Class 9 Science gravitation test
This test contains twenty-two questions on gravitation—the chapter explaining how the identical force pulling an apple earthward also keeps the Moon circling. Each question provides method explanation, and the final screen directs students to revisit relevant concepts: the law itself, free fall, or the mass-versus-weight distinction (which initially confuses most learners).
- 22 questions, marked instantly
- Every answer comes with the reasoning
- Ends by naming what to revise
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What this test covers
- Gravitation and the universal law of gravitation
- Free fall and acceleration due to gravity
- Mass and weight
- Weight of an object on the Moon
- Thrust and pressure
- Archimedes' principle and buoyancy
- Relative density
20 questions, marked as you go
Drawn fresh from a bank of 22, so another go is mostly different questions. Every one explains its method after you answer, and the last screen names the chapters to revise.
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22 questions · 8 chapters
8 shown here - the rest are in the test and the PDF
- Universal law of gravitation4
- Free fall4
- Weight on the Moon2
- Archimedes' principle1
- Buoyancy2
- Mass and weight4
- Thrust and pressure3
- Relative density2
Question 1. The universal law of gravitation states that every object attracts every other object with a force that is:
- Directly proportional to the distance between them
- Inversely proportional to their masses
- Directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
- Independent of mass
Question 2. In the formula F = G(m1m2)/d^2, what does G represent?
- The weight of an object
- The universal gravitational constant
- The acceleration due to gravity
- The distance between two objects
Question 3. If the distance between two objects is doubled, the gravitational force between them becomes:
- One-quarter of the original
- Double the original
- Four times the original
- Half of the original
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Question 4. Who formulated the universal law of gravitation?
- Albert Einstein
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Galileo Galilei
- Johannes Kepler
Question 5. An object falling freely under gravity alone, with no other force acting on it, is said to be in:
- Rest
- Circular motion
- Free fall
- Uniform motion
Question 6. The value of acceleration due to gravity (g) near the Earth's surface is approximately:
- 10.8 m/s²
- 9.8 m/s²
- 6.7 m/s²
- 8.9 m/s²
Question 7. When an object is thrown vertically upward, its acceleration due to gravity acts:
- Downward, opposing its motion
- Sideways
- It becomes zero
- Upward, in the direction of motion
Question 8. In the absence of air resistance, a heavy stone and a light feather dropped from the same height will:
- Reach the ground at the same time
- Neither will fall
- The stone reaches first
- The feather reaches first
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Class 9 Science test - common questions
What is the one distinction that unlocks this whole chapter?
The distinction between mass and weight. Mass remains constant and indicates the quantity of matter; weight represents gravitational force and varies by location. When a student can confidently explain why an astronaut's mass remains unchanged on the Moon whilst their weight falls to approximately one-sixth, subsequent concepts - free fall, gravitational acceleration, and buoyancy - become considerably more accessible.
Why do children find the universal law's inverse-square part confusing?
This is the first concept in the curriculum where altering one quantity by a factor does not produce a proportional change in another—instead it shifts by the square of that factor. Pupils grasp this principle more readily by working through concrete examples, such as how force changes when distance is tripled, than by re-reading the theoretical rule.
Is this Class 9 science online test free?
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Is there a timer?
The timer is optional and disabled initially. An initial attempt should reveal what students genuinely understand, not their speed when timed, since Class 9 science introduces substantial new vocabulary—valency, tissue and momentum—within a single year. When enabled, the timed mode provides approximately ninety seconds per question, closely matching board-exam speed.
Can my child take it more than once?
Whenever they want. The questions come from a broader pool, with both sequencing and answer placements randomised afresh on each attempt, preventing success by merely recalling the position from memory. Attempting again seven days later offers much deeper insight than trying again the same day.
How is this different from your Class 9 science worksheets?
Worksheets concentrate intensively on one chapter using paper materials, which you mark yourself; tests score automatically. They fulfil distinct roles—a test pinpoints the gap, whilst a worksheet addresses it. Most families extract more from ten minutes of testing than from an hour spent practising a chapter that never was the issue.
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