CBSE Class 9 Science Question Papers - Free

Class 9 Science Marks Distribution
Units	Marks
Matter - Its Nature and Behaviour	23
Organisation in the Living World	20
Motion, Force and Work	27
Our Environment	06
Food; Food Production	04
Total	80
Internal assessment	20
Grand Total	100

CBSE Class 9 Science Syllabus - Updated 2022

• Matter in our surroundings
• Is Matter Around Us Pure
• The Fundamental Unit Of Life
• Tissues
• Motion
• Force and Laws of Motion
• Diversity In Living Organism
• Improvement In Food Resources
• Gravitation
• Natural Resources
• Atoms And Molecules
• Structure Of The Atom
• Why Do We Fall ill
• Work and Energy
• Sound
• Heredity and evolution

Unit I: Matter-Nature and Behaviour

Definition of matter; solid, liquid, and gas; characteristics – shape, volume, density; change of state melting (absorption of heat), freezing, evaporation (cooling by evaporation), condensation, sublimation.

• Nature of matter: Elements, compounds, and mixtures. Heterogeneous and homogenous mixtures, colloids, and suspensions.
• Particle nature and their basic units: Atoms and molecules, Law of constant proportions, Atomic and molecular masses.
• Mole concept: Relationship of mole to mass of the particles and numbers.
• Structure of atoms: Electrons, protons, neutrons, valency, the chemical formula of common compounds. Isotopes and Isobars

Unit II: Organization in the Living World

• Cell – Basic Unit of life: Cell as a basic unit of life; prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, multicellular organisms; cell membrane and cell wall, cell organelles, and cell inclusions; chloroplast, mitochondria, vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus; nucleus, chromosomes – basic structure, number.
• Tissues, Organs, Organ System, Organism: Structure and functions of animal and plant tissues (only four types of tissues in animals; Meristematic and Permanent tissues in plants).
• Biological Diversity: Diversity of plants and animals-basic issues in scientific naming, the basis of classification. Hierarchy of categories/groups, Major groups of plants (salient features) (Bacteria, Thallophyta, Bryophyta, Pteridophyta, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms). Major groups of animals (salient features) (Nonchordates up to phyla and chordates up to classes).
• Health and Diseases: Health and its failure. Infectious and Non-infectious diseases, their causes and manifestation. Diseases caused by microbes (Virus, Bacteria, and Protozoans) and their prevention; Principles of treatment and prevention. Pulse Polio programmes.

Unit III: Motion, Force, and Work

• Motion: Distance and displacement, velocity; uniform and non-uniform motion along a straight line; acceleration, distance-time and velocity-time graphs for uniform motion and uniformly accelerated motion, derivation of equations of motion by graphical method; elementary idea of uniform circular motion.
• Force and Newton’s laws: Force and Motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Action and Reaction forces, Inertia of a body, Inertia, and mass, Momentum, Force and Acceleration. Elementary idea of conservation of Momentum.
• Gravitation: Gravitation; Universal Law of Gravitation, Force of Gravitation of the earth (gravity), Acceleration due to Gravity; Mass and Weight; Freefall.
• Floatation: Thrust and Pressure. Archimedes’ Principle; Buoyancy; Elementary idea of Relative Density.
• Work, energy, and power: Work done by a Force, Energy, power; Kinetic and Potential energy; Law of conservation of energy.
• Sound: Nature of sound and its propagation in various media, speed of sound, range of hearing in humans; ultrasound; a reflection of sound; echo and SONAR. Structure of the Human Ear (Auditory aspect only).

Unit IV: Our Environment

• Physical resources: Air, Water, Soil. Air for respiration, for combustion, for moderating temperatures; movements of air and its role in bringing rains across India. Air, water, and soil pollution (brief introduction). Holes in the ozone layer and the probable damages.
• Bio-geo chemical cycles in nature: Water, Oxygen, Carbon, and Nitrogen.

Unit V: Food Production

Plant and animal breeding and selection for quality improvement and management; Use of fertilizers and manures; Protection from pests and diseases; Organic farming.

CBSE Class 9 Science Syllabus 2022-23 Practical Exams

Below is the list of experiments prescribed by CBSE for Class 9 Science:

1. Preparation of

• a true solution of common salt, sugar, and alum
• a suspension of soil, chalk powder, and fine sand in water
• a colloidal solution of starch in water and egg albumin/milk in water and distinguish between these based on
  • Transparency
  • filtration criterion
  • stability

2. Preparation of

• A mixture
• A compound

Using iron filings and sulphur powder and distinguishing between these based on:

• appearance, i.e., homogeneity and heterogeneity
• behaviour towards a magnet
• behaviour towards carbon disulfide as a solvent
• effect of heat

3. Separation of the components of a mixture of sand, common salt, and ammonium chloride (or camphor).

4. Perform the following reactions and classify them as physical or chemical changes:

• Iron with copper sulphate solution in water
• Burning of magnesium ribbon in air
• Zinc with dilute sulphuric acid
• Heating of copper sulphate crystals
• Sodium sulphate with barium chloride in the form of their solutions in water

5. Preparation of stained temporary mounts of 

• onion peel
• human cheek cells & to record observations and draw their labelled diagrams. 

6. Identification of Parenchyma, collenchyma, and Sclerenchyma tissues in plants, striped, smooth, and cardiac muscle fibres and nerve cells in animals, from prepared slides. Draw their labelled diagrams.

7. Determination of the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water.

8. Verification of the Laws of reflection of sound.

9. Determination of the density of solid (denser than water) by using a spring balance and a measuring cylinder.

10. Establishing the relation between the loss in weight of a solid when fully immersed in

• Tap water
• Strongly salty water with the weight of water displaced by it by taking at least two different solids.

11. Determination of the speed of a pulse propagated through a stretched string/slinky (helical spring).

12. Study of the characteristics of Spirogyra, Agaricus, Moss, Fern, Pinus (either with male or female cone) and an Angiospermic plant. Draw and give two identifying features of the groups they belong to.

13. Observe the given pictures/charts/models of earthworm, cockroach, bony fish, and bird. For each organism, draw their picture and record:

• One specific feature of its phylum.
• One adaptive feature regarding its habitat.

14. Verification of the law of conservation of mass in a chemical reaction.

15. Study of the external features of root, stem, leaf, and flower of monocot and dicot plants.

Prescribed Books for CBSE Class 9 Science

CBSE has prescribed 4 textbooks to cover the CBSE Class 9 Science syllabus for the academic session 2022-23. These books include the textbook, practical book, and exemplar as mentioned below:

• Science Textbook for Class IX-NCERT Publication
• Assessment of Practical Skills in Science-Class IX – CBSE Publication
• Laboratory Manual-Science-Class IX, NCERT Publication
• Exemplar Problems Class IX – NCERT Publication

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CBSE Class 9 Science Revision Notes

In order to access the level of preparation done by any particular student he or she needs to solve Previous Year Question Papers. These papers act as perfect tools to practise for the final board exam. If one wants to get a clear look and feel of how final exam papers are framed in terms of level of difficulty, time and other aspects then , all students must make sure that they attempt these papers once their course revision is finished. Few benefits of solving Previous Question Papers are given below:

• Revising the subject is very good practice but until and unless one Solves the past question papers in the lookalike environment as in board exam or final class room exam, there is most likely that student may not be able to identify and check whether the understanding of all concepts of the subject are complete or not. It is only after students attempt the question paper in the same time frame he or she is able to judge the capability of solving the paper in the stipulated time frame. It highlights the weak areas if any and gives students ample amount of time to work on those areas and be better prepared before exams.
• Knowing everything is great but it is of no use unless the implementation and results are not matching with that. There is always a risk of the case in which in spite of knowing everything a student falls short of time to complete the entire question paper and thus loses marks. Generally CBSE Board papers and previous year questions are generally of 3 hour duration. So while practicing such papers it is imperative to create a final exam or board like environment at home and ensure that the Question paper is attempted only in 3 hours and then check whether it was possible to complete the paper in the desired amount of time. Often at first students take longer than expected, and thus they get early warning to practice more and increase the speed.
• Students with anxiety issues need previous year papers more than anyone for overcoming such issues. Since they do not know what questions will be asked in the CBSE board they create panic in their mind due to this fear of the unknown and get scared with the idea that they might not be able to do well in exams. Thus such students need to complete at-least 7-10 Question papers prior to the exams, to gain confidence and get into a better frame of mind.