CISCE Syllabus For Class 9 Physics: Knowing the Syllabus is very important for the students of Class 9. Shaalaa has also provided a list of topics that every student needs to understand.
The CISCE Class 9 Physics syllabus for the academic year 2023-2024 is based on the Board's guidelines. Students should read the Class 9 Physics Syllabus to learn about the subject's subjects and subtopics.
Students will discover the unit names, chapters under each unit, and subtopics under each chapter in the CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus pdf 2023-2024. They will also receive a complete practical syllabus for Class 9 Physics in addition to this.
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CISCE Class 9 Physics Revised Syllabus
CISCE Class 9 Physics and their Unit wise marks distribution
CISCE Class 9 Physics Course Structure 2023-2024 With Marking Scheme
| # | Unit/Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| I | Measurements and Experimentation | |
| II | Motion in One Dimension | |
| III | Laws of Motion | |
| IV | Fluids | |
| 4.1 | Fluids | |
| 4.2 | Buoyancy, Upthrust | |
| V | Heat and Energy | |
| VI | Light | |
| VII | Sound | |
| VIII | Electricity and Magnetism | |
| 8.1 | Electricity | |
| 8.2 | Magnetism | |
| Total | - |
Syllabus
CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Measurements and Experimentation
- Measurements
- Measurement
- The need for measurement in daily life
- Physical Quantities
- Physical Quantities
- Fundamental Quantities
- Derived quantities
- Scalar quantities
- Vector Quantities
- Unit and Its Types
- Unit Systems
- Unit Systems:
- FPS: Foot Pound Second system
- CGS: Centimetre Gram Second system
- MKS: Metre Kilogram Second system
- SI: System International
- International System of Units (SI System)
- SI System of unit
- Why do we need SI Units?
- Multiples and Sub-multiples of SI Units
- Unit Prefixes
- Measurement of Length
- Length
- Units of length
- SI Unit of length
- Subunit of metre
- Multiple units of metre
- Measurements of large distance:
(i) Parallax Method: Parallax or parallactic angle (θ) - Method of measuring very small distances (Size of molecules)
- Range of Lengths
- Measuring Smaller Distances
- Fermi (f)
- Angstrom (A°)
- Nanometre (nm)
- Micron (micrometre μm)
- Millimetre (mm)
- Centimetre (cm)
- Measuring Larger Distances
- Astronomical unit
- Light year
- Parsec
- Measurement of Mass
- Rage of Mass
- Measurement of Time
- Time
- SI unit of Time
- Smaller unit of Time
- Bigger unit of Time
- Rules and Conventions for Writing SI Units and Their Symbols
- Vernier Callipers
- Principle of Vernier
- Screw Gauge
- Principle of Screw Gauge
- Simple Pendulum for Time
- A Time Period of Oscillation and Frequency
- Measurements Using Common Instruments
CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Motion in One Dimension
- Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Motion and Rest
- What is rest?
- What is motion?
- Rest and motion are relative
- Motion Along a Straight Line
- One dimensional motion
- Representation of one dimension notion
- Distance and Displacement
- Distance
- Displacement
- Distinction between Distance and Displacement
- Speed
- Speed
- Formula of Speed
- Unit of Speed
- Examples of Speed
- Types of Speed
- Types of Speed
- Uniform Speed
- Non-Uniform speed
- Instantaneous Speed
- Average Speed
- Velocity
- Velocity
- Formula of Velocity
- Unit of Velocity
- Examples of Velocity
- Types of Velocity
- Types of Velocity
- Uniform Velocity
- Non-Uniform Velocity
- Instantaneous Velocity
- Average Velocity
- Distinguish Between Speed and Velocity
- Acceleration and Retardation
- Acceleration
- Formula of Acceleration
- Unit of Acceleration
- Relation for acceleration
- Types of Acceleration
- Types of Acceleration
- Positive acceleration
- Negative acceleration or Deceleration or Retardation
- Uniform acceleration
- Variable acceleration
- Acceleration Due to Gravity (Earth’s Gravitational Acceleration)
- Acceleration due to gravity
- Relationship between g and G
- Mass of the Earth (M)
- Value of g on the surface of the earth
- Variation of acceleration due to gravity (g)
- Graphical Representation of Motion
- Displacement - Time Graph Or Distance - Time Graph
- Distance-time graph for uniform motion
- Distance-time graph for non-uniform motion
- Velocity - Time Graphs
- Velocity-time graph for uniform velocity
- Velocity-time graph for uniform acceleration
- Displacement - Time Graph Or Distance - Time Graph
- Motion Under Gravity
- Equations of Motion by Graphical Method
- Measuring the Rate of Motion - Speed with Direction
- Rate of Change of Velocity
CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Laws of Motion
- Effect of Force
- A Force can change the State of motion
- Force can change the shape of an object
- Stops or tries to stop a moving body
- Changes or tries to change the direction of motion of a moving body
- Like parallel forces effect
- Unbalanced forces effect
- Unlike parallel forces effect
- Types of Force: Contact Force
- Types of Contact Force
- Frictional Force
- Normal reaction Force
- Spring Force
- Applied Force (Muscular force)
- Tension Force
- Air Resistance Force
- Mechanical force
- Force exerted during collision
- Types of Force: Non-Contact Force
- The general character of non-contact force
- Types of Force: Non-Contact Force
- Magnetic Force
- Electrostatic Force
- Gravitational Force
- Nuclear Force
- Balance Force
- Unbalance Force
- Newton’s Laws of Motion
- Inertia and Mass
- Types of Inertia
- Inertia of rest
- Inertia of motion
- Linear Momentum
- Change in Momentum
- Rate of Change of Momentum
- Newton’s Second Law of Motion
- Momentum
- Newton's second law of motion
- Apparent weight of a body in a lift
- Newton’s Second Law of Motion in Terms of Rate of Change of Momentum
- Newton's Third Law of Motion
- Newton's Third Law of Motion
- Frame of reference
- Types of frames of reference
1) Inertial frame of reference
2) Non-inertial frame of reference
- Force Due to Gravity
- Acceleration Due to Gravity (Earth’s Gravitational Acceleration)
- Acceleration due to gravity
- Relationship between g and G
- Mass of the Earth (M)
- Value of g on the surface of the earth
- Variation of acceleration due to gravity (g)
- Free Fall
- Motion of objects under the influence of gravitational force of the earth
- Escape velocity
- Mass and Weight of an Object
- Mass
- Weight
- Weight of an object on the moon
- Gravitational Units of Force
- Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
- Newton’s universal law of gravitation
- Importance of the Universal Law of Gravitation
- Application of Newton’s law of gravitation
- Principle of superposition of gravitation
CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Fluids
4.1 Fluids
- Introduction of Fluid
- Variation of Pressure with Depth in a Fluid
- Thrust and Pressure
- Thrust
- Unit of thrust
- Example of thrust
- Pressure
- Unit of Pressure
- Examples of Pressure in our daily life
- Factors Affecting Pressure
- Liquid Pressure
- Liquid Pressure
- Experiment of pressure on fluid
- Pressure Exerted by a Liquid Column
- Law of Liquid Pressure
- Consequences of Liquid Pressure
- Pascal’s Law
- Application of Pascal’s Law
- Applications of Pascal's law
- Hydraulic press
- Hydraulic lift
- Hydraulic brakes
- Hydraulic Machines: Hydraulic Press (Or Bramah Press)
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Demonstration of Atmospheric Pressure
- Consequences of Atmospheric Pressure
- Measurement of Atmospheric Pressure
- Variation of Atmospheric Pressure with Altitude
- Weather Forecast by the Use of Arometer
- Altimeter
4.2 Buoyancy, Upthrust
- Buoyancy Force (Upthrust Force)
- Buoyancy and upthrust
- Condition for a body to float or sink:
a) Volume of object
b) Density of liquid - Unit of upthrust
- Cartesian diver
- Characteristic Properties of Upthrust
- Reason for Upthrust
- Upthrust is Equal to the Weight of Displaced Liquid (Mathematical Proof)
- Archimedes' Principle
- Archimedes’ Principle
- Experiment verification of Archimedes’ Principle
- Solid Bodies with density (ρ) greater than density of liquid (ρL) sink while with density (ρ) less than density of liquid (ρL) Float
- Density and It’s Unit
- Density
- Unit of Density
- Relationship between S.I. and C.G.S. units
- Relative Density and Its Unit
- Relative density
- Unit of relative density
- Relationship Between Density and Relative Density
- Determination of Relative Density of a Solid Substance by Archimedes’ Principle
- Determination of Relative Density of a Liquid by Archimedes’ Principle
- Principle of Floatation (Laws of Flotation)
- Relation Between Volume of Submerged Part of a Floating Body, the Densities of Liquid and the Body
- Application of the Principle of Floatation
CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Heat and Energy
- Heat and Its Unit
- Heat
- Unit of Heat
- Temperatures
- Temperature
- Unit of Temperature
- Expansion of Substances (Thermal Expansion)
- Thermal Expansion
- Uses of Thermal Expansion
- Thermal Expansion Examples
- Expansion of Solids
- Linear Expansion
- Superficial or areal expansion
- Cubical Expansion or volumetric expansion
- Some applications in daily life
- Expansion of Liquids
- Expansion in liquids
- Real expansion
- Apparent expansion
- Experiment to measure real and apparent expansion of liquid
- Anomalous Expansion of Water
- Anomalous expansion of water
- Importance of Anomalous expansion of water
- Hope’s Experiment to Demonstrate the Anomalous Expansion of Water
- Consequences of Anomalous Expansion of Water
- Energy Flow in an Ecosystem
- Food Chain
a) Grazing food chain (GFC)
b) Detritus Food Chain (DFC) - Food Web
- Trophic level
a) Producers
b) Herbivores (Primary consumer)
c) Carnivores (Secondary consumer)
d) Top carnivores (Tertiary consumer)
- Food Chain
- Application of Laws of Thermodynamics in Energy Flow
- Source of Energy
- Sources of energy
- What is a good source of energy
- Conventional Sources of Energy and Non-conventional Sources of Energy
- Conventional Sources of Energy (Inexhaustible Natural Resources)
- Non-Conventional Sources of Energy (Exhaustible Natural Resources)
- Difference between Conventional Sources of Energy and Non-Conventional Sources of Energy
- Solar Energy
- Solar Energy
- Production of electricity from solar energy
- Solar photovoltaic cell
- Application of solar energy
- Solar Thermal power plant
- Solar Energy Devices
- Solar Cells
- Uses of Solar cells
- Solar Panel
- Solar Cooker
- Solar thermal power plant
- Advantages of Solar Energy
- Wind Energy
- Wind Energy
- Windmill
- Production of electricity from wind
- Uses of Wind Energy
- Hydroelectric Energy
- Hydro-electric power
- Production of electricity from water
- Structure of Hydro-electric power plant
- Bio-energy
- Biogas plant
- Biomass
- Gobar gas
- Energy from the Sea
- Tidal Energy
- Wave Energy
- Ocean Thermal Energy
- Geothermal Energy
- Nuclear Energy
- Nuclear Energy
- Production of electricity from Nuclear energy
- Atomic power stations in India
- Conservation of Coal, Petroleum, and Natural Resources
- Coal
- Petroleum
- Natural Gas
- Conservation and Judicious Use of Resources
- Management of Natural Resources
- Need to manage natural resources
- Energy Degradation
- Green House Effect
- Green House Effect
- Green House gases
- Preventive Measures of Green House Effect
- Global Warming
- Global Warming
- Causes of Global warming
- Effect of Global Warming
- Preventive Measures of Global Warming
- Future Predictions of Global Warming
CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Light
- Reflection of Light
- Reflection of Light
- How do we see an object?
- Types of Reflection
- Types of Reflection
- Regular reflection
- Irregular reflection
- Terms Used in Reflection of Light
- Terms used in reflection of light
- Is there any relationship between the incident ray and the reflected ray?
- Incident ray
- Point of incidence
- Reflected ray
- Normal
- Angle of incidence
- Angle of reflection
- Angle of deviation
- Plane of incidence
- Plane of reflection
- Glancing angle
- Law of Reflection of Light
- Verification of the Law of Reflection of Light
- Formation of Image by Reflection: Real and Virtual Image
- Formation of Image by Reflection
- Real Image
- Virtual Image
- Distinction between a real and a virtual image
- Formation of Image of a Point Object by a Plane Mirror
- Image of a point object
- Image of an object of finite size
- Image of an Extended Object Formed by a Plane Mirror
- Position of Image
- Lateral Inversion
- Plane Mirror and Reflection
- Plane Mirror and Reflection
- Characteristic of the image formed by a plane mirror
- Uses of a plane mirror
- Images Formed by a Plane Mirrors
- Images Formed in Two Inclined Mirrors
- Images Formed in a Pair of Mirrors Placed Parallel to Each Other
- Images Formed by Two Mirrors Placed Perpendicular to Each Other
- Spherical Mirrors
- Spherical Mirrors
- Terms related to Spherical Mirrors
- Center of Curvature (C)
- Pole (P)
- Radius of Curvature (R)
- Principal Axis
- Focus (F)
- Focal length (f)
- Principal section
- Aperture
- Rules for the Construction of Image Formed by a Spherical Mirror
- Rules for the construction of image formed by a spherical mirror
- Convenient rays
- A ray passing through the centre of curvature
- A ray parallel to the principal axis
- A ray passing through the focus
- A ray incident at the pole
- Focus and Focal Length
- Images Formed by Spherical Mirrors
- Concave Mirror
- Concave Mirror
- Application of Concave Mirror
- Image Formation by Concave Mirror
- Ray diagram for the images formed by concave mirror
- Convex Mirror
- Convex Mirror
- Uses of convex mirrors
- Image Formation by Convex Mirror
- Ray diagram for the images formed by Convex mirror
- Relationship Between the Focal Length and Radius of Curvature
- Sign Convention for Reflection by Spherical Mirrors
- Mirror Equation/Formula
- Distinction Between a Plane Mirror, Concave Mirror and Convex Mirror
CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Sound
- Sound
- Sound
- Types of Sound
- Longitudinal wave
- Transverse wave
- Categories of sound waves based on their frequencies
- Audible waves
- Infrasonic waves
- Ultrasonic waves
- Production of Sound
- Experiment: A vibrating string produces sound.
- Experiment: A vibrating tuning fork produces sound.
- Propagation of Sound
- Sound Need a Medium to Travel
- Experiment: Bell-Jar experiment
- Characteristics of a Sound Wave
- Frequency
- Amplitude (A)
- Time period (T)
- Wavelength (λ)
- Wave velocity
- Pitch
- Representation of a Wave
- Displacement - Time graph
- Displacement - Distance graph
- Relationship Between the Wavelength, Wave Velocity and Frequency
- Speed of Sound (Velocity of Sound)
- Speed of Sound
- Particle velocity
- Wave velocity
- Speed of Sound in Different Media
- Difference Between the Sound and Light Waves
- Difference between the sound and light waves
- Comparison of speed of sound with speed of light
- Consequences of the large difference in the speed of sound and that of light
- Factors Affecting Speed of Sound in Gas
- Factors Affecting Speed of Sound in a Gas
- Effect of density
- Effect of temperature
- Effect of humidity
- Effect of direction of the wind
- Factors Not Affecting Speed of Sound in a Gas
- Factors not affecting speed of sound in a gas
- Pressure
- Amplitude of wave
- Wavelength or frequency of wave
- Experimental Determination of Speed of Sound in Air
- Properties of Sounds
- Audibility and Range
- Audibility and Range
- Audible sound
- Infrasonic sound
- Ultrasonic sound
- Audibility and Range
- Ultrasonic Sound Or Ultrasound
- Ultrasonic Sound or Ultrasound
- Applications of ultrasonic waves
- Difference between ultrasonic and supersonic
CISCE Class 9 Physics Syllabus for Electricity and Magnetism
8.1 Electricity
- Electric Cell
- Electric Cell
- Types of Cell: Primary Cells and Secondary Cells
- Dry Cell
- Lead-Acid Cell
- Ni-Cd cell
- Difference between primary cell and secondary cell
- Electric Current
- Electric Current
- Unit of Electric Current
- Measurement of electric current
- Example of Electric Current
- Symbols and Functions of Various Components of an Electric Circuits
- Inside view of torch
- Components of Electric Circuits
- Symbols of Electric Components
- Electric Circuit
- Electric circuit
- Circuit Diagram
- The flow of electricity in a circuit
- Arrangement of Circuits: Open Circuit and Closed
- Types of Circuits: Simple Circuit
- Conductors and Insulators
- Conductors
- Insulators (Non-Conductors)
- Flow of Charges (Electrons) Between Conductor
- Direction of the Electric Current - Conventional and Electronic Flow
- Potential and Potential Difference
- Potential and Potential Difference
- Difference between Electric Potential and Potential Difference
- Potential difference of a cell
- Relation between electric intensity potential difference
- Resistance (R)
- Resistance (R)
- Cause of resistance
- Factors affecting the resistance of a conductor
- Ohm's Law
- Conservation of Electrical Energy
- Social Initiatives for Energy
8.2 Magnetism
- Magnet and Its Characteristics
- Magnet
- Properties of a magnet
1) Attractive Property
2) Directive Property
3) Laws of magnetic poles
4) Poles exist in pairs
5) Sure test of polarity
6) Magnetic induction
- Magnetic and Non-magnetic Materials
- Induced Magnetism
- Magnetic Field Lines
- Magnetic Field Lines
- Magnetic flux
- Properties of magnetic lines of force
- Earth’s Magnetism
- Earth’s Magnetism
- Earth’s Magnetic Field
- Plotting of Uniform Magnetic Field Lines of Earth
- Plotting of Non Uniform Magnetic Field of a Strong Bar Magnet and Neutral Points
- Neutral Points in Magnetic Fields
- Electromagnet
- Discovery of the electromagnet
- Principle of an electromagnet
- Clock rule
- Ways of increasing the magnetic field of an electromagnet
- Making of an Electromagnet
- Choice of the material of the core of the electromagnet
- Strength of the electromagnet
- Making of an electromagnet
- Bar or I shaped magnet
- Horse shoe or U shaped magnet
- Permanent Magnet and Electromagnet
- Permanent magnet
- Electromagnets and factors affecting their strengths
- Difference between Permanent magnet and electromagnet
- Advantage of an electromagnet over a permanent magnet
- Applications of Electromagnets
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