State whether the statements given below are True or False.
(i) Stone is transparent, while glass is opaque.
(ii) A notebook has lustre while eraser does not.
(iii) Chalk dissolves in water.
(iv) A piece of wood floats on water. (v) Sugar does not dissolve in water.
(vi) Oil mixes with water.
(vii) Sand settles down in water.
(viii) Vinegar dissolves in water.
(i) False
Stone is not an transparent object because it does not allow light to pass through it. While glass is transparent because it allows light to pass through it.
(ii) False
This statement is false because notebook and eraser both are not metals. So, they both do not contain luster.
(iii) False
Chalk does not dissolve in water because if this get dissolved in water it makes colloidal solution or we can say that it makes an heterogeneous mixture.
(iv) True
Wood floats on water because wood have less density than water.
(v) False
Because sugar dissolves in water and makes a saturated solution.
(vi) False
It is a false statement because oil has less density than water. So oil floats on water but do not mix with water. Oils are non- polar whereas water is polar. But both are immiscible liquids.
(vii) True
This statement is true because when sand mixes in water it makes colloidal solution and when this solution is left undisturbed it settles down in the bottom.
(viii) True
Because vinegar makes a homogeneous mixture or solution when mixes with water.
List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.
Given below are the names of some objects and materials:
Water, basket ball, orange, sugar, globe, apple and earthen pitcher Group them as:
(a) Round shaped and other shapes
(b) Eatables and non eatables
Match the objects given below with the materials from which they could be made. Remember, an object could be made from more than one material and a
given material could be used for making many objects.
Objects Materials
Book Glass
Tumbler Wood
Chair Paper
Toy Leather
Shoes Plastics
Find the odd one out from the following:
a) Chair, Bed, Table, Baby, Cupboard
b) Rose, Jasmine, Boat, Marigold, Lotus
c) Aluminium, Iron, Copper, Silver, Sand
d) Sugar, Salt, Sand, Copper sulphate
Select those objects from the following which shine:
Glass bowl, plastic toy, steel spoon, cotton shirt
Name five objects which can be made from wood.
(a) Which kind of garbage is not converted into compost by the redworms?
(b) Have you seen any other organism besides redworms, in your pit? If yes, try to find out their names. Draw pictures of these.
Rearrange the boxes given below to make a sentence that helps us understand opaque objects.
To walk through a waterlogged area, you usually shorten the length of your dress by folding it. Can this change be reversed?
Do you find that all living beings need the same kind of food?
Name the major nutrients in our food.
Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic:
nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute
Why do we need to separate different components of a mixture? Give two examples.
Correct the following statements and rewrite them in your notebook.
(a) Stem absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
(b) Leaves hold the plant upright.
(c) Roots conduct water to the leaves.
(d) The number of petals and sepals in a flower is always equal.
(e) If the sepals of a flower are joined together, its petals are also joined together.
(f) If the petals of a flower are joined together, then the pistil is joined to the petal.
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Joints of the bones help in the ——————— of the body.
(b) A combination of bones and cartilages forms the _______ of the body.
(c) The bones at the elbow are joined by a ______________________ joint.
(d) The contraction of the _____________ pulls the bones during movement.
What is a habitat?
Which of the things in the following list are nonliving?
Plough, Mushroom, Sewing machine, Radio, Boat, Water hyacinth, Earthworm
How will you separate sand and water from their mixture?
A bar magnet has no markings to indicate its poles. How would you find out near which end is its north pole located?
What is winnowing? Where is it used?
Where are poles of a bar magnet located?
State for each of the following whether it is due to evaporation or condensation:
(a) Water drops appear on the outer surface of a glass containing cold water.
(b) Steam rising from wet clothes while they are ironed.
(c) Fog appearing on a cold winter morning.
(d) Blackboard dries up after wiping it.
(e) Steam rising from a hot girdle when water is sprinkled on it.
Explain, why speed is important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live there. (Hint: There are few trees or places for animals to hide in grasslands habitats.)
Explain why the bulb would not glow in the arrangement shown in Fig. 12.13.
You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet?
Give an example of a non-living thing, which shows any two characteristics of living things.