2022-23

WORKSHEET- Upthrust, Archimedes’ and Floatation

Class: IX Subject: Physics

Q1) State one important impact produced by buoyant force exerted by water.

Q2) Name the force experienced by the body when it is immersed in a liquid.

Q3) Why does an object float or sink when placed on the surface of water?

Q4) The density of turpentine oil is 840 kgm-3 ? What is its relative density?

Q5) What are the two main forces that act on a body when it is immersed in a

fluid?

Q6) Why do we not feel the tremendous atmospheric pressure surrounding us?

Q7)An iron ball of density 7800kg/m 3 and volume 200cm 3 is totally immersed in

water. Calculate: actual weight of iron ball, upthrust, apparent weight in water.

(15.6N, 2N,13.6N)

Q8) A solid of density d has weight W. Show that its apparent weight will be

W[1-(d l /d)] when it is completely immersed in a liquid of density d l.

Q9) A solid of density 5000kg/m 3 weighs 0.5kgf in air. It is completely

immersed in water of density 1000kg/m 3. Calculate apparent weight of solid in

water. (0.4kgf)

Q10) The mass of a block of certain material is 13.5kg and its volume is

0.015m 3 . Calculate: (i) Upthrust on block if it is held fully immersed in water. (ii)

Upthrust on block while floating. (15kgf, 13.5kgf)

Q11) A piece of iron weighs 44.5gf in air, 39.5gf in water and 40.3gf in a n oil.

Find: (i)Relative density of iron (ii)density of oil (8.9,840kg/m3 )

Q12) A jeweller claims that he makes ornament of pure gold of relative density

19.3. He sells a bangle weighing 25.25gf to a person. Customer weighs the

bangle when completely immersed in water and find its weight 23.075gf in

water. Find if ornaments are made of pure gold. (not pure)

Q13) What do you understand by the statement that density of iron is 7.8g/cm3
and relative density is 7.8?

Q14) Give reason:

(i) It is easier to swim in sea water than in river water

(ii) A hydrometer is made heavy near the bottom

(iii) The balloon does not rise indefinitely

(iv) It is easier to lift a stone under water

Q15) A rubber ball floats in water with 1/3 of its volume above the water surface. Calculate

its relative density. (0.67)

Q16) A cube of wood of sides 10cm floats in water with 4.5cm of its depth below the

surface, and its sides vertical. What is the density of the wood. (91.1kg/m3 )

Q17) A block of wood is floating in water with half its volume above the surface. When

floated in another liquid 1/3 remains above its surface. Calculate the density of wood and

that of the liquid. (0.5g/cm 3 , 0.75g/cm3 )

Q18) Give two factors which effect density and how?