LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL, RAPTINAGAR, GORAKHPUR

ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2021-2022

Class: VIII Time: 2 Hours
Physics Max Marks: 100

SECTION - A

I. Choose the correct answer: [5×1=5]

1) Lightning conductor is made up of:
a) copper b) glass c) ebonite d) wood
2) No work is said to be done if the angle between the directions of force and displacement is:
a) 00 b) 900 c) between 00 and 900 d) 1800
3) Which of the following is an example of stored energy?
a) light energy b) sound energy
c) electrical energy d) chemical energy
4) A battery is a collection of cells in:
a) parallel b) series c) random order d) none of these
5) When switch of an electric appliance is put off, it disconnects:
a) the earth wire b) the neutral wire
c) the live wire d) the live and the neutral wires

II. Define the following: [5×2=10]

1) Work
2) Kinetic energy
3) Power
4) Electrostatic force
5) Electroscope

III. Match the following: [5×1=5]

1) 1 h.p. kilowatt hour
2) Silver is a 746 W
3) Two like charges kinetic energy
4) Electrical energy repel
5) A moving swing conductor

IV. Give reason for: [5×2=10]

1) No work is said to be done if a man is pushing a wall.
2) In a roller coaster, the total energy is always conserved.
3) Copper wire is used for making electrical connections instead of aluminium.
4) An atom is electrically neutral.
5) A glass rod when rubbed with silk becomes positively charged.

V. Answer in one word: [5×1=5]

1) In an electric circuit, all the current is carried by which wire?
2) The raindrops when they fall down possess.
3) A ball thrown from a balcony possesses.
4) Device used to protect buildings from damage during lightning.
5) The cap of gold leaf electroscope is made up of.

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 SECTION – B

VI. Answer any six out of the following eight. [6×10=60]

1) a) Give five points of difference between power and energy.
b) Calculate the force required if the work done in pushing the cart through a distance of 10 m is
1200 J.

2) a) Explain how potential energy gets converted into kinetic energy when a stone at a height starts
falling.
b) A child does 30 J of work by pushing a table with a force of 120 N. What is the displacement
of the table?

3) a) Describe the energy transformation taking place in an oscillating pendulum.

b) Calculate the work done by a boy in lifting a 8 kg box from the ground and keeping it on a
shelf 2.5 m high.

4) a) Explain why water stored in a dam possesses potential energy?

b) What is the speed of a runner of mass 50 kg whose kinetic energy while running is 3600 J?

5) a) State any five precautions taken while handling electricity.

b) An electric geyser of power 2600 W is used for 1 hour 30 minutes. Find the electricity
consumed in kWh.

6) a) Suggest an experiment to explain the basic property of electric charge that like charges repel
and unlike charges attract each other.
b) A fan of 60 W runs for 80 hours in a month. How much electrical energy is consumed by it in
a month of June.

7) a) Explain how an uncharged object can be charged by the method of conduction.

b) An electric bulb of 100 W, an electric iron of 750 W and a television of 100 W are used for 3
hours a day. Calculate the energy consumed per day.

8) a) What is an electric fuse? What is its role and how is a fuse connected in an electric circuit.
b) In a premise 5 bulbs each of 100 W, 2 fans each of 60 W, 2 A.C.’s each of 1.5 kW are used for
5 h per day. Calculate the total energy consumed in 30 days and the cost of electricity at the rate
of Rs 5 per unit.

VII. Internal Assessment [5]

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