Elite Stream-Term 1

Name Teacher

Grade 9 Subject Physics

1-1
1-2
Section (s) 1-3
Date
1-4
Assignment Homework 1
Student should:
➢ Know the common steps followed during
a scientific investigation.
➢ Identify the seven base quantities and their
SI units.

➢ Differentiate between base and driven

units.
SLO Covered Pages 4 - 31
➢ Read, understand, and use: Prefixes.
Significant figures. Dimensional analysis.
➢ Recognize graphing patterns be it:
Linear Nonlinear. Inverse
➢ Decide on the best fit for a plotted graph

Assignment Completeness Deadline Demonstrated Knowledge

/25% /25% /50%

Total Grade
/100%

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 Part I (24 marks in total)

Choose the correct answer from the options given (3 marks each)

1. Which is an SI base unit?

A. Current
B. Gram
C. kelvin
D. volt
2. Which pair contains one vector and one scalar quantity?
A. Displacement, acceleration
B. Force, kinetic energy
C. Momentum, velocity
D. Power, speed

3. Four different students use a ruler to measure the length of a 15.0 cm

pencil. Their measurements are recorded on four different charts.

Which chart shows measurements that are precise but not accurate?

4. By using prefixes, we can write 335 × 10-8 s as …

A. 0.335 µs
B. 33.5 µs
C. 335 µs
D. 3.35 µs

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5. When these numbers are multiplied, (𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 )(𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 ), the result is …
A. 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟖
B. 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕
C. 𝟑𝟎𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟗
D. 𝟑. 𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟗

6. Which of the following gives the sub multiples or multiples represented by pico (p) and
giga (G)?

pico (p) giga (G)

A. 𝟏𝟎−𝟗 𝟏𝟎𝟗
B. 𝟏𝟎−𝟗 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟐
C. 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟎𝟗
D. 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟐 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟐
7. Given the bellow table, which of the following statements is true?

I the length (cm) is the independent variable.

II the mass (g) is the dependent variable.
𝟎.𝟒
III the slope of the best fit line is ( = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟖).
𝟓

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. III only
D. All the statements are true

8. The type of relationship given in the following figure is …

A. Linear relationship

B. Quadratic relationship

C. Inverse relationship

D. Trigonometric relationship

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Part II (26 Marks in total)

1. During an experiment, a student measured the mass of 10.0 cm3 of a liquid. The student then
measured the mass of 20.0 cm3 , then 30.0 cm3. In this way, the data in the bellow table were
collected. (17 Marks)

Volume (cm3) Mass (g)

10.0 7.9
20.0 15.8
30.0 23.7
40.0 31.6
50.0 39.6

a) Plot the values given in the table and draw the curve that best fits all points.

b) Describe the resulting curve.

c) Use the graph to write an equation relating the volume to the mass of the liquid.

d) Find the units of the slope of the graph.

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2. The figure bellow shows the mass of the three substances for volumes between
0 and 60 cm3. (9 Marks)

a) What is the mass of 30 cm3 of each substance?

b) If you had 100 g of each substance, what would be each of their volumes?

c) In one or two sentences, describe the meaning of the slopes of the lines in this graph.

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 Part I: MCQs

1 C
2 B
3 B
4 D
5 D
6 C
7 C
8 B

Part II : Performance Task

1.

Award 1 mark for

each correct point
plotted
a. (5 marks)

Award 3 marks for

the fitted line

b. Straight Line 2 Marks

𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒔
𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆 (𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓) =
c. 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆 3 Marks

𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒔
Since, 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆 =
𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆

d. 𝒈
4 Marks
Then the unit is 𝒄𝒎𝟑
or g/cm3

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2. (A) 80 g
a. (B) 260 g 3 Marks
(C) 400 g
(A) 34 cm3
b. (B) 11 cm3 3 Marks
(C) 7 cm3
The steepness represents the increased mass of
c. each additional cubic centimeter of the substance. 3 Marks