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ST.

XAVIER’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, DELHI – 110054


Class 9 Time : 1 hr.
12-8-2022 Periodic Test – 2 - SCIENCE M. Marks : 20

SECTION – A (PHYSICS)
1. State the law of inertia. 1
2. Which of the following will have higher inertia in each case?
(a) Rubber ball and a stone of same size
(b) A five rupee coin and a one rupee coin 1
3. Give reasons for the following: 2
(a) It is advised to tie luggage kept on the roof of the bus with a rope.
(b) It is possible for the object to be travelling with a non- zero velocity.
4. The following table shows the velocity of a car while travelling from point A to point B.
Plot a velocity- time graph depicting the motion of the car. Calculate the acceleration
of the car and the distance between point A and point B during the motion. 3
Time (s) Velocity (m/s)
0 0
2 5
4 10
6 15
8 20
10 25
SECTION – B (CHEMISTRY)
5. Name the following elements: 1
a) A metal which is liquid at room temperature.
b) A metalloid.
6. a) Convert 573 K temperature into Celsius scale.
b) Suggest a method to liquify gases. 2
7. Give reasons for the following:
a) Our palm feels cool when we put some perfume on it.
b) Steam at 100℃ produces more severe burns than boiling water at
the same temperature. 2
8. a) How will you confirm that the given sample of water is pure?
b) List two differences between mixtures and compounds. 2
SECTION – C (BIOLOGY)
9. Name two cell organelles which have their own DNA? 1
10. a) Why are lysosomes known as suicide bags?
b) What would happen to the life of a cell if there was no Golgi apparatus? 2
11. Answer the following questions: 3
a) What is cell division? Why is it important?
b) Write one difference between mitosis and meiosis.
c) Draw a neat diagram of mitosis.
-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-

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