QUESTION PAPER 1 – 2009

Class – IX (ICSE)
Subject - Physics (Ch-1, Measurements)
Time: Max. Marks: 18
Date:

1) Define unit. Differentiate between fundamental and derived units with examples. [3]
2) Define 1 meter. [1]
3) Fill in the blanks. [5]
1) 1 yard = ……….. Inches
2) 100 miles = …………kilometers
3) 1 millimeter = …………. nanometers
4) If Sam’s weight in MKS system is 76kg, his weight in FPS system is ……………
5) 567.89 × 1012 = …………….. × 1015. Express 3.14285714 up to three significant figures.
4) Define 1 mole quantity of a substance. [1]
5) What is unit of pressure? Express it in the terms of standard fundamental
units. [2]
6) What is pitch of micrometer screw gauge? [1]
7) Name two parts of measurement and state their significance.
[2]
8) What is Least Count of Vernier Calipers?
[1]
9) State the law of length for simple pendulum.
[1]
1
10) A graph of T versus for a simple pendulum is a straight line. True or
g
False. Why?
[1]

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(M) +919879674267
saumil_sharma@hotmail.com