. 1..
Give reason for the following:-
(a) Fires produced by burning oil should not be extinguished by pouring
water.
(b) We are advised not to sleep in a room having closed doors and windows,
with a coal fire burning inside
2. Based on the information given below answer the questions that
followsThe speed of sound in four media W, X, Y and Z is 18,000 km/hr, 900
km/hr, 0 km/hr and 1200 km/hr,
respectively.
(a)If a bell is allowed to ring in all of the given media at the same time, in
which of the medium of sound of
the bell cannot be heard and why?
(b) If these media, represent different states of matter which medium would
be a solid substance? Justify
your answer.
3. Why nylon is called wonder polymer and write any two uses of it.
4. Define puberty. State two factors which influence it.
5. Sashi’s father was advised by his doctor to inject insulin daily. Identify the
disease he is suffering from
6. Give reason for the following statements:-
(a) Sodium is stored in kerosene.
(b) Screw driver used by an electrician has a plastic or wooden handle.
(c) Graphite is used for making electrode in a cell.
7. A metal is ignited and it burns with a bright white light and forms a white
powder. The powder dissolves
in water to form an alkaline solution.
(a) Identify the metal and white powder.
(b) Write two chemical equations involved during these reactions.
8. Write any three ways to reduce friction with one example each.
9. Your friend can read a book perfectly but cannot read the writing on the
green board unless she sits on
the front row in class.
(a) Which defect of vision she is suffering from?
(b) What type of lens would an optician suggest her to correct her eye
defect?
(c) How is the far point of her eye affected?
10. Draw a diagram of a human female reproductive system showing the
parts responsible for:
a) Production of an egg.
b) Site for fertilization.
c) Development of an embryo.
11. Name the following:-
(a) the substance secreted by sebaceous glands.
(b) the hormone which develops secondary sexual characteristics in boys
(c) the X and Y chromosome.
(d) the hormone secreted by thyroid gland.
(e) the term used for the first occurrence of menstruation at puberty.
(f) the part of female reproductive system from where the lining of blood
vessels shed off, if fertilization does occur.
12. State any three conditions that help in getting a smooth and firm deposit
during electroplating.
13. (a) Petroleum is also called liquid gold. Give reason.
(b) Name the three main products obtained from destructive distillation of
coal. Give one use of each
product.
(c) Write any two uses of paraffin wax.
14. identify and give one function of each of the following cell organelles:
(i)Green- coloured plastids.
(ii) Thread like network.
(iii) Sac like structure stacked one above the other
15. () Mention any one safety measure that can be taken to cope with
atmospheric pressure problems at
high altitudes by mountaineers.
38. Read the following case study and answer the following:
Rekha and Ram were both eager to heat water using a candle flame for their
science experiment. Rekha
decided to place her beaker near the yellow part of the candle flame, where
the flame was brightest and
appeared to produce more soot. Meanwhile, Ram carefully positioned his
beaker in the outermost part of the
flame, where the flame was blue and seemed to be less intense. As they
observed, Rekha noticed some soot
at the bottom of the beaker whereas in Ram's beaker, there was no visible
soot. This experiment showed how
different parts of the flame can affect the heating efficiency.
(a) In which zone of the candle flame did Rekha keep her beaker?
(b) In which zone of the candle flame did Ram keep his beaker?
(c) Whose water will heat up in a shorter time? Why?
(d) Why did Rekha observe soot in her beaker?
(e) Name the zone of the candle flame that contains unburnt vapours of
wax..