Activities of Chapter Force and Laws of Motion Class 9

Force and Laws of Motion 207
ACTIVITY ZONE
ACTIVITY 1 (NCERT Pg 117) ACTIVITY 2 (NCERT Pg 118)
Objective Objective
To demonstrate the property of inertia of rest using carom To demonstrate the property of inertia of rest using glass
board and coin. and coin.
Materials Required
(i ) Carom board (ii ) Carom coins
Materials Required
(i) Glass tumbler (ii) Stiff card
Procedure (iii) Five-rupees coin (iv) Table
1. Make a pile of similar carom coins on a carom board as
Procedure
shown in figure.
1. Set a five-rupees coin on a stiff card covering an empty
glass tumbler, standing on a table as shown in figure.
2. Give a sharp horizontal flick to the card with a finger. If
we do it fast, then the card shoots away allowing the coin
to fall vertically into the glass tumbler due to its inertia.
3. The inertia of the coin tries to maintain its state of rest
even when the card flows off.
Carom coin at the bottom of a pile is
removed when a fast moving carom coin
2. Attempt a sharp horizontal hit at the bottom of the pile

using another carom coin or the striker.
3. If the hit is strong enough, the bottom coin moves out
quickly.
4. Once the lowest coin is removed, the inertia of the other When the card is flicked with finger, the
coins makes them fall vertically on the table. coin placed over it falls in the glass tumbler
Discussion/Conclusion Discussion/Conclusion
If the hit is strong enough, the bottom coin moves quickly on When the card is given a sharp horizontal flick with a finger,
the carom table without disturbing the upper carom coins. the card underneath the five-rupees coin shoots away.
Once the lowest coin is removed, the upper carom coins fall The coin falls vertically into the glass tumbler due to inertia
vertically on the table due to inertia of rest. of rest.
If the hit is weak, the disturbance may be communicated to The basic thing is that force is applied on the card. This is
upper carom coins, which may fall randomly with or why the coin tends to remain at rest.
without actual movement of the coin.
Check Yourself Check Yourself

1. Which law is associated with this activity?
1. What does the inertia of an object tends to cause?
Ans Newton’s first law of motion is associated with it.
Ans The inertia of an object tends to resist any change in its state
of rest or motion. 2. Name the concept involved in this activity.
Ans The concept of inertia is involved in this activity.
2. What happens if the hit is weak?
Ans If the hit is weak, the upper carom coins may fall randomly 3. There are two bodies of mass m1 and m 2 (m1 > m 2) present
with or without actual movement of the coin. on a rough surface, which of them has more inertia and
3. On what factor does inertia of a body depend? why?
Ans Inertia of a body depends on the mass of the body. Ans Since, m1 > m2 , so mass m1 have more inertia than m2.
208 Class 9th Term I
ACTIVITY 3 (NCERT Pg 123) ACTIVITY 4

(NCERT Pg 124)
Objective Objective
To demonstrate the forces of action and reaction are equal and To demonstrate the forces of action and reaction
opposite by throwing the bag full of sand. are equal and opposite by balloon inflation
Materials Required method.
(i ) Two students (ii ) Two carts Materials Required
(iii ) Bag full of sand (iv ) White paint (i ) Rubber balloon (ii ) Adhesive tape
(iii) Thread (iv ) Straw
Procedure
Procedure
1. Take a big rubber balloon and inflate it fully. Tie
its neck using a thread. Also using adhesive tape,
fix a straw on the surface of this balloon.
2. Pass a thread through the straw and hold one
end of the thread in your hand or fix it on the
wall.
3. Ask your friend to hold the other end of the
Two students standing on
thread or fix it on a wall at some distance. This
different carts
arrangement is shown in the figure.
1. Request two children to stand on two separate carts as shown in Straw
figure.
2. Give them a bag full of sand. Ask them to play a game of catching
the bag.
3. Does each of them receive an instantaneous reaction as a result Balloon
Air
of throwing the sand bag (action)?
4. Now remove the thread tied on the neck of
4. You can paint a white line on cartwheels to observe the motion
balloon. Let the air escape from the mouth of the
of the two carts when the children throw the bag towards each
balloon.
other.
5. Observe the direction in which the straw moves.
Discussion/Conclusion
Yes, in this case each of them receives an instantaneous reaction as a Discussion/Conclusion
result of throwing the sand bag. When the boy throws the bag When we remove the thread tied on the neck of the
towards the girl, the cart of the boy moves back. Similarly, when the balloon, the air from inside the balloon escapes
girl throws the bag towards the boy, the cart of the girl moves back. from the mouth of the balloon.
Thus, it explains Newton’s third law of motion, i.e. the force is As a reaction, the balloon moves in the opposite
exerted forward in throwing the bag and the person who is throwing direction, i.e. from left to right direction. As straw is
it gets pushed backward. Action and reaction are taking place fixed on the surface of the balloon, the straw moves
simultaneously on two different bodies. over the thread with the balloon from left to right.
Check Yourself
Check Yourself
1. What happens to the cart when the two children are playing the
game of catching the bag? 1. Give an example based on this activity?
Ans The cart of each child moves outwards when both the children are Ans Principle of jet planes and rocket are based on this
playing the game of catching the bag. activity.
2. Name the type of reaction involved in throwing the bag. 2. Name the direction identified by the straw.
Ans An instantaneous type of reaction is involved in throwing the bag. Ans The direction identified by the straw is left to right.
3. Are the forces of action and reaction equal? 3. What is the reaction of the balloon?
Ans Yes, the forces of action and reaction are equal in magnitude but Ans The reaction of the balloon is that it moves in
opposite in direction. opposite direction, i.e. left to right.

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