How does the water kept in an earthen pot (matka) become cool during summer?
During summer the water present on the surface of the earthen pot (matka) evaporates which causes the cooling effect. Besides, earthen pot (matka) bears pores on it hence evaporation occurs continuously and so a large amount of cooling is produced.
Name A,B,C,D,E and F in the following diagram showing change in its state
What type of clothes should we wear in summer?
Give two reasons to justify—
(a) water at room temperature is a liquid.
(b) an iron almirah is a solid at room temperature.
Suggest a method to liquefy atmospheric gases.
Give reason for the following observations.
(a) Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving any solid.
(b) We can get the smell of perfume sitting several metres away.
Give reasons
(a) A gas fills completely the vessel in which it is kept.
(b) A gas exerts pressure on the walls of the container.
(c) A wooden table should be called a solid.
(d) We can easily move our hand in air but to do the same through a solid block of wood we need a karate expert.
Which of the following are matter?
Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, smell of perfume.
The mass per unit volume of a substance is called density. (density = mass/volume). Arrange the following in order of increasing density – air, exhaust from chimneys, honey, water, chalk, cotton and iron.
Convert the following temperature to celsius scale:
a. 300 K b. 573 K.
Give reasons for the following observation:
The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several metres away, but to get the smell from cold food you have to go close.
Which of the following has more inertia: (a) a rubber ball and a stone of the same size? (b) a bicycle and a train? (c) a five-rupees coin and a one-rupee coin?
State the universal law of gravitation.
A force of 7 N acts on an object. The displacement is, say 8 m, in the direction of the force (Fig. 11.3). Let us take it that the force acts on the object through the displacement. What is the work done in this case?
What is meant by a pure substance?
How does the sound produced by a vibrating object in a medium reach your ear?
In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The products were 2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g water and 8.2 g of sodium observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.
sodium carbonate + ethanoic acid → sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide + water
What are canal rays?
State any two conditions essential for good health.
How is our atmosphere different from the atmospheres on Venus and Mars?
Who discovered cells, and how?
What precautions can you take in your school to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases?
Why is the cell called the structural and functional unit of life?
How do poriferan animals differ from coelenterate animals?
What is genetic manipulation? How is it useful in agricultural practices?
Fill in the gaps in the following table illustrating differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
1. Size : generally small (1-10 μm) 1 μm = 10-6 m |
1. Size generally large (5-100 μm) |
2. Nuclear region: ________________ and known as _________________ |
2. Nuclear region: well defined andsurrounded by a nuclear membrane |
3. Chromosome: single |
3. More than one chromosome |
4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | 4. _______________________ _______________________ |
Where do the lipids and proteins constituting the cell membrane get synthesised?
Make a comparison and write down ways in which plant cells are different from animal cells.
How is a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell?
How do substances like CO2 and water move in and out of the cell? Discuss.
What would happen to the life of a cell if there was no Golgi apparatus?