NEW HORIZON SCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT

SUBJECT-SCIENCE
TERM-1
SESSION : 2020-21

CLASS -VII

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 NEW HORIZON SCHOOL
WORK-SHEET-1
CLASS-VII
SCIENCE

Chapter-1 NUTRITION IN PLANTS

Q1.Why do organisms need to take food?

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Q2.Show with the help of a sketch that the plants are the ultimate
source of food.

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Q3.How would you test the presence of starch in leaves?

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Q4.Distinguish between a parasite and saprotroph.
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Q5.Define autotrophic nutrition.

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Q6.Define photosynthesis.

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Q7.What are stomata?

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NEW HORIZON SCHOOL

WORK-SHEET-2
CLASS-VII
SCIENCE

Chapter-2 NUTRITION IN ANIMALS

Q1.Why do we get instant energy from glucose?

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Q2.Where is the bile produced? Which component of food does it
help to digest?

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Q3.Draw a well labeled diagram showing the arrangement of
different types of teeth.
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Q4. Draw a well labeled diagram showing the movement of the
food in the alimentary canal.

Q5.What are villi? What is their location and function?

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NEW HORIZON SCHOOL

WORK-SHEET-3
CLASS-VII
SCIENCE

Chapter-3 Fibre to Fabric

Q1.What is meant by the following terms?
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Q2.What is the scientific name of mulberry?

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Q3.What is sericulture?

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Q4.Name some Indian breeds of sheep.

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Q5.Name some animals that provide wool to us.

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WORK-SHEET-4
CLASS-VII
SCIENCE

Chapter-4 HEAT
Q1.Give two examples each of conductors and insulators of heat.

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Q2.Differentiate between sea breeze and land breeze.

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Q3.What are the various methods of transfer of heat?

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Q4.What type of clothes should we wear in summers?

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Q5.What is clinical thermometer? Explain with the help of a
diagram.

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Q6.What is the range of laboratory thermometer?

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Q7.What is the normal temperature of our body?

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NEW HORIZON SCHOOL

CLASS –VII

SCIENCE WORKSHEET No.-5

 CHAPTER No.-5Acids, Bases and Salts

NAME:____________________ Roll. No.:________________________

Q1.Complete the following table:

Name of Acid Found in

Acetic Acid
Formic Acid
Citric Acid
Lactic Acid
Oxalic Acid
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Tartaric Acid

Q2.State the differences between acids and bases.

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Q3.Describe the process of neutralisation with help of an example.

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Q4.What is acid rain?

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Q5.What is soil treatment?

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Q6.How is indigestion treated?

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Q7.Complete the following table:

ACID Formula BASE Formula

Sulphuric Acid Sodium Hydroxide
Nitric Acid Calcium Hydroxide
Hydrochloric Acid Magnesium Hydroxide
Carbonic Acid Potassium Hydroxide
Formic Acid Barium Hydroxide

NEW HORIZON SCHOOL

CLASS –VII

SCIENCE WORKSHEET No.-6

SESSION 2018-19
 CHAPTER No.-6 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES

NAME:____________________ Roll. No.:________________________

Q1.Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or

chemical changes:

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ii) Dissolving sugar in water______________________________________

iii) Burning of coal_____________________________________________

iv) Melting of wax _____________________________________________

v) Beating aluminium to aluminium sheet__________________________

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Q2.How would you show that setting of curd is a chemical change?

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Q3 .Explain why rusting of an iron objects is faster in coastal areas than in

deserts.

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Q4.Explain how painting of an iron gate prevents it from rusting?

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Q5.When baking soda is mixed with lemon juice; bubbles are formed with
the evolution of gas. What type of change is it? Explain.

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NEW HORIZON SCHOOL

CLASS –VII

SCIENCE WORKSHEET No.-7

CHAPTER: 7 WEATHER, CLIMATE AND ADAPTATIONS OF ANIMALS TO CLIMATE

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Q1.Name the elements that determine the weather of a place.

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Q2.When are the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to occur

during the day?

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Q3.Fill in the blanks:

i)The average weather taken over a long time is called ___________________

ii)A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout
the year, the climate of that place will be _____________ and ____________.

iii)The two regions of the earth with extreme climatic conditions are
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Q4.Indicate the type of climate of the following areas:

i)Jammu and Kashmir: _____________________________________________

ii)Kerala: ________________________________________________________

iii)Rajasthan: _____________________________________________________

iv)North-east India:________________________________________________

Q5.Which of the two changes frequently, weather or climate?

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NEW HORIZON SCHOOL

CLASS –VII

SCIENCE WORKSHEET No.-8

CHAPTER No.-8 Winds, Storms and Cyclones

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Q1.Name the instrument that is used to measure the wind speed.

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Q2.What is the dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from sky to the ground
called?

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Q3.From which word is monsoon derived?

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Q4.What are the other names of cyclones?

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Q5.What is the centre of a cyclone in calm area called?

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Q6.What are the two technologies which help in the forecast of a cyclone?

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Q7.How much earlier can a cyclone warning be issued?

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Q8.How much earlier can a cyclone alert be issued?

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Q9.What is thunder storm?

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NEW HORIZON SCHOOL

CLASS –VII

SCIENCE WORKSHEET No.-9

CHAPTER -9 SOIL
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Q1.What is soil?

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Q2.What is humus?

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Q3 .Define the term soil profile?

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Q4.Which soil is best for growing plants?

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Q5.Whic type of soil contains more humus?

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Q6.What is bedrock?

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Q7.Which type of soil is best for making pots, toys and statues?

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Q8.What is soil erosion?

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Q9.Complete the following table:

S.No. Type of Soil Crop grown

1. Clayey

2. Loamy

3. Sandy

Q10. Draw a diagram to show different layers of soil.

Q11.Draw and label the diagram of soil profile.