Explore topic-wise MCQs in Grade9.

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551.

The changing of a liquid into vapors from the surface of the liquid without heating it is called

A. expansion
B. contraction
C. evaporation
D. fusion
Answer» D. fusion
552.

Thermal volume expansion of liquid has

A. 3 types
B. 2 types
C. 4 types
D. 5 types
Answer» C. 4 types
553.

Wires on electric poles are given some sag to prevent breaking in

A. winter
B. rainy season
C. hot season
D. wind
Answer» B. rainy season
554.

If the temperature on the Celsius scale is 20 °C the temperature in kelvin scale is

A. 294 K
B. 293 K
C. 292 K
D. 300 K
Answer» C. 292 K
555.

A device that is used to measure the temperature of a body is called

A. thermometer
B. barometer
C. nanometer
D. beam balance
Answer» B. barometer
556.

Normal human body's temperature is 98.6 °F. In kelvin scale, it is

A. 320 K
B. 300 K
C. 308 K
D. 310 K
Answer» E.
557.

Evaporation causes

A. cooling
B. heating effect
C. increase in weight
D. increase in density
Answer» B. heating effect
558.

Water from 4 °C to 0 °C

A. contracts
B. starts to turn in to ice
C. expands
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
559.

The scale on a thermometer has

A. 3 fixed points
B. 4 fixed points
C. 1 fixed point
D. 2 fixed points
Answer» E.
560.

To and fro motion of a body about its mean position is termed as

A. random motion
B. vibratory motion
C. circular motion
D. rotatory motion
Answer» C. circular motion
561.

The acceleration of freely falling bodies is known as

A. Galileo acceleration
B. zero acceleration
C. graphical acceleration
D. gravitational acceleration
Answer» E.
562.

The numerical value with an appropriate unit is called

A. rate
B. magnitude of quantity
C. amount
D. position
Answer» C. amount
563.

A physical quantity which can be completely described by its magnitude and direction is called

A. scalar
B. vector
C. displacement
D. velocity
Answer» C. displacement
564.

The quantity whose value varies with the independent quantity is termed as

A. negative quantity
B. dependent quantity
C. fixed quantity
D. zero quantity
Answer» C. fixed quantity
565.

The SI unit of power is

A. joules
B. newton
C. watt
D. omega
Answer» D. omega
566.

The ratio of required form of energy obtained from a system as output to the total energy given to it as input is called its

A. efficiency
B. power
C. stress
D. strain
Answer» B. power
567.

Kinetic energy with mass ‘m’ and velocity ‘v’ is

A. 2 mv²
B. 1/2 mv
C. 2m ⁄ v²
D. 1/2 mv²
Answer» E.
568.

The main source of heat is

A. moon
B. stars
C. sun
D. Mars
Answer» D. Mars
569.

A system which gives an output equal to the total energy used by it is called

A. negative system
B. non-ideal system
C. ideal system
D. slow system
Answer» D. slow system
570.

Earth's gravitational force of attraction vanishes at

A. 6400 km
B. infinity
C. 6900 km
D. 10000 km
Answer» C. 6900 km
571.

The value of ‘g’ is inversely proportional to the square of the Earth's

A. diameter
B. radius
C. weight
D. area
Answer» C. weight
572.

The weight of body is due to force of gravitation between body and

A. earth
B. other bodies
C. atmosphere
D. water
Answer» B. other bodies
573.

To move around the Earth, a satellite requires

A. centrifugal force
B. centripetal force
C. dynamic force
D. translatory force
Answer» C. dynamic force
574.

The mass of earth is

A. 5 * 1024 kg
B. 6 * 1024
C. 7 * 1024
D. 8 * 1024
Answer» C. 7 * 1024
575.

When a body is lifted through a height h, the work done on it appears in the form of its

A. kinetic energy
B. potential energy
C. chemical energy
D. geothermal energy
Answer» C. chemical energy
576.

The interconversion of matter and energy is predicted by

A. Newton
B. Einstein
C. Jobst Burgi
D. Abu Jafar
Answer» C. Jobst Burgi
577.

The change in the quality of the environment that can be harmful to living things is called

A. power
B. energy conversion
C. pollution
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
578.

Anna carries a 12 kg bag upstairs to a height of 15 steps. The amount of work she has done is

A. 360 J
B. 270 J
C. 250 J
D. 290 J
Answer» C. 250 J
579.

The energy obtained from electric cells and batteries as a result of a chemical reaction is called

A. chemical energy
B. nuclear energy
C. heat energy
D. electrical energy
Answer» E.
580.

As compared to non-metals, heat reaches from the hot part to the cold parts of the metal objects

A. slowly
B. quickly
C. equal time
D. none of above
Answer» C. equal time
581.

Central heating system in buildings work on the principle of

A. convection
B. fusion
C. radiation
D. conduction
Answer» B. fusion
582.

The process in which heat is transferred in form of waves is called

A. Conduction
B. convection
C. thermal climbing
D. radiation
Answer» E.
583.

The good conductors of heat is

A. water
B. wool
C. rubber
D. metal
Answer» E.
584.

Central heating systems in buildings work on the principle of

A. convection
B. radiation
C. conduction
D. all of above
Answer» B. radiation
585.

A body is in equilibrium if it moves with

A. uniform velocity
B. constant velocity
C. uniform acceleration
D. constant acceleration
Answer» B. constant velocity
586.

Splitting up of a force into two mutually perpendicular components is called the

A. determination of that force
B. subtraction of the forces
C. resolution of that force
D. line of action of that force
Answer» D. line of action of that force
587.

A boy tightens the nut of a car using a 16 cm long spanner by applying a force of 180 N. The torque will be

A. 2880 N m
B. 28.8 N m
C. 30 N m
D. 11.25 N m
Answer» C. 30 N m
588.

The body is in equilibrium if sum of all the

A. forces acting on it is zero only
B. torque acting on it is zero only
C. momentum acting on it zero
D. forces and acting on it is zero
Answer» E.
589.

A paratrooper coming down with terminal velocity is

A. accelerating
B. decelerating
C. not in equilibrium
D. in equilibrium
Answer» E.
590.

The temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to solid is called its

A. constant point
B. boiling point
C. freezing point
D. melting point
Answer» D. melting point
591.

Ice changes into water at

A. 100 °C
B. 0 °C
C. 132 °C
D. 32 °C
Answer» C. 132 °C
592.

Normal human body's temperature is

A. 30 °C
B. 37 °C
C. 42 °C
D. 32 °C
Answer» C. 42 °C
593.

At high temperature, the evaporation is

A. fast
B. low
C. decreasing
D. zero
Answer» B. low
594.

Latent heat of fusion of ice is

A. 4.36 × 105 Jkg-1
B. 2.36 × 105 Jkg-1
C. 1.36 × 105 Jkg-1
D. 3.36 × 105 Jkg-1
Answer» E.
595.

Mass per unit volume is called

A. resistance
B. volume
C. density
D. weight
Answer» D. weight
596.

SI unit of density is

A. kgm-4
B. kgm-3
C. kgm-2
D. kgm
Answer» C. kgm-2
597.

Solids have fixed

A. volume only
B. shape only
C. position
D. volume and shape
Answer» E.
598.

A comparison of such a change caused by the stress with the original shape, volume or length is called

A. stress
B. strain
C. density
D. elasticity
Answer» C. density
599.

Gases are much lighter than

A. solids only
B. liquids only
C. gas
D. solids and liquids
Answer» E.
600.

On Kelvin scale, the lower fixed point is marked as

A. 0 K
B. 180 K
C. 373 K
D. 273 K
Answer» E.