Practice questions

1.Dry ice is used in fire extinguishers. The dry ice is stored in the cylinder in a
solid form. When sprayed on a fire it quickly changes in to the gas known as
carbon dioxide.What is this change of state called
Evaporation b) Condensation c) Evaporation d) Sublimation
2. Which of the following is NOT a property of metal.
a) Its shiny b) Produces sound
Malleable d) Good heat insulators.

4. The tip of match stick is made of which nonmetal

Nitrogen b) Iodine c) Carbon d) Phosphorus .
5. Elements are made of _______________
Same kind of matter b) Same kind of atoms.
Different compounds c) Mixture of different atoms.
Melting is when a substance changes from a……….

solid to a liquid

liquid to a solid

gas to liquid

liquid to gas
Water molecules remaining in somewhat definite positions with relatively little

motion and vibrate back and forth to a limited extent would be characteristic

of ……….

water

steam

ice

plasma
Which of the following descriptions depicts a liquid?

Holds its shape, fixed volume

Takes shape of its container and is the volume of the container

Takes the shape of its container, hard to compress and fixed

volume

Does not takes the shape of container, can flow, have fixed shape.
Bells and cymbals are used in temple. It is made up of alloy.
Identify the alloy and composition of bell.
Brass – copper and zinc
Bronze – Copper and tin
Steel – Carbon and iron
Stainless steel – Steel and chromium
What causes changes in the state of matter?

Physical properties

Chemical energy

Temperature

None of the above.

………………….. is how particles of a gas fill a room.

Diffusion

Osmosis

Flow

Pouring
What two things can make the pressure of a gas to rise?

Heating and squashing

Cooling and squashing

Heating and releasing

Cooling and releasing

 There are small gaps between the liquid particles and the solute particles

spread out and fills the gaps. This is called…………………

Condensation

Diffusion

Dissolving

Mixing
In many solids particles are arranged in an orderly arrangement called a
………………..

Crystals

Lattice

Blocks

Cubes

State True or False

a).Evaporation takes place only in sunlight.
_____________________________________________________________
b) Water used to wipe the blackboard is dried due to evaporation.
_____________________________________________________________

c) Boiling takes place over a range of temperature.

_____________________________________________________________
d) The process of solid converted to liquid and then to gas is termed as sublimation.
_____________________________________________________________
e) The process of liquid being converted to vapour at a particular temperature is
evaporation
_____________________________________________________________

An element is a substance with ………………

just one kind of atom

Just one kind of compound

Just one kind of solids

Just one kind of semi solids.

 Air is a mixture of……….

Metals

Non metals

Both metals and non metals

None of these.

Stainless steel is an alloy of …………….. and ……………..

Iron and chromium Copper and zinc

Steel and silver Copper and iron

I am a metal, I can be hammered and pressed without cracking, I stay in the

shape after shaping process has ended. Name this property of mine………………

Brittle Rigid

Hard or soft Malleable

Copper is an example for………………….

 Insulator
Transparent
Conductor
Absorbent

Which two elements are liquid at room temperature?

Chlorine and Bromine

Boron and Carbon

Magnesium and Beryllium

Mercury and Bromine

 15 Compounds are made up of ……………
two or more elements

two or more atoms

only one type of element

only one type of atom

16 The symbol of the element Potassium is ……………..

P k

K Kp

The typical common apparatus used for heating is

stove
Bunsen burner
lantern
woods
a) What is the name of the process in which a solid turns into a gas?
Name a substance that changes from a solid to a gas.
What is the name of the process in which a gas turns into a liquid?
Name a substance which changes from a gas into a liquid.

24 What should be worn in a laboratory at all times to decrease the likelihood of

eye injury?*
Corrective lenses

Safety glasses A mask

Nothing
Which of the following substances contain acid?

An orange
Bleach Distilled water
Washing powder
Which of the following substances contain an alkali?

Baking powder Distilled water

Coca cola Vinegar
When found in food, acids are

Sour Salty

Bitter Slippery

Tomato is a natural source of which acid?

Acetic acid Tartaric acid

Citric acid Oxalic acid

The old name of the element Iron is……….

Ferrum Kalium

Natrium Strontian

The word ‘acidus’ derived from the Latin word which means ………….

Spicy

Salty

Sweet

Sour

Give reasons for the following:

Oxygen can be compressed but not ice.

………………………………………………………………………………………….

Aroma of the food can be smelt from long distance.

………………………………………………………………………………………….

Sugar or salt can dissolve in water.

………………………………………………………………………………………….

Water collected in the puddles vanishes when there is sun shine.

…………………………………………………………………………………………
Water droplets can be seen under the lid of the hot food containers.

………………………………………………………………………………………...
Classify the materials into Brittle and flexible. 6

7 Write the symbols for the following elements:

Sodium…………

Magnesium…………

Aluminum………….

Carbon………..
Label the hazardous symbols.

What will be the color change when

Methyl orange is added to an alkali

Phenolphthalein is added to an acid

Red litmus is added to an alkali

Red litmus is added to an acid

Blue litmus is added to an alkali