Amity International School, Noida

PRACTICE PAPER Periodic Test -2

Class IX
Subject -Science
Time duration:3 Hours M.M:80
General Instructions
1. This question paper comprises 39 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper is divided into five sections - A, B, C, D and E.
3. Section A - Questions No. 1 to 20 are Multiple Choice Questions. Each question carries 1
mark.
4. Section B - Questions No. 21 to 26 are Very Short Answer type questions. Each question
carries 2 marks. Answers to these questions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
5. Section C - Questions No. 27 to 33 are Short Answer type questions. Each question carries
3 marks. Answers to these questions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
6. Section D - Questions No. 34 to 36 are Long Answer type questions. Each question carries
5 marks. Answer to these questions should be in the range of 80 to 120 words.
7. Section D - Questions No. 37 to 39 are of 3 source-based/ case-based units of assessment
of 4 marks each with sub-parts.

SECTION A
Select and write the most appropriate option out of the four options given for each of the
questions 1 – 20
Q1 The numerical ratio of displacement and distance for a moving object is (1)
(A) always less than 1
(B) always equal to 1
(C) always more than 1
(D) equal to or less than 1

Q2 The rate of change of momentum of an object is proportional to (1)

(A) mass of the body
(B) velocity of the body
(C) net force applied on the body
(D) time for which the force is applied

Q3 Two forces F1 and F2 are acting on a body as shown in the figure, the net (1)
acceleration in the body is

(A) 23m/s2
(B) 3m/s2
(C) 2m/s2
(D) 22m/s2

Q4 If masses of two bodies are halved and the distance between them is doubled, what effect
does it have on the gravitational force between the two masses? (1)
(A) 1/16F

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(B) 1/8F
(C) 2F
(D) F

Q5 The weight of an object on the Earth is 60 N. What will be its weight on the moon? (1)
(A) 10 N
(B) 6 N
(C) 1.6 N
(D) 1.2 N

Q6 If the humidity increases, then the rate of evaporation – (1)

(A) decreases
(B) remains same
(C) increases
(D) first increases and then decreases

Q7 The particles of matter move randomly in (1)

(A) water
(B) sugar
(C) nitrogen
(D) dry ice

Q8 When water vapour changes into liquid state, then its particles: (1)
(A) gain energy
(B) lose energy
(C) neither lose energy nor gain energy
(D) It depends on atmospheric pressure

Q9 A mixture of common salt, sulphur, and iron filings is shaken with carbon disulphide (1)
and filtered through a filter paper. The filtrate is evaporated to dryness in a china dish.
What will be left in the dish after evaporation?
(A) Sand
(B) Sulphur
(C) Iron filings
(D) Common salt

Q10 Which of the following is a chemical change? (1)

(A) Boiling water
(B) Dissolving sugar in water
(C) Digestion of food
(D) Cutting paper

Q11 The size of solute particles in a colloidal solution is (1)

(A) Less than 1nm
(B) Between 1-100 nm
(C) More than 100 nm
(D) None of the above

Q12 A cell will swell up if (1)

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(A)The concentration of water molecules in the cell is higher than the concentration of water
molecules in the surrounding medium.
(B) The concentration of water molecules in the surrounding medium is higher than the
concentration of water molecules in the cell.
(C)The concentration of water molecules is same in the cell and in the surrounding medium
(D)The concentration of water molecules does not matter.

Q13 Unripe fruits are green, but they develop vibrant colors when ripe. What causes (1)
this color change?

(A) Chloroplasts transform into chromoplasts.

(B) Chromoplasts transform into chromosomes.
(C) Chloroplasts transform into chromosomes.
(D) Chromoplasts transform into chloroplasts.

Q14 The process of plasmolysis in plant cell is defined as: (1)

(A) Breakdown of plasma membrane in hypotonic solution.
(B) Shrinkage of cytoplasm in hypertonic medium.
(C) Shrinkage of Nucleoplasm.
(D) None of these.

Q15 If the tip of the sugarcane plant is removed from the field, even then it keeps on (1)
growing in length. It is due to the presence of:
(A) Cambium
(B) Apical meristem
(C) Lateral meristem
(D) Intercalary meristem

Q16 The cells of cork are dead and have a chemical in their walls that makes (1)
them impervious to gases and water. The chemical is
(A) lignin
(B) suberin
(C) cutin
(D) wax

Question number17 to 20 consist of two statements-Assertion (A) and Reason (R) Answer
these questions selecting the appropriate option given below.
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.

Q17 Assertion: The matter around us exists in three different states solid, liquid &gas. (1)
Reason: These states arise due to the variation in characteristics of the particle of matter.

Q18 Assertion : Mitochondria are called ‘powerhouses’ of the cell. (1)

Reason : Mitochondria produce cellular energy in the form of ATP.

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 Q19 Assertion : Most of the plant tissues are dead. (1)
Reason : Due to sedentary existence of plants, dead cells provide mechanical strength more
easily than live ones and need less maintenance.

Q20 Assertion : Acceleration of a moving body is always positive. (1)

Reason : Acceleration of a moving body is the rate of change of velocity with respect to time.

SECTION B

Q21 (a) Can a body have constant speed but variable velocity? Explain. (2)
(b) Give one example of a body undergoing negative acceleration.
OR
(a) When do the distance and displacement of a moving object have the same magnitude?
(b) Give one example of a body undergoing positive acceleration.

Q22 (a) Based on which factor a solution is said to be diluted, concentrated or (2)
saturated?
(b) 80 g of solution contains 20 g of solute. Calculate the concentration in terms of mass by
mass percentage of the solution.

Q23 Is water an element or a compound? Give reason in support of your statement. (2)

Q24 Give two points of difference between the two types of cell division. (2)

Q25 Draw neat diagrams of Parenchyma and Collenchyma tissue. (2)

Q26 Identify the tissue given below and name the parts labelled as A,B,C,D. (2)

OR
Explain the structure of stomata. State its two functions.

SECTION C

Q27 The velocity-time graph of a runner is given in the graph. (3)

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 Velocity (m/s)

Time (s)

(a) What is the acceleration of the runner in the first 10 seconds?

(b) What is the displacement of the runner in the last 20 seconds?
(c) State the time interval in which the runner is undergoing uniform motion.

Q28 (a) A train travels the first 40 km of 120 km track with a uniform speed (3)
of 40 km/h. What should be the speed of the train to cover the remaining distance of the
track so that its average speed is 60 km/h for the entire trip?
(b) If a particle moves 3m north and then 4m east. Calculate the displacement of the
particle.

Q29 (a)Why do you think it is necessary to fasten the seat belts while travelling in a (3)
vehicle?
(b) Why does a coin, placed on a card, drop into the tumbler when the card is rapidly
flicked with a finger?
(c) State Newton’s third law of motion.

Q30 A cricket ball is dropped from a height of 20 metres. (3)

(a) Calculate the speed of the ball when it hits the ground.
(b) Calculate the time it takes to fall through this height. (take g = 10 m/s2)

Q31 Explain the following: (3)

(a) How does evaporation cause cooling?
(b) What happens when we apply pressure to the particles of matter?
(c) Why on increase of wind speed, the rate of evaporation increases?

Q32(a)What would you observe when: (3)

(i) a saturated solution of potassium chloride prepared at 60°C is allowed to cool
at room temperature?
(ii) a mixture of iron filings and Sulphur powder is heated strongly.
(b) Find the solubility of sodium nitrate if 25g of sodium nitrate is dissolved in 400 g
of water to form a saturated solution at 40° Celsius.
OR
(a)What would you observe when:
(i) a mixture of sand and water is left undisturbed for some time.
(ii) a fine beam of light enters through a small hole in a dark room.
(b) Calculate the mass of sodium sulphate required to prepare its 20% (mass percent)
solution in 100 g of water.

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Q33 Give reasons: (3)
(a) Meristematic cells have a prominent nucleus and dense cytoplasm but they lack
vacuole.
(b) Branches of a tree move and bend freely in high wind velocity.
(c) It is difficult to pull out the husk of a coconut.

SECTION D

Q34 (a) Name and define the physical quantity which has S.I unit as kg.m/s. (5)
(b) An object of mass 100 kg is accelerated uniformly from a velocity of 15ms-1 to 18ms-1
in 10 s. Calculate the initial and final momentum of the object. Also, find the magnitude of
the force exerted on the object.
(c) Which of the following has more inertia – a ball with mass 200 g or a stone with mass 1
kg?
OR
(a) What is the S.I unit of force? Define it.
(b) A vehicle having mass of 500 kg is running with a speed of 15m/s. What will be the
speed of vehicle when a force of 100N is applied on it for 20 second? Also calculate the
acceleration of the vehicle and distance covered by it.
(c) Which of the following has more momentum – a car A of mass 200 Kg moving with a
velocity of 20 km/h or a car B of mass 250 Kg moving with a velocity of 20 km/h?

Q35 (i)While heating ice in a beaker with a thermometer suspended in it, a student
recorded the following observations: (5)

Based on the above observations, answer the following questions:

(a) State the change(s) observed between 2-3 min. and name the process involved.
(b) Between 30-35 min., the temperature remains constant.
(i) State the reason for this.
(ii) Name and define the process involved in it.
(c) The diagram below shows burning of an oil lamp.

Draw the arrangement of particles of position ‘X’ and ‘Y’ when the lamp is burning.
OR
(c) (i) Give at least three points of difference between Evaporation and Boiling.
(ii) A small volume of water in a kettle can fill a kitchen with steam. Explain why.

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Q36 (a)Name the cell organelle responsible for the following: (5)
(i)Expelling excess water and some wastes from the cell.
(ii)Detoxification in the cells of the liver.
(iii)Membrane Biogenesis
(iv)Storage of starch, oil and protein granules
(b) What is stroma?
(c) State two functions of Golgi Apparatus.
OR
(a) Explain the structure of nucleus.
(b) What is a nucleoid?
(c) How is the genetic material of a Prokaryotic cell different from a Eukaryotic cell? What
is a gene?

SECTION E

Q 37 We know that the earth attracts every object with a certain force and this (4)
force depends on the mass m of the object and the acceleration towards the earth.
Mathematically, W = m x g
where, W = weight of the object,
m= mass of the object
g = acceleration due to gravity
We have learnt that the value of g is constant at a given place. It is due to this reason that at
a given place, we can use the weight of an object as a measure of its mass. But the value of
g is different at different places on the surface of the earth. The acceleration due to gravity
is smaller at the equator than at the poles.
Answer the following questions:
(a) Direction of weight of any object is
(i) always towards centre of earth
(ii) always away from centre of earth
(iii) weight do not have direction and it is scalar quantity.
(iv) none of these

(b) Which of the following have same unit?

(i) mass and weight
(ii) weight and force
(iii) velocity and acceleration
(iv) Force and acceleration

(c) Identical packets are dropped from two aeroplanes—one above the equator and other
above the north pole, both at height h. Assuming all conditions to be identical, will those
packets take same time to reach the surface of earth? Justify your answer.
OR
(c ) Suppose that the radius of the earth becomes twice of its original radius without any
change in its mass. What will happen to your weight in this case? Give reason.

Q38 Three 3 students A B& C prepared 3 solutions using chalk powder,common salt (4)
and milk in water. The particles of a colloid are uniformly spread throughout the solution.
Due to the relatively smaller size of particles, as compared to that of a suspension, the
mixture appears to be homogeneous. But actually, a colloidal solution is a heterogeneous
mixture, for example, milk. Because of the small size of colloidal particles, we cannot see

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them with naked eyes. But, these particles can easily scatter a beam of visible light. Based
on the above information answer the following questions:
(a) Identify solute and solvent in ‘tincture of iodine’.
(b) Identify the dispersed phase and dispersing medium in Aerosol.
(c) Identify colloids and true solutions from the following:
Fog, vinegar , air, and glucose solution.
OR
(c) Smoke and fog both are aerosols. In what way are they different?

Q39 Rishi brought an aquatic plant which was floating on the surface of water to the (4)
science laboratory . He cut a section of the leaf of the plant and saw
a tissue with a lot of air cavities in it. He went to his teacher and discussed the role
of the air cavities in the leaves of the aquatic plant.

(a) Identify the type of tissue present in the leaf of the plant given above.
(i) Xylem
(ii) Cork
(iii) Aerenchyma
(iv) None of these.

(b) Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of Parenchyma tissue?
(i) Cells are thin-walled.
(ii) Cells are thick at the corners.
(iii) A large single vacuole is present in each cell.
(iv) Large intercellular spaces are present.

(c)What is the role of large air cavities in the leaves of such plants? Name the basic
packing tissue present in plants.
OR
(c) How are simple permanent tissue formed?

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