Maximum Marks: 30 Time: 1 Hour

Chapters: Force, Is matter around us pure, Fundamental unit of life

Questions 1 to 9 carry 2 marks, 10 to 13 carry 3 marks

1. Why do you fall in the forward direction when a moving bus brakes to a
stop?
2. What are alloys? How are they made? Give an example of an alloy.
3. What is Tyndall Effect? Why are solutions not able to exhibit Tyndall
Effect?
4. Where are proteins and lipids synthesized inside the cell?
5. Write two differences between plant cell and animal cell.
6. Write two differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell.
7. Name two cell organelles that have their own DNA and ribosomes. Write
their functions.
8. How do seat belts prevent injury in case of accidents?
9. Write two differences between solutions, colloids and suspensions.
10. How much salt must be added to 100-gram water to obtain 20%
concentration solution?
11. Write three differences between mixtures and compounds.
12. A force of 5N gives a mass m1 an acceleration of 8m/s2, and a mass m2 an
acceleration of 24m/s2. What acceleration would it give if both masses
were tied together?
13. Give reasons:
a. It is difficult for a fireman to hold the hose of a water pipe
b. When a tree is shaken vigorously, its leaves fall down
c. Lysosomes are called suicide bags of the cell.