Balaji public school ( Ballabgarh faridabad )

Class-lX

Subject - physics

Half yearly examination Assignment

Q.1 The Earth’s atmosphere is held by the

(a) Wind (b)Clouds

(c) Earth’s magnetic field (d)Gravity

Q2 Inertia is a property of a body by virtue of which the body:

a) Changes its state of motion

b) Resists any change in its state of motion

c) Always moves with uniform velocity

d) Always moves with uniform acceleration

Q3The path length travelled by a body in a given time interval is known as _____.

(a) distance

(b) velocity

(c) acceleration

(d) moment

Q.4 The value of acceleration due to gravity (g) on the Earth's surface is approximately:

(a) 9.8 m/s²

(b) 6.67 x 10⁻¹¹ N m²/kg²

(c) 10 m/s

(d) 1 N

Q 5Which of the following is true about force?

(a) Force is invisible

(b) Force can move a body

(c) It can deform a body

(d) All of the above

Q.6Which of the following is the unit of force?

(a) kg m/s
(b) kg m/s²

(c) Newton

(d) Newton-meter

Q7 Why force is responsible for holding the Earth's atmosphere in place?

(a) Wind

(b) Clouds

(c) Earth's magnetic field

(d) Gravity

Q.8 Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) If the velocity of a body is zero, then its acceleration must be zero. (b) If the accel

eration of a body is zero, then its velocity must be zero. (c) If the displ

acement of a body is zero, then its average speed must be zero.

(d) The magnitude of displacement can be equal to the distance travelled

Q9 The gravitational 0rce between two objects is directly proportional to:

(a) the sum of their masses

(b) the difference of their masses

(c) the product of their masses

(d) the ratio of their masses

Q.10 What is the unit of force in the SI system?

a) kg

b) m/s

c) N (Newton)

d) J (Joule)

Q.11According to Newton's First Law, an object at rest will:

a) Move with increasing speed

b) Stay at rest

c) Move with constant velocity

d) Accelerate

Q.12 What is the force that opposes motion between two surfaces?
a) Gravity

b) Friction

c) Normal force

d) Air resistance

Q.13 Which law relates force and acceleration?

a) Newton's First Law

b) Newton's Second Law

c) Newton's Third Law

d) Law of Gravitation

Q.14 What is the SI unit of acceleration?

a) m/s

b) m/s²

c) km/h

d) cm/s

Q.15Which force pulls objects towards each other?

a) Friction

b) Gravity

c) Normal force

d) Tension

Q16What is the measure of an object's resistance to changes in motion?

a) Mass

b) Weight

c) Speed

d) Inertia

Q.17A car moves with a constant speed. What type of motion is this?

a) Uniform motion

b) Non-uniform motion

c) Accelerated motion

d) Decelerated motion
Q.18 What is the force exerted by a surface on an object in contact?

a) Gravity

b) Friction

c) Normal force

d) Air resistance

Q.19 According to Newton's Third Law, every action has:

a) An equal and opposite reaction

b) A greater reaction

c) A lesser reaction

d) No reaction

Q.20 What is the gravitational force on an object's mass called?

a) Weight

b) Mass

c) Density

d) Buoyancy

Q.21 Which scientist formulated the laws of motion?

a) Galileo

b) Newton

c) Einstein

d) Kepler

Question consist of two statements Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the
appropriate option (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:

(a) Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(A).

(b) Both, Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).

(c) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

(d) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true

Q.22 Assertion: Kinetic energy of an object depends on its mass.

Reason: Kinetic energy is directly proportional to the square of the velocity of the object.
Short Answer Questions

23. State Newton's Second Law of Motion.

24. Define inertia and give an example.

25. What is the difference between mass and weight?

26. Describe uniform motion with an example.

27. What is friction, and how does it affect motion?

28. State the universal law of gravitation.

29. Define acceleration and give its SI unit.

30. What is buoyancy, and how does it relate to density?

Q31 What is the difference between distance and displacement?

Q.32What is the difference between speed and velocity?

Q.33 What does the odometer of an automobile measure?

Q34. A force of 20 N acts on a mass of 5 kg. Calculate the acceleration produced.

Q.35 A car accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h in 10 seconds. Calculate its acceleration in m/s².

Q36. Calculate the gravitational force between two objects of mass 10 kg and 20 kg separated by 3
meters.

Q37. An object moves 20 meters in 4 seconds. Calculate its speed.

Q.38. A ball is thrown upwards with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. Calculate its acceleration due to gravity.

Q.39 Calculate the weight of an object of mass 15 kg on Earth (g = 9.8 m/s²).

Q.40 A car moves with a uniform speed of 40 km/h. Calculate the distance covered in 2 hours.

Q.41Calculate the force required to accelerate a 10 kg object at 5 m/s².

Q42 Calculate the force of gravitation between two objects of masses 90 kg and 200 kg kept at a distance
of 20m from each other. Given G = 6.7 x 10⁻¹¹ Nm²/kg².

Q.43 A hammer of mass 400 g, moving at 40 m/s, strikes a nail. The nail stops the hammer in a very short
time of 0.02 s. what is the force of the nail on the hammer?

*Long Answer Questions *

Q.44 Derive the equation for force using Newton's Second Law.

Q.45 Explain the concept of buoyancy and its relation to density.

Q.46 Describe the types of motion and give examples.

Q.47 State and explain Newton's Laws of Motion.

Q.49Explain Newton's three laws of motion and provide real-life examples for each.

Q.50 write all 3 equation of motion.

Question are Source-based/Case-based questions.

Q.51One day Rahul decided to go his office by his car. He is enjoying the driving along with listening the
old songs. His car is moving along a straight road at a steady speed. On a particular moment, he notices
that the car travels 150 m in 5 seconds.

(i) What is its average speed ?

(a) 20 m/s

(b) 30 m/s

(c) 10 m/s

(d) 40 m/s

(ii) How far does it travel in 1 second ?

(a) 20 m

(b) 30 m

(c) 10 m

(d) 40 m

(iii) How far does it travel in 6 seconds ?

(a) 120 m

(b) 130 m

(c) 180 m

(d) 140 m

(iv) How long does it take to travel 240 m ?

(a) 2s

(b) 4s

(c) 6s

(d) 8s

(V) Which of the following statement is correct regarding velocity and speed of a moving body?
(a) velocity of a moving body is always higher than its speed

(b) speed of a moving body is always higher than its velocity

(c) speed of a moving body is its velocity in a given direction

(d) velocity of a moving body is its speed in a given direction