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Sheridan Cadet School and College

Faisalabad.
CHALLENGE TEST

GRADE-9 (For Annual Exam )

ALL IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS

Define plasma physics and geo physics.  
    
Write difference b/w base and derived       
 
quantities. Give examples.

Write difference b/w base and derived units.      

   
Give examples.

Define atomic physics and nuclear physics.  

    
What do you know about zero error? Why it is     
neccessary to use zero error?  
  
Define mechanics and electromagnetism. 

  
  
 

 
    

Write difference b/w mechanical and digital  
stop watch.

Define vernier constant. OR Define Least    

     
count of any instrument.

What are S.I units? What role they have     SI SI
played in the progress of science? 
Define linear and random motion.   



Define translatory and rotatry motion. Give      


  

example.

Write difference b/w speed and velocity.    

 
Define acceleration and uniform acceleration.     
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Define rest and motion.  

Define uniform speed and uniform velocity.   
Write difference b/w scalars and vectors. And  
   
give two examples.

  

  
Write difference b/e distance and  
displacement.

Write two methods to reduce friction. 

  
Write two advantages of friction. 
  
Write two differences b/w mass and weight.    


Define momentum. Write its formula and unit.     
State law of Inertia.    
Define force. Write its S.I unit.  SI 
Write difference b/w torque and couple. Write   
 
their units.

Define resultant vector and centre of gravity. 

   
What is difference b/w stable and un-stable         
equilibrium?

State head to tail rule.  

State conditions of equilibrium.         
Why height of vehicles id kept as low as     
possible?

Define moment arm and axis of rotation.   

  

define neutral equilibrium.   

Write difference b/w centre of mass and centre     
 
of gravity.


define perpendicular components.   
 

what is meant by resolution of force? Write its         


components.
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Differentiate b/w like and un-like parallel  

 
forces.

define rigid body.    

State law of gravitation.   
What are satellites? what is geo-stationary   
   
satellite?

Why value of g varies at different places and

altitudes?  
What is the height and speed of geo-stationary     

satellite w.r.t Earth?
  

why communication satellites are sent in     
 
  

geo-stationary orbit?

 

What is meant by gravitational field strength?  
Define force of gravity.    
Why fossil fuels are called non-renewable    
source of energy?


Differentiate b/w sound energy and    
      
mechanical energy.

Define S.I unit of power.   SI

Define efficiency.
Write uses of wind energy. write its uses.
Define energy and write its sources.
Define S.I unit of work/energy.
define power. Write its formula and unit.
define electrical energy, sound energy and
light energy.


     
 
    
      
    
       

Write any four kinds of energy.     

Define work. write its unit.    
Explain mass- energy equation.   
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

 
Define kinetic and potential energy. Write their        

formulas.

Define nuclear and chemical energy.    

Write difference b/w stress and strain.  
 


Define elasticity.    
State principle of floatation. Or why stone sinks      
in water but ship does not? How submarine        
can move on the surface and under sea  
water?

State Pascal's and Archimedes principle.     



Define density and pressure. Write formula        
and unit.

Define plasma write its properties.         

Explain kinetic molecular model.  
      

Differentiate b/w heat and temperature.    
 
Differentiate b/w conduction and convection.  
 
What is thermal expansion write its           
consiquences.     
 
Write the factors affecting the rate of        
evaporation.           
        
   
define latent heat of fusion and evaporation.       
What is heat capacity?    
What is specific heat capacity?      

write scales of temperature.  
 
What is thermometer? Why mercury is 
   

preffered as thermometric material?  
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Define internal energy. On what factors it      

depends?

What is convection current? Write its uses. Or     

What is Gliding?        


 
What are land breeze and sea breeze?        
 
 
What are radiations? On what factors          
radiations depend?     

Define green House effect.   
 
What is thermal conductivity? what is the   
effect of length on thermal conductivity?  