SRI

SRIMATHI SUNDARAVALLI MEMORIAL SCHOOL

CHENNAI-600 063
2021-2022

SCIENCE – CHEMISTRY – CLASS WORK

CHAPTER 1: MATTER IN OUR SURROUNDINGS

CLASS: IX DATE: 16.06.2021

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Go through the textual content properly.
2.The classwork serves as a model for practice and to
enhance the writing skills. So, frame similar questions
from the text book and practice them well.
3. Once the Books are issued, you need to copy the
content in the respective notebooks as per the
instructions given by us.

Answer the following questions.

1. Question numbers.1 (i)–(iii) are multiple choice questions. Choose

the best answer from the given options.

(i) A form of matter has no fixed shape but it has a fixed volume. An example
of this form of matter is
(a) Krypton
(b) Kerosene
(c) Carbon steel
(d) Carbon dioxide
Answer: (b) Kerosene

(ii) Which one of the following set of phenomena would increase on raising
the temperature?
(a) Diffusion, evaporation, compression of gases
(b) Evaporation, compression of gases, solubility
(c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases
(d) Evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases
Answer: (c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases

(iii) Which of the following cannot be considered a form of matter?

(a) Atom
(b) Water
(c) Light
(d) Electron
Answer: (c) Light

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2. Assertion and Reasoning: In the following Question, the Assertion
and Reason have been put forward. Read the statements carefully and
choose the correct alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the
correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
Assertion: Air is considered as matter.
Reason: Air does not occupy space, has no mass or volume.
Answer:
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.

3.Case based questions:

Read the following activity and answer the questions given below.
Rahul took few crystals of copper sulphate. He dropped some crystals
into a glass beaker containing hot water and some crystals into another
one glass beaker containing cold water. Without stirring the solution,
he allowed the crystals to settle down at the bottom of the beakers.
(i)What will be the observations made by Rahul, just above the solid crystal
in the glass beakers initially?
(ii)What will be the observations noted down by Rahul in both the beakers,
as time passes?
(iii)What does this suggest about the characteristics of particles of solids and
liquids?
(iv)Does the rate of diffusion change with temperature? Why and how?
(v) Write down the factors influencing diffusion.
Answer:
(i)Copper sulphate crystals start mixing with water in the form of thread like
structures. Formation of thread like structures in cold water is slower than
that of in the hot water.
(ii)As time passes, crystals get dissolved in both hot water and cold water.
But it takes more time to get dissolved in cold water than that of hot water.
The entire solution becomes blue in colour in both the glass beakers.
(iii)Matters are made up of tiny particles and these particles are in motion
continuously.
(iv)Rate of diffusion increases with increase in temperature. By absorbing
heat energy, particles of matter gain more kinetic energy and move faster.
(v)Temperature and density

4. Complete the given statements.

(a) is the heat energy required to change 1 kg of a
liquid to gas at atmospheric pressure at its boiling point.
(b) is the amount of heat energy required to change 1
kg of solid into liquid at its melting point.
(c)The state of matter can be changed by changing ________________.
(d)Solid carbon di oxide is called as ________________.

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Answer:
(a) Latent heat of vaporisation is the heat energy required to change 1 kg of
a liquid to gas at atmospheric pressure at its boiling point.
(b) Latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat energy required to change 1
kg of solid into liquid at its melting point.
(c)The state of matter can be changed by changing temperature or/and
pressure.
(d)Solid carbon di oxide is called as dry ice.

5. Define matter. Write down the characteristics of particles of matter.

Answer:
Anything that occupies space and has mass is called matter. Matter is
composed of particles and the particles of matter exhibit the following
characteristics.
Particles of matter,
 are very small
 have spaces between them
 attract each other
 are continuously moving

6. Tabulate the differences between solids, liquids and gases.

S.No Property Solids Liquids Gases

1 Packing Very Less Free
closely packed closely packed to move about

2 Interparticle Smallest Intermediate Largest

spaces

3 Force of attraction Strongest Intermediate Weakest

4 Shape and volume Definite Definite No definite

volume, volume, no volume, no
Definite shape definite shape definite shape

5 Compressibility Incompressible Almost Highly

incompressible compressible

6 Rigidity/ fluidity Rigid Fluid Fluid

7 Particle motion Have Have Have

vibrational translational, large
motion rotational translational,
and rotational
vibrational and vibrational
motion motion

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8 Energy Minimum Medium Maximum

9 Density High Medium Low

10 Diffusion Minimum Medium Maximum

7. Reason out the following.

(a) Ice floats on water.
(b) Water vapour coming out of a kettle is able to fill the entire room.
(c) A wooden table should be called a solid.
Answer:
(a)Ice is a solid but its density is lower than water due to its structure. The
molecules in ice make a cage like structure with lot of vacant spaces, this
makes Ice floats on water.
(b)The particles of gas have high kinetic energy due to which they keep
moving in all directions and hence the vapours coming out of a kettle is able
to fill the entire room.
(c)The particles of wooden table are tightly packed with each other. There is
no intermolecular space and it cannot be compressed. It cannot flow.
All these characteristics are possessed by solid state of matter. So a wooden
table should be called a solid.

8.Give two examples each for the following phenomenon from your
daily life situations.
(a) Diffusion
(b) Brownian motion
(c) Compressibility of gases
(d) Sublimation
Answer:
(a) Diffusion: Ink in water, Spreading of fragrance of a perfume in air
(b) Brownian motion: Motion of pollen grains on still water, Movement of
dust particles (which can be viewed in the illuminated path of sunlight)
(c) Compressibility of gases: LPG and CNG
(d) Sublimation: Naphthalene balls, Camphor

9.(a) Mention the conditions required to liquefy atmospheric gases.

(b) Differentiate liquefaction from condensation with suitable examples.
Answer:
(a)The atmospheric gases can be liquefied by increasing pressure and
decreasing temperature.
(b)Condensation is a process of converting vapour form of a liquid into its
liquid form by cooling.
Examples: Formation of dew drops, rainfall, formation of moisture beads on
glass windows.

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Liquefaction is a process of converting gas into liquid by cooling and
applying pressure.
Examples: Preparation of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.

10.Draw the diagrammatic representation of Interconversion of the

three state of matter.
Answer:

SOLID

Condensation

GAS LIQUID

Boiling/ Vaporisation

11.(a) Mention the conditions required to liquefy atmospheric gases.

(b) Differentiate liquefaction from condensation with suitable examples.
Answer:
(a)The atmospheric gases can be liquefied by increasing pressure and
decreasing temperature.
(b)Condensation is a process of converting vapour form of a liquid into its
liquid form by cooling.
Examples: Formation of dew drops, rainfall, formation of moisture beads on
glass windows.

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Liquefaction is a process of converting gas into liquid by cooling and
applying pressure.
Examples: Preparation of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen.

12. Differentiate Boiling and Evaporation.

Answer:

Basis of Comparison Boiling Evaporation

Definition Boiling is conversion of Evaporation is the

a liquid into vapour on conversion of a liquid
heating into a vapour under
room temperature
Occurrence Bulk phenomenon Surface phenomenon

Temperature Boiling requires a Evaporation needs a

temperature which is little change in
greater than the boiling temperature (occurs
point of the liquid even at room
temperature) water

Observation Temperature remains Cooling sensation is

constant throughout produced during
the process evaporation

13. Match the following and rewrite the table with correct answers.

Daily life situations Reason behind

(a) Rivers and lakes dry up during summers (i) Increase in wind
speed increases
evaporation
(b) We are able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a (ii) Increase in
saucer rather than a cup temperature
increases
evaporation
(c) Clothes dry faster on a windy day (iii) Evaporation causes
cooling
(d) Desert cooler cools better on a hot dry day (iv) Increase in surface
area increases
evaporation
(e) Water kept in an earthen pot (matka) become (v) Decrease in
cool during summer humidity
increases
evaporation

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Answer:

Daily life situations Reason behind

(a) Rivers and lakes dry up during summers (ii)Increase in
temperature increases
evaporation
(b) We are able to sip hot tea or milk faster from a (iv) Increase in surface
saucer rather than a cup area increases evaporation
(c) Clothes dry faster on a windy day (i) Increase in wind speed
increases evaporation
(d) Desert cooler cools better on a hot dry day (v) Decrease in humidity
increases evaporation
(e) Water kept in an earthen pot (matka) become (iii) Evaporation causes
cool during summer cooling

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