DPS – MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL, DOHA- QATAR

ACADEMIC YEAR 2022–23

ASSIGNMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY
CHEMISTRY VII

CHAPTER-9: SOIL – A NATURAL RESOURCE Submission date: 10.06.2022

CHAPTER-17: WATER – A LIFE GIVING LIQUID

LEVEL 1
I CHOOSE THE RIGTH ANSWER:
1. In which horizon of soil minerals are found.
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) O

2. The soil that can be moulded into any shape is __________.

a) Loamy
b) Sand
c) Clay
d) Silt

3. Which soil is suitable for cotton?

a) Black soil
b) Clayey soil
c) Sandy soil
d) Red Soil

4. How much surface of earth is covered with water?

a) 60%
b) 90%
c) 70%
d) 30%

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II SAY TRUE OR FALSE:
1. Sandy soil has the lowest percolation rate.
2. Polythene bags and plastics pollute the soil.
3. Moisture content of soil is dependent on the water holding capacity of soil.
4. The water found above the water table is called ground water.
5. Water vapour is the solid form of water.

II ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

I
Label the different layers of the soil profile from the given picture.

LEVEL 2
I ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
Unscramble the following jumbled words related to soil.

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II DEFINE THE FOLLOWING:
Given below are three states of water in a beaker. These states are inter-
convertible. Name the process labelled A, B, C, D and define the same.

II MATCH THE FOLLOWING:

I

COLUMN I COLUMN II
1) Oceans a) Smooth and gritty
2) Precipitation b) Wind
3) Loamy soil c) Saline
4) Weathering d) Ingest soil
5) Earth worm e) Rain water

LEVEL 3
I ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1. In towns and cities, generally, the bore wells have to be dug very deep to
get water as compared to bore wells dug in villages. Give suitable reasons.
2. When Tanya’s teacher asked her about the components of soil, she
remained unanswered. Therefore, her teacher gave her home task to dig
some soil form the garden and to observe it carefully under the hand lens.
Tanya’s teacher also asked her to write observations of the activities like,
dissolving soil in water and weighing salt before and after drying it. Tanya
in her observations found that soil contains small organisms, dead and

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 decaying matter, air, gravel, plastic articles, moisture, etc.
(a) Are all components listed by Tanya correct? Why?
(b) How one of the soil component listed by Tanya is not good for soil
health?
(c) Name same soil pollutants.
3. Not all the rain that falls over an area is utilized. Do you agree? Explain.

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