Solutions For Class 6 Science Chapter 3 Fibre To Fabric
Solutions For Class 6 Science Chapter 3 Fibre To Fabric
Solutions For Class 6 Science Chapter 3 Fibre To Fabric
Fibre to Fabric
Topics and Sub Topics in Class 6 Science Chapter 3 Fibre to Fabric:
3 Fibre to Fabric
3.2 Fibre
Q. 4. From which part of the plant cotton and jute are obtained?
Ans.
(i) Cotton – Cotton bolls (from the surface of cotton seeds) (fruit)
(ii) Jute – Stem
Q.5. Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.
Ans.
(i) Ropes
(ii) Mats
Q.1. Name two varieties of cloth materials which are commonly used.
Ans. Cotton, silk/wool.
Q.9. What material you use for making wicks for oil lamps?
Ans. Cotton wool.
Q.15. Name the states where jute plants are mainly grown in India.
Ans. West Bengal, Bihar and Assam.
Q.27. Cotton on burning gives paper burning smell and cotton is obtained from
plants. Is paper also obtained from plants?
Ans. Yes, paper is also obtained from plants.
Q.1. What do you observe when you are visiting a nearby tailoring shop?
Ans. In a tailoring shop we observe that there are many cuttings of fabrics left over after
stitching. We see that some cuttings are of cotton, some are of silk or wool and some
are of synthetic fibres.
Q. 8. What were the materials used by people in ancient times in place of clothes?
Ans. It appears that in those days people used the bark and big leaves of trees or
animal skin and furs in place of clothes.
Q. 10. When we bum wool why do we get the smell of hair bum?
Ans. Wool is obtained from the fleece (hair) of sheep, goat, yak etc. This is the reason
why burning of wool resembles the burning of hair.
Q. 11. When we bum nylon, why we do not get the smell of burning paper or
burning hair?
Ans. Nylon is a synthetic fibre made from chemicals. On burning nylon these chemicals
don’t produce the smell of burning paper or hair which are natural substances.
Q.1. Describe the process of the formation of yam from cotton wool.
Ans. The cotton wool is obtained from cotton plants. The cotton plants are grown in
fields. They are usually grown at the places having black soil and warm climate. The
fmits of the cotton plants called cotton bolls are about the size of lemons. After
maturing, the bolls burst open and seeds covered with cotton fibres can b,e seen. From
the cotton bolls cotton is picked by hands. Fibres are then separated from the seeds by
combing. This process is called ginning of cotton. It is done by hand or by machines.
These fibres are then converted into yam.
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