Class 9 Science Notes For Session 2024-25 Chapter - 9 Gravitation
Class 9 Science Notes For Session 2024-25 Chapter - 9 Gravitation
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Gravitation
• According to Newton, every object in this Universe attracts every other object with
a certain force. This force with which two objects attract each other is called
gravitational force.
• If the masses of two bodies are small, then the gravitational force between them is very
small.
• The gravitational force holds the Solar System together.
• In our dairy life we have noticed things falling freely downwards towards earth when
thrown upwards or dropped from some height.
• Fact that all bodies irrespective of their masses are accelerated towards the earth with a
constant acceleration was first recognized by Galileo (1564-1642).
• The motion of celestial bodies such as moon, earth, planets etc. and attraction of moon
towards earth and earth towards sun is an interesting subject of study since long time.
• Toss a stone from a great height. What are your observations?
• The stone, which was at first at rest, begins to move towards the ground and reaches its
maximum speed right before it meets it.
• The stone is not travelling at a constant rate. Its speed fluctuates at all times, indicating
that the stone is accelerating.
• A force is necessary to cause an acceleration in a body, according to Newton's second law
of motion.
• The stone was not pushed or pulled in any way. What was the source of the force?
• Sir Isaac Newton came up with the solution to this dilemma after seeing an apple fall from
a tree.
• His thesis was that the apple is attracted to the Earth, and the Earth is attracted to the
apple The Earth's force on the apple is enormous, and as a result, the apple arrives on
Earth.
• The apple, on the other hand, is unable to draw the Earth since the force it exerts on it is
insignificant.
• As a result, we can deduce that the acceleration caused by Earth's immense force of
attraction is the cause of the stone's acceleration.
• It is evident from the preceding example that this force of attraction ties our complicated
universe together, keeps the moon revolving around the Earth, keeps all of the planets in
their orbits around the Sun, and helps us walk correctly on the Earth's surface.
• The force of gravitation, or gravitation, is a form of attraction that exists between any two
objects in the universe.
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• The force of gravity or gravity is the attraction or gravitational force between Earth (or
any planet) and any other material objects in the cosmos.
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• If he releases the stone then it flies along the tangent, at that point on the circular path.
• Before the release of thread, it is centripetal force responsible for the motion of stone in
the circular path where the stone moves with a certain speed and changes direction at
every point.
• During this motion the change in direction involves change in velocity which produces
acceleration. This force, which is called centripetal force, causes this acceleration, and
keeps the body moving along the circular path is acting towards the center.
• Now when the thread is released the stone does not experience this force and flies off
along a straight line that is tangent to the circular path.
• The motion of the moon around the earth is due to the centripetal force. The centripetal
force is provided by the force of attraction of the earth. If there were no such force, the
moon would pursue a uniform straight-line motion.
Pressure in fluids
The pressure exerted by a fluid in a container is transmitted undiminished in all directions on
the walls of the container.
Archimedes’ Principle – Why objects float or sink
The upward force exerted by a fluid on an object is known as upthrust or buoyant force.
The magnitude of buoyancy depends on the density of the fluid. If the density of an object is
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less than the fluid, it will float. If the density of the object is greater than the fluid, it will sink.
According to the Archimedes’ principle, when a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid,
it experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it.
Relative Density
Relative density = Density of a substance/ Density of water
Elementary Idea Of Relative Density
In this article, we will understand what is relative density, calculations related to the relative
density, and density of various substances. Let us start with the definition of density.
What is Density?
Density is the amount of mass in a unit volume of matter, every substance has a different
density, to understand the idea of density let’s conduct an experiment, we will need a tall
glass cup, honey, water, coconut oil, and food coloring,
Step1: Pour a one-quarter cup of honey,
Step2: Pour a one-quarter cup of colored water gently on top of the honey.
Step3: pour a one-quarter cup of coconut oil on top of the colored water.
Notice how the different liquids from different layers, why is it so? The different substance
has a different density, which means for the same volume different substances weigh
differently, as they weigh differently heavier substances tend to settle at the bottom, like
honey and lighter material like oil tend to float at the top which means.
What is Relative Density?
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The difference between the specific gravity and density is that at room temperature and
pressure is 1gram per 1 cubic cm is the density of water this density is treated as a standard
and the density of any other material (usual liquids) is calculated relative to this is called
relative density or specific gravity.
Hence, specific gravity is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of a reference
substance, let’s consider the density of honey is approx. 1.42 grams/cm3, so its specific
gravity would be 1.42/1 = 1.42. Notice that specific gravity is a ratio, therefore specific
gravity does not have a unit, and hence specific gravity is a dimensionless physical quantity.
The specific gravity of a substance will let us know if it will float or sink, it gives us the idea
about relative mass or relative density. If the specific gravity of a substance is below 1 then it
will float and if it is greater than 1 it will sink.
Let’s extend our experiment further for more liquids, this time, we will use several liquids
with different specific gravities, use the table given below for reference.
Material Density(gram/cm3)
Water 1.0
Milk 1.03
Honey 1.42
Every object in the Universe attracts every other object with a force which is
proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the
square of the distance between them.
• According to Newton’s law of gravitation, the force of attraction (F) between the two
objects is given as
GMm
F=
r2
where G is the proportionality constant known as the universal gravitation constant.
• Universal gravitation constant ‘G’ is numerically equal to the gravitational force of
attraction between the two bodies, each of unit mass kept at unit distance from
each other.
• The value of G is 6.67 × 10−11 Nm2/kg2.
• The universal law of gravitation successfully explained several phenomena such as
the motion of the Moon around the Earth, the motion of the planets around the
Sun and the force which binds us to the Earth.
Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion
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where ‘u’ is the initial velocity, ‘v’ is the final velocity after ‘t’ sec and ‘h’ is the
height covered in ‘t’ sec.
• Here, g should be positive if the acceleration due to gravity is in the direction of
motion, and it should be negative if it is in the direction opposite to the motion.
Mass and Weight
Mass Weight
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• SI unit of thrust is newton (N) and that of pressure is pascal (Pa), where 1 Pa = 1 N/m2
Density
• Density (d) of a substance is defined as mass (M) per unit volume (V).
M
d=
V
• The relative density of a substance is the ratio of its density to the density of water at 4°C.
Density of a substance
Relative density =
Density of water at 4oC
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• The buoyant force acting on an object = Weight of fluid displaced by that object
Applications of Archimedes’ Principle
• In designing ships and submarines
• In determining the purity of milk with a lactometer
• In determining the density of liquids with a hydrometer
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Important Question
➢ Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Two objects of different masses falling freely near the surface of the moon would
(a) have same velocities at any instant
(b) have different acceleration
(c) experience forces of same magnitude
(d) undergo a change in their inertia
2. The value of acceleration due to gravity
(a) is same on equator and poles
(b) is least on poles
(c) is least on equator
(d) increases from pole to equator
3. The gravitational force between two objects is F. If masses of both objects are halved
without changing the distance between them, then the gravitational force would
become
(a) F/4
(b) F/2
(c) F
(d) 2F
4. A boy is whirling a stone tied to a string in a horizontal circular path. If the string
breaks, the stone
(a) will continue to move in the circular path
(b) will move along a straight line towards the centre of the circular path
(c) will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path
(d) will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular path away from the boy
5. An object is put one by one in three liquids having different densities. The object
1 2 3
floats with , and parts of their volumes outside the liquid surface in liquids of
9 11 7
densities d1, d2 and d3 respectively. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) d1 > d2 > d3
(b) d1 > d2 < d3
(c) d1 < d2 > d3
(d) d1 < d2 < d3
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4. Define pressure.
5. Why is it easier to swim in sea water than in river water?
6. Why a truck or a motorbike has much wider tires?
7. Why are knives sharp?
8. Why is the wall of dam reservoir thicker at the bottom?
9. Why do nails have pointed tips?
10. While swimming why do we feel light?
➢ Short Questions:
1. State the difference in balanced and unbalanced force.
2. What change will force bring in a body?
3. When a motorcar makes a sharp turn at a high speed, we tend to get thrown to one
side. Explain why?
4. Explain why it is dangerous to jump out of a moving bus.
5. Why do fielders pull their hand gradually with the moving ball while holding a
catch?
6. In a high jump athletic event, why are athletes made to fall either on a cushioned
bed or on a sand bed?
7. How does a karate player breaks a slab of ice with a single blow?
8. What is law of conservation of momentum?
➢ Long Questions:
1. With the help of an activity prove that the force acting on a smaller area exerts a
larger pressure?
➢ Assertion Reason Questions:
1. For two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled
Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c)
and (d) as given below:
a. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation for
assertion.
b. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is not the correct explanation
for Assertion.
c. Assertion is true but Reason is false.
d. Both Assertion and Reason are false.
Assertion: Universal gravitational constant G is a scalar quantity.
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(a) m/s
(b) m/s2
(c) Newton(N)
(d) None of these
(ii) Direction of weight of any object is:
(a) Always towards centre of earth
(b) Always away from centre of earth
(c) Weight don’t have direction
(d) None of these
(iii) Which of the following has same unit:
(a) Mass and weight
(b) Weight and force
(c) Velocity and acceleration
(d) None of these
(iv) Whether weight is scalar quantity or vector quantity? Justify your answer.
(v) Differentiate between mass and weight.
✓ Answer Key-
➢ Multiple Choice Answers:
1. (a) have same velocities at any instant
2. (c) is least on equator
3. (a) F/4
4. (c) will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path
5. (d) d1 < d2 < d3
6. (d) is universal constant of nature
7. (c) any two bodies having some mass
8. (d) is independent of mass and radius of the Earth
9. (b) 4 times
10. (a) gravity
➢ Very Short Answers:
1. Answer: Newton.
2. Answer: The S.I. unit of pressure = N/m2 = Pascal.
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3. Answer: The net force exerted by a body in a particular direction is called thrust.
4. Answer: The force exerted per unit area is called pressure.
5. Answer: The density of sea water is more due to dissolved salts in it as compared to
the density of river water. Hence the buoyant force exerted on the swimmer by the
sea water is more which helps in floating and makes swimming easier.
6. Answer: The pressure exerted by it can be distributed to more area, and avoid the
wear and tear of tires.
7. Answer: To increase the pressure, area is reduced,
As pressure ∝ 1/Area hence the pressure or force exerted on a body increases.
8. Answer: The pressure of water in dams at the bottom is more, to withstand this
pressure the dams have wider walls.
9. Answer: The force exerted when acts on a smaller area, it exerts larger pressure. So
the nails have pointed tips.
10.Answer: The swimmer is exerted by an upward force by water, this phenomenon is
called buoyancy and it makes the swimmer feel light.
➢ Short Answers:
1. Answer: The iron rod sinks due to high density and less buoyant force exerted by the
water on it, but in case of ship the surface area is increased, the upthrust
experienced by the body is more. So it floats on water
2. Answer: Camels feet are broad and the larger area of the feet reduces the force/
pressure exerted by the body on the sand. But when we have to walk on the same
sand, we sink because the pressure exerted by our body is not distributed but is
directional.
3. Answer: Lactometer is a device used to find the purity of a given sample of milk.
Hydrometer is a device used to find the density of liquids.
4. Answer: It means that the density of silver is 10.8 times more than that of water. T
5. Answer:
it.
It is used in designing of ships and submarines.
floats on water but another sink in oil. Why?
7. Answer: The cork floats on water because the density of cork is less than the density
of water, and another cork sinks in the oil because the density of cork is more than
the oil.
8. Answer: Fluids are the substances which can flow e.g., gases and liquids are fluids.
Archimedes’ principle is based on the upward force exerted by fluids on any object
immersed in the fluid.
Hence it is applicable only for fluids.
Applications of Archimedes’ principle:
• It is used in designing of ship and submarine.
• It is used in designing lactometer, used to determine the purity of milk,
• To make hydrometers, used to determine the density of liquids.
➢ Long Answers:
1. Answer: Consider a block of wood kept on a table top. The mass of the wooden
block is 5 kg. Its dimension is 40 cm x 20 cm x 10 cm.
Now, we have to find the pressure exerted by the wooden block on the table top by
keeping it vertically and horizontally.
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∴ The pressure exerted by the box in case (a) is more as compared to the pressure
exerted in case (b).
The area is reduced and the pressure exerted is more.
This shows that pressure ∝ 1/area.
Pressure will be larger if the area is reduced.
Application:
• Nails have pointed tips.
• Knives have sharp edges.
• Needles have pointed tips.
➢ Assertion Reason Answer:
1. (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation
for assertion.
2. (a) Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation
for assertion.
➢ Case Study Answers:
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1.
(i) (c) Charges on objects
(ii) (a) Product of masses
(iii) (b) Force will become double
(iv) The force of attraction between any two unit masses separated by a unit distance is
called universal gravitational constant denoted by G measured in Nm2/kg2.
(v) Mathematically,
2.
(i) b
(ii) a
(iii) b
(iv) Weight is vector quantity as it has magnitude as well as direction which is always
towards centre of a earth.
(v) Difference between mass and weight is given below
it is a scalar
2 it is a vector quantity
quantity
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