HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

CLASS – VIII
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY –
VSA
 What are microorganisms?
 NAME 2 DISEASES CAUSED BY PROTOZOANS .
 WRITE THE NAME OF VIRAL DISEASES CAUSED IN CATTLES .
 WHAT IS RUST CHEMICALLY KNOWN ?
 NAME 2 METALS WHICH ARE GOOD CONDUCTORS OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY .
 WHICH METAL IS USED TO WRAP FOOD ITEM ?
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WRITE ANY 2 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF METALS .
 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A COPPER VESSEL IS PLACED IN MOIST AIR ?
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 WHY THE HANDLES OF UTENSILS ARE MADE OF BAKELLITE ?
 TO WHICH CATEGORY OF MICROORORGANISMS DO THE FOLLOWING BELONG ; –
AMOEBA , LACTOBACILLUS, PENICILLIUM , YEAST
 How do microbes survive under advesse condition?
 Write 4 uses of aluminium
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 What are contact forces? Explain.
 What are the different methods of food preservation.
 What are the different uses of metals.
 explain why zinc metal can displace copper from copper sulphate solution.
 How do metals and non metals react with water.
 Explain the nitrogen cycle .
 how do microbes spoil food ?
 what is the economic importance of bacteria in agriculture ?
 how can the spoilage of food be detected?

Hots
 explain how does a vaccine works .
 what is pasteurization of milk ?
 what are food preservatives ? explain some common food preservatives .
 compare the chemical properties of metals and non–metals.
 An element burns in air to form an oxide . the aqueous solution of this oxide turns
blue litmus paper red , state if the element is metal or non –metal . name the elemment