.8 m/s² [3]
Question 7
(a) 14|
i. State Newton's third law ofmotion.
ii. John pushes a wall with a force of 20 N towards the east, what force will be
exerted by the wal on John?
iii. In the following tigure, a block of weight 10 N is hanging from a rigid support by a
thread. Find:
1. The force exerted by block on the thread.
2. The force exerted by the thread on the block.
B0 N
(b) Mention three disadvantages of construction of large dams for generating
hydroelectric power. 3|
(c) A 3 kg stone is weighed first with a physical balance and then by a spring balance at
the pole and at the equator. Where will the weight be maximum? [3]
4
Question8
(a) Explain the effect of ozone depletion. |31
(b) |4
i. What is the use of thermos tlask?
ii. Draw a labeled diagram of thermos tlask.
ii. What contribution does the vacuum between the two walls give to the functioning
of a thermos flask?
iv. What is the function of the two shining walls of the glass vessel in the thermos
flask?
(c) A test tube made of ordinary glass cracks on plunging into boiling water whereas a
red hot test tube made of fused silica can be safely plunged into normal water, why?
3|
Question 9
(a) |4|
i. Select the luminous objects from the following
Candle flame, stars, moon, red hot wire of heater, polished surface, and firefly.
i. In a room, the light is not reaching directly, even then it is illuminated. Why?
ii. What will be the colour of the sky for space travellers?
(b) In what way, a point source should be placed in front of a concave mirror to get the
parallel beam and the divergent beam. |3
(c) Compare the frequencies of two waves X and Y while velocity and wavelength of X are
5x10' m/s and 25 m respectively and for Y, 4x10' m/s and 20 m respectively. (3]
Question 10
(a) A and B are two negatively charged and insulated conductors as shown in the figure.
State, with reason, which conductor will tend to lose charge. |3|
(b) Draw a labelled diagram of Leclanche cell. Why is it not suitable for continuous use?
[3
(c) [4
i. What is the general law of attraction and repulsion between magnetic poles?
ii. What detines the direction of the magnetic field?
iii. The middle region of a bar magnet is:
1. A north pole
2. A north seeking pole
3. Unmagnetized
4. Magnetized
iv. Name two magnetic substan ces. 5
