Chapter: Exploring the Investigative World of Science
Total Questions: 40 | Marks: 40
Instructions: Choose the one correct answer for each question.
1. Science begins with the desire to:
A. Memorise facts
B. Explore and understand
C. Avoid questions
D. Copy observations
2. Which of the following is an example of curiosity?
A. Why does a puri puff up?
B. Writing without thinking
C. Memorising a definition
D. Copying an experiment
3. A scientific investigation usually begins with:
A. A conclusion
B. A question
C. A result
D. A graph
4. Which sequence best represents scientific investigation?
A. Question → Observe/Experiment → Record → Explain
B. Record → Question → Guess → Stop
C. Experiment → Ignore results → Question
D. Conclusion → Observation → Question
5. Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
A. The puri puffed in 12 seconds.
B. The plant grew 5 cm.
C. The puri puffed completely.
D. The temperature was 80°C.
6. Which is a quantitative observation?
A. The puri looked brown.
B. The puri puffed completely.
C. The puri puffed in 15 seconds.
D. The oil looked hot.
7. In an experiment, a variable is:
A. Something that can be changed or measured
B. Something that can never change
C. Only the final result
D. A scientific instrument
8. Why should we change only one variable at a time?
A. To make the experiment longer
B. To identify which factor caused the result
C. To avoid taking measurements
D. To make the experiment difficult
9. If we are testing how oil temperature affects puri puffing, which should be
kept constant?
A. Oil temperature
B. Puri thickness and size
C. The result
D. The observation
10. The factor deliberately changed by a scientist is called the:
A. Dependent variable
B. Independent variable
C. Control
D. Observation
11. The factor that is measured or observed as a result of a change is called the:
A. Dependent variable
B. Independent variable
C. Constant
D. Control
12. Why are controls important in an experiment?
A. They provide a basis for comparison.
B. They make experiments impossible.
C. They replace observations.
D. They remove all variables.
Matter and Particles
13. All materials are made up of:
A. Cells only
B. Tiny particles
C. Light rays
D. Forces only
14. In a solid, particles are:
A. Very far apart and move freely
B. Closely packed and cannot move much
C. Completely absent
D. Moving freely in all directions
15. In a gas, particles:
A. Are tightly packed
B. Cannot move
C. Move freely in all directions
D. Have no space between them
16. Which state of matter has particles that remain close but can move more
freely than solids?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas
D. Vacuum
17. Scientists classify materials based mainly on:
A. Their colour
B. The particles that make them up
C. Their price
D. Their shape only
18. Which of the following is a pure substance made of one type of element?
A. Element
B. Compound
C. Mixture
D. Solution
19. A compound contains:
A. Only one type of particle
B. Two or more elements chemically bonded
C. Two substances physically mixed only
D. Only gases
20. A mixture is different from a compound because the substances in a mixture:
A. Are always chemically bonded
B. Can be separated physically
C. Cannot be separated
D. Become new elements
21. A solution is formed when:
A. One substance dissolves in another
B. Two solids are chemically bonded
C. A gas disappears
D. A liquid freezes
22. Sugar dissolving evenly in hot tea is an example of:
A. Reflection
B. A solution
C. Refraction
D. Force
Light
23. Light rays bouncing back from a surface is called:
A. Refraction
B. Reflection
C. Pressure
D. Diffusion
24. Light bends when it passes through a lens. This phenomenon is called:
A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Evaporation
D. Pressure
25. A polished mirror gives a clear reflection because its surface is:
A. Very rough
B. Smooth
C. Uneven
D. Soft
26. Rough surfaces also reflect light, but they:
A. Absorb all light
B. Scatter reflected rays in different directions
C. Produce no reflection
D. Turn light into sound
27. Corrective glasses help people with weak eyesight mainly because of:
A. Forces
B. Lenses and refraction
C. Air pressure
D. Moonlight
28. When you look at a shiny curved spoon, the image may appear distorted
because:
A. The spoon produces its own light
B. Light reflects differently from its curved surface
C. The spoon absorbs all light
D. Air pressure changes its shape
Moon and Its Phases
29. The Moon appears bright in the night sky because it:
A. Produces its own light
B. Reflects sunlight
C. Produces electricity
D. Burns like a star
30. The different shapes of the illuminated Moon seen from Earth are called:
A. Seasons
B. Moon phases
C. Reflections
D. Eclipses
31. Which phase occurs when the Moon appears completely dark from Earth?
A. Full Moon
B. New Moon
C. First Quarter
D. Full Gibbous
32. Which phase shows the Moon appearing fully illuminated?
A. New Moon
B. Full Moon
C. Waning Crescent
D. First Quarter
33. Observing repeating patterns of the Moon helped humans develop:
A. Microscopes
B. Calendars
C. Thermometers
D. Electric motors
Forces and Pressure
34. A force can:
A. Only stop objects
B. Only move objects
C. Change an object's motion or direction
D. Never affect an object
35. A ball thrown upward eventually falls back to Earth because of:
A. Friction
B. Gravity
C. Magnetism
D. Air pressure
36. A car stops when brakes are applied because of:
A. Gravity
B. Friction
C. Refraction
D. Radiation
37. Pressure tells us how:
A. Fast an object moves
B. A force spreads over an area
C. Heavy an object is
D. Hot an object is
38. Why does a sharp heel hurt more than a flat shoe when stepping on your
foot?
A. A sharp heel has a smaller contact area, producing greater pressure.
B. A sharp heel has less force.
C. A flat shoe has greater pressure.
D. Pressure does not depend on area.
39. A difference in air pressure can produce:
A. Wind
B. Moon phases
C. Refraction
D. A solution
40. Why does water boil at a lower temperature at high-altitude hill stations?
A. Gravity disappears
B. Atmospheric pressure is lower
C. Water becomes lighter
D. There is no air at high altitude