ELITE EDUCATION
Unit Test I
Std.: X Duration: 1 hour
Subject: Science B Total Marks: 20
Q1. A Select the correct option & write the complete statement: (2m)
1. _____________ is used in balloons and in scuba diving.
a. Helium b. Oxygen c. Nitrogen d. Ozone
2. In the usual notation, the acceleration due to gravity at a height h from the surface of the earth is __________
𝐺𝑀 𝐺𝑀 𝐺𝑀
a. g = (𝑅+𝐻) b. g = c. g = (𝑅+ℎ)² d. g = GM(R + h)²
√𝑅+ℎ
B. Find the odd man out: (1m)
1. Nitrogen, Neon, Argon, Helium
C. State true or false: (2m)
1. At the centre of the earth, the value of the acceleration due to gravity becomes zero.
2. Dobereiner stated the law of octet.
Q2. A Give reason (4m)
1. Atomic radius goes on increasing down on a group.
2. If the value of g suddenly becomes twice its value, it will become two times more difficult to pull a heavy object
along the floor. Why?
B. Distinguish Between: Mass and weight (1m)
C. Define: 1. Escape Velocity 2. Free fall (1m)
Q3. Answer the following questions (6m)
1. From the elements of second period of the modern periodic table given below, answer the following questions.
a. Name the elements in which both the shells are completely fill with electrons.
b. Name the elements which has same number of electrons in both the shells.
c. Which is the most electropositive element in this period?
2. Explain on which factors the value of acceleration due to gravity g depends.
3. State the Debereiner’s law of triads giving one.
Q4. Answer the following questions: (any 1) (3m)
1. State Kepler’s three laws of motion.
2. What are the demerits of Mendeleev’s periodic table?