NELSON’S HIGH SCHOOL

Uttamnagar, Maninagar, Ahmedabad

Annual Examination 2022-23
Subject: Science

Standard: IX- C Marks: 80

Date : 10 / 04 / 2023 Time: 3 Hrs.
Section A
# Answer the following question Q:1-16 as directed [1-16] [16]
1] As the pressure of air decreases , the boiling point of the liquid
(a) decreases (b) increased (c) does not exist (d) none of these
2] Which of the following show Tyndall effects?
(a) salt solution (b) sugar solution (c) starch solution (d) copper sulphate solution
3] The symbol of sliver is
(a) S (b) Sl (c) Ag (d) sm
4] The electronic configuration of chlorine is
(a) 2, 7 (b) 2, 8, 8, 7 (c) 2, 8, 7 (d) 2, 7, 8
# Fill in the blanks
5] The neutron was discussed by _____
6] _______ are known as power house of cell.
7] The root hair absorbs water by the process called ------.
8] SI unit of force is --------.
#State whether the following statement are true or false:
9] When we stop pedaling the bicycle it stops because the earth’s gravitational force acts on it.
10] The device used to measure the purity of milk is maltometer
11] The SI unit of pressure is N/m2
12] The disease that affects our lungs is tuberculosis
# Answer the following :
13] What are chronic disease?
14] Name two gases released by fossil fuel a cause acid rain.
15] What is humus?
16] Name a chemical responsible for the depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere?
 Section B
# Answer the following [Q:17 – 26 2 marks each] [20]
17] State the difference between compost and vermi compost?
18] What are the advantages of intercropping and crop rotation?
19] What are we normally advised to take bland and nourishing food when we are sick?
OR
19] What is AIDS ? How does a person get affected with HIV?
20] Shy are sound waves called mechanical waves?
21] What is power? Define average power.
OR
21] A certain household has consumed 250 units of energy during a month . How much energy is this in
joules?
22] A motorboat starting from rest on a lake accelerates in a straight line at a constant rate of 30m/s for 8.0
sed. How far does the boat travel during this time?
23] What does a neuron look like?
24] Draw and label diagram of pant cell
OR
24] Draw and label diagram of animal cell
25] Write the difference between Homogenous and Heterogenous mixture?
26] Why are we able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a saucer rather than a crop?

Section C
# Answer in Brief [Each carry 3 marks] [24]
27] Determine the process of sublimation
28] Write the steps you would use for making tea . Use the words solution, solvent, solute, dissolve, soluble,
insoluble, filtrate and residue.
29] Write a note on plant tissue.
30] Explain how animals in vertebrate are classified into further subgroups.
31] Derive the equation for position-time relation
32] Explain law of conservation of energy
33] Write an experiment to show sound needs a medium of propagation.
OR
33] What are wavelength frequency, time period and amplitude of a sound wave?
34] Explain carbon cycle in nature? OR
34] Explain Nitrogen cycle in nature?
 Section D
# Answer the following (Q:35-39 4 marks each) [20]
35] A stone is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 40m/s . Taking g = 10m/s2 find maximum
height reached by the stone. What is the net displacement and the total distance covered by the stone?
36] A bullet of mass 20g is horizontally fired with a velocity 150m/s from a pistol of mass 2kg . What is
their coil velocity of the pistol?
OR
36] Explain Newton’s second law of motion and with the help of an example show how it is used in sports.
37] Explain Rutherford’s alpha particles scattering experiment and give its observation and conclusion
drawn.
38] Explain the structure function and location of nervous tissue . Draw diagram.
39] A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6s. Find
(i) the velocity with which it was thrown up
(ii) the maximum height it reaches, and
(iii) its position after 4s.