Interactive Quiz based topic Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle Class9 (Physics)

Here's a #interectiveQuiz on the topic of buoyancy and Archimedes' principle for Class 9 Physics. 

Each question is followed by its corresponding hint or solution.

Quiz: Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle

Section A - True or False

1. True or False: Buoyant force acts in the same direction as gravity.

   Solution: False. Buoyant force acts in the opposite direction to gravity.

2. True or False: An object submerged in a fluid will experience a loss of weight equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.

   Solution: True. This is the essence of Archimedes' principle.

3. True or False: Buoyant force depends on the volume of the object submerged in the fluid.

   Solution: True. The buoyant force is directly proportional to the volume of the fluid displaced.

Section B - Multiple Choice

4. When an object floats in a fluid, the weight of the object is:

   a) Less than the buoyant force

   b) Equal to the buoyant force

   c) Greater than the buoyant force

   d) Not related to the buoyant force

   Solution: a) Less than the buoyant force

5. Archimedes' principle states that an object immersed in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to:

   a) Its weight

   b) The weight of the fluid displaced

   c) Its volume

   d) Its density

   Solution: b) The weight of the fluid displaced

Section C - Short Answer

6. Explain how the buoyant force affects the apparent weight of an object submerged in a fluid.

   Hint: Consider the balance between gravitational force and buoyant force.

   Solution: The buoyant force acts upward on the object, reducing its effective weight in the fluid. The apparent weight is the actual weight minus the buoyant force.

7. A wooden block of density 0.8 g/cm³ floats in water. Calculate the fraction of the block's volume that is submerged in water.

   Hint: Use the relationship between densities of the object and the fluid.

   Solution: The fraction of the block's volume submerged is given by (density of block) / (density of fluid), which is 0.8 / 1 = 0.8.

Section D - Application based questions

8. A metal cube with a volume of 100 cm³ is immersed in water. Calculate the buoyant force acting on the cube.

   Hint: Use Archimedes' principle and the density of water.

   Solution: The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the cube, which is (density of water) * (volume of water displaced) * (acceleration due to gravity).

9. A cylindrical object has a density of 0.6 g/cm³. If it is partially submerged in a fluid, determine its position of equilibrium.

   Hint: Consider the balance between the weight of the object and the buoyant force.

   Solution: The object will reach equilibrium when the weight of the submerged portion is equal to the buoyant force on that portion.

Answers:

1. False

2. True

3. True

4. a) Less than the buoyant force

5. b) The weight of the fluid displaced

6. The buoyant force reduces the apparent weight of the object.

7. The fraction submerged is 0.8.

8. Buoyant force = (density of water) * (volume of water displaced) * (acceleration due to gravity)

9. The object reaches equilibrium when weight of submerged portion = buoyant force on that portion.

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