Pakistan International School Jeddah

Summer Vacation Homework for grade 9

Subject: Physics
Q. Answer the following questions briefly.
1. Define a)- Physical sciences b)- Biological sciences
2. Find the number of significant figures in each of the following and also
express them in scientific notation.
a) 0.000330km b) 340.0g
3. Determine the reading on screw gauge______?

4. Which physical balance is more accurate to measure mass? Describe with

reasons.
I. Physical balance
II. Electronic balance
III. Beam balance
5. Calculate the zero error in vernier caliper_____________?

6. Derive out the units of pressure with the given formula , P = F/A.
7. Determine the type of motion in front of each movement:
I. The moving skin of a drum________.
II. Molecules of gas ________ .
III. The bob of swinging pendulum _________ .
IV. The prongs of a sounding tuning fork ______________ .
8. At 60s, how far this object had travelled ___________ ?

9. Calculate the speed of an object that travels 20m in 4s?

10. Bill runs 400m to Andy’s house, turns around, and runs 400m back home.
Calculate the Bill’s displacement.
11. A body is moving with uniform velocity, what is happening in this graph
from points A to B?

12. A freely falling object speeds up, describe what is happening to its
acceleration – does it increases, decreases or stays the same?
13. A car is travelling at 20m/s, accelerates at 4m/s 2 . Calculate its velocity
after 5s?
14. A body is moving with uniform velocity, how much will be its acceleration?
15. Which parameters we should keep in mind when we use equations of
motion?
16. List out some differences between speed and velocity. (at least 3)
17. How far does the train travel in first 10 minutes?
18. List out some differences between vectors and scalars.
19. How motorway speed camera and LIDAR gun work to calculate the speed of
the vehicle?
20. Convert: a)- 86m/s to km/h b)- 7.2km/h to m/s
Qs. a)- Prove the equation vf2 – vi2 = 2aS.
b)- An antelope moving with constant acceleration of 2m/s2 covers
crosses a point where its velocity is 5m/s. After 6s how much distance it has
covered and what is its velocity?