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CBSE Class 9 - Science - The Matter in Our

Surroundings (worksheet)

The Matter In Our Surroundings

(Worksheet - Questions asked in CBSE Papers)

Very short Answer Questions (1 mark)

1. What is common among the three states of matter?

2. Which property of gas is used in supplying oxygen cylinders to hospitals?

3. What is dry ice ? What happens when the pressure under which it is stored is
decreased to 1 atmosphere ?

4. Why does the smell of hot cooked food reach you several metres away within
second.

5. Why evaporation is called surface phenomenon?

6. At what temperature does solid ice and liquid water co-exist together?

7. Arrange the three states of matter in increasing order of their compressibility. IPUMUSINGS

Short Answer Questions (2 marks)

8. The following triangle exhibits interconversion of the three states of matter. Complete
the triangle by labelling the arrows marked A, B, C and D.

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9. Why should we wear cotton clothes during summer?

10. Convert the following temperatures to

(a) Celsius scale (i) 313 K (ii) 370 K
(b) Kelvin scale (i) 23° C (ii) 73° C

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11. Why does a desert cooler cool better on a hot dry day?

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12. What will happen when we start putting pressure and compress a gas enclosed in a
cylinder? Do you think that increasing or decreasing the pressure and temperature can
change the state of matter. Justify your answer with an example.

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13. Define the following terms.

(a) Latent heat of fusion.
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(b) Melting point.
(c) Fusion.
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14. Give reasons for the following :

(a) Why does Ice float on water ?
(b) Why does a gas fill completely the vessel in which it is kept ?
(c) Latent heat of evaporation of two liquids A and B is 100 J/kg and 150 J/kg
respectively. Which one can produce more cooling effect and why ?

15. Give reasons for the following:

(a) A sponge is a solid but can be easily compressed. History Quiz for Competitions
(b) Clothes dry faster on a windy day.
(c) Smell of perfume travels a few yards away. MATHS RESOURCES

16. (a) What happens when acetone is poured on the palm?

(b) Name the process involved in the following changes:
(i) liquid→solid
(ii) gas→liquid
(iii) solid→gas
(iv) solid→liquid

17. What determine the state of a substance ? Suggest a method to liquefy gases.
Water droplets are observed on the outer surface of a glass tumbler containing ice cold
water. Give reason.
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18. Give reason :
(a) Steam produces more severe burns as compared to boiling water.
(b) Temperature of a liquid does not change when it boils.

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19. (a) Define evaporation
(b) Explain how the following factors affect the rate of evaporation of a liquid:
(i) temperature of the liquid.
(ii) area of the exposed surface.
(iii) moisture in the surrounding air.
(iv) increase in wind speed.

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20. With the help of a labelled diagram describe a activity to show that nature of matter Send your Question Papers,
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