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Science Class 6

The document provides a comprehensive overview of food nutrients, their sources, and the importance of a balanced diet. It includes various types of questions such as true/false, fill in the blanks, and matching types related to nutrients, deficiency diseases, and properties of materials. Additionally, it emphasizes the role of vitamins and minerals in maintaining health and preventing diseases.

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Science Class 6

The document provides a comprehensive overview of food nutrients, their sources, and the importance of a balanced diet. It includes various types of questions such as true/false, fill in the blanks, and matching types related to nutrients, deficiency diseases, and properties of materials. Additionally, it emphasizes the role of vitamins and minerals in maintaining health and preventing diseases.

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1. Components of Food Certain examples in favour of above


statement are
Worksheet-1 (i) Potato chips are tasty to eat, but not
Nutrients in Food nutritious as they contain huge amount
True/False of fat.
(ii) Green leafy vegetables either boiled or
1. (a) True (b) True (c) False
steamed are very nutritious, but are not
(d) False (e) True (f) True good in taste.
(g) False (h) True
2. Types Examples Source
Fill in the blanks (a) Starch, sugar Potato, Plants
1. (a) protein, calcium, vitamin-D Jaggery
(b) fats (c) vitamin-A (b) Animals proteins, Moong, egg Plants,
(d) Iron (e) proteins (f) phosphorus vegetable proteins animals

MCQs (c) Vitamins, minerals Liver oil, dairy Plants


products and
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (d) animals
Matching Type 3. Though water does not provide nutrients,
1. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii), (e)-(v) yet it is an important component of food
because it helps
Define the Terms
(i) to transport digested food to body
1. Nutrients Each food item is usually made up cells.
of one or more ingredients, which we get from
(ii) to absorb nutrients from the food.
plants or animals. These ingredients contain
some components that are needed our body (iii) to get rid of waste products from the
are called nutrients. body.
2. Dietary fibres The foods which contain fibre (iv) to control and regulate the body
matter is called dietary fibre. It is mainly temperature.
comprised by carbohydrates called cellulose Long Answer
present in plant cell wall. 1. (i) Starch can be tested by a simple test.
3. Minerals It is defined as the food component Take a small amount of food ingredient.
which are needed to build bones and teeth, Put 2-3 dilute drops of iodine solution
formation of blood, coagulation of blood and on it. Observe if there is any change in
functioning of muscles, etc. the colour of food material. If it turns
One Word Answer blue-black, then it contains starch.
1. Proteins 2. Roughage (ii) Fats can be tested by a simple test.
Take a small quantity ghee, butter, etc.,
3. Water 4. Milk
and put on brown paper, then rub on it.
Very Short Answer Hold this paper towards a source of
1. Carbohydrates 2. Starch and sugar light. A bright, greasy patch is seen on
paper. This confirms the presence of
Short Answer fat in the food item.
1. Tasty food is not always nutritious and
nutritious food may not always be tasty to eat.

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2. Minerals and vitamins are needed in very 2. Rice and pulses should not be washed
small quantity by our body. Yet these are repeatedly because it removes the essential
important part of balanced diet because ‘nutrients’ present in it, which is vital for
(i) Minerals are needed in our body for human health.
building bones and teeth (calcium and 3. Fat is important for good health but excess
phosphorus), formation of blood (iron), of it is bad for health because dietary fat
coagulation of blood and functioning of intake has to the increased risk of obesity.
muscles (calcium) and functioning of
Differentiate Between
thyroid gland.
(ii) Vitamins are necessary for good 1. Obesity Deficiency disease
eyesight (vitamin-A), growth (vitamin-B1), l
Obesity is a l
The disease which
Keeping teeth gums and joints healthy disease which is occurs due to lack of
(vitamin-C) and normal growth of bones caused by specific nutrients in
consuming fat our diet over a long
(vitamin-D).
rich foods. period of time.

Worksheet-2 l
Person l
Person becomes very
becomes fatty lean and thin.
Balanced Diet and Deficiency Diseases and overweight.

Fill in the Blanks


2. Scurvy Rickets
1. (a) food (b) obesity (c) fat l
Scurvy is a l
Rickets is a disease
(d) proteins (e) scurvy disease which is which is caused by
caused by deficiency of
True and False deficiency of vitamin-D.
(a) False (b) False (c) True vitamin-C.
(d) False (e) True l
It cause bleeding l
In rickets, bones
of gums. become bent and
MCQs brittle.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c)
Very Short Answer
Define the Terms 1. Vitamin-C
1. Balanced diet The diet that contains the 2. Swelling of face, stunted growth
proper amounts of all the nutrients required
for proper functioning. Short Answer Type
2. Deficiency disease The disease which 1. Vitamin-D, vitamin-B1 nutrients should eat so
occur due to lack of specific nutrients in our as to improve his health, if a small child has
diet over long period of time, are called becomes very thin and lean and gradually
deficiency disease. he has turned so weak that he can not move.
3. Beri-beri The disease which affects nervous 2. (a) Vitamin-A It causes loss of vision (night
system and caused due to the deficiency of blindness). Symptoms are poor vision
vitamin-B1. and loss of vision in darkness.
(b) Vitamin-B1 It causes beri-beri disease.
Give Reasons Symptoms include weak muscles and
1. People who eat sea food do not suffer from very little energy to work.
goitre because the nutritious present in sea (c) Vitamin-C It causes scurvy and
food are proteins, iodine, etc., and goitre is a symptoms includes bleeding of gums.
disease caused by the shortage of nutrition (d) Vitamin-D It causes rickets and symptoms
iodine which is present in a great includes bent and brittle bones.
quantity in sea food like fish, salt, etc.

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Long Answer Type 4. Copper sulphate solution can be prepared
1. As we can eat a balanced diet without by dissolving 2g of copper sulphate (CuSO 4 )
expensive food as in 100 mL of water.
(i) If we eat vegetables, groundnut, sprouted 5. Orange, guava, tomato, lemon and amla.
seeds, etc., in right proportions, so we
Short Answer Type I
can get balanced diet.
1. The presence of protein in a food item can
(ii) These food items are not very expensive
be checked by an experiment.
and available all over the market.
(i) Take a small quantity of meat or some dal.
2. (a) Mohan is suffering from night blindness.
(ii) Put some paste in clean test tube and
(b) The food component which may be
add few drops of water to it.
lacking in his diet is vitamin-A.
(iii) Shake the test tube and add few drops
(c) The food items that he should include in
of copper sulphate to it.
his diet to overcome the deficiency of
vitamin are carrot, papaya, milk, mango (iv) Very carefully add few drops of sodium
and fish oil. hydroxide solution.
(v) If the solution becomes purple, it shows
Summative Assessment the presence of proteins.
Based on complete chapter... 2. Four food items which are cheap but rich in
MCQs nutrients are milk, vegetables, groundnut,
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) whole grains.
4. (c) 5. (c) Short Answer Type II
Very Short Answer 1. (a) A is identified as sea food and ginger
1. Vitamin-C that are rich in iodine.
2. A meal should have different food items to B is identified as milk and egg that are
provide all the nutrients. rich in calcium.
3. Iodine (b) Refer to table in ans. 2.

2. Deficiency
Minerals Function(s) Symptoms
disease
(a) Calcium It is crucial nutrient which is Hypocalcaemia (i) Weak bones
necessary for the development (ii) Enlarged thyroid gland in
and maintenance of strong bones children called as cretinism.
and teeth.
(b) Iron (i) Iron is an essential element for Anaemia Weakness and lack of RBCs.
blood production. About 70% of
iron in blood is found in red blood
cells called as haemoglobin.
(ii) Haemoglobin is necessary for
transferring oxygen in body from
lungs to tissues.
(c) Iodine (i) Proper functioning of thyroid Goitre Glands in the neck appear
gland. swollen, mental disability in
children and retarded growth.
(ii) Normal body growth.

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Long Answer Matching Type
1. It is important to take balanced diet because 1. (a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)
it provides the body with all energy. It also
Fill in the Blanks
fulfill various nutrient requirements needed
for proper functioning. 1. (a) glass (b) metal
A balanced diet of a child is different from (c) Bucket (d) Knife
that grown up man. As a growing child 2. (a) Paper (b) calenders
needs more proteins in his diet than a grown (c) Shoes (d) buckets/lunch box
up man. A growing up child also needs
(e) Cotton
more minerals like calcium and phosphorus
for the formation of bones. Short Answer
2. The cooking improves the taste of food and 1. Classification of materials helps to identify
also makes it easier to digest. their difference easily.
Practices which lead to the loss of nutrients When they are classified, they are simply put
in food materials are as follows into a group with other similar things or
(i) Cooking the food at high temperature. objects.
(ii) Throwing away water in which food is 2. (a) Banana (long shape)
first boiled. (b) Chair (use for sitting while other things
Activity are study materials)
Across (c) Books (study material)
1. DEFICIENCY 2. STARCH (d) Toys (use to play)
3. RICKETS 4. BALANCED DIET Long Answer
5. SCURVY 6. GOITRE 1. Dividing things into groups make it easy
Down to examine their properties. It also
7. CARBOHYDRATES helps to observe any pattern in these
properties.
8. NUTRIENTS
e.g. by placing similar types of objects
9. ANAEMIA
together, we can locate them easily.
10. IRON
2. (a) Milaunium-Aluminium
11. BERI-BERI Aluminium is used in making electric
cables and utensils.
2. Sorting Materials into Groups
(b) Tcaslpi-Plastic
Worksheet-1 Plastic is used for making toys, pens and
Materials containers.
(c) Sockrnee-Kerosene
Very Short Answer
Used as fuel and solvent
1. Living things and non-living things.
(d) Gavnier-Vinegar
2. Wood, paper, leather and plastics.
Used as preservative and food
3. Plate, pen
ingredients
True/False
MCQs
1. (a) True (b) False
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d)
(c) True (d) True

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Worksheet-2 Matching Type
Properties of Materials 1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(v), (c)-(i), (d)-(vi), (e)-(ii), (f)-(iv)

Fill in the Blanks Define the Terms


1. (a) Hard (b) Insoluble 1. Material The matter of which an object is
made is called material.
(c) Soft (d) Insoluble
2. Density Density is the measurement of how
2. (a) Opaque (b) Floats tightly a material is packed together. It is
(c) Translucent defined as the mass per unit volume.
Differentiate Between Short Answer
1. A tumbler is not made with a piece of cloth
1. Soft materials Hard materials because we generally use a tumbler to keep
(i) Soft materials are Hard materials are a liquid. So, for a tumbler, we need glass,
easily compressed. not easily plastic, metals or other such materials that
compressed. will hold water.
(ii) Soft materials can Hard materials are 2. (a) The light of the torch passes through the
be scratched easily. difficult to scratch. palm but not clearly.
(iii) e.g. Cotton, sponge. e.g. Iron. (b) Generally, the palm of our hand is
opaque. However, when a beam of light is
passed through it, it becomes translucent.
2. Soluble Insoluble
substance substance Long Answer
(i) The substances (i) The substances 1.(a) Opaque materials The objects that do
which completely which do not not allow any light rays to travel through
disappear or dissolved or them are opaque materials. e.g. bricks,
dissolved in water disappear in walls, books, trees etc.
are called soluble water are called
substances. insoluble (b) Transparent materials The objects that
substances. allow all light rays to travel through them
are called transparent materials, e.g. air,
(ii) e.g. Vinegar in (ii) e.g. Mustard oil in
water, diamond, lens, etc.
water. water.
(c) Translucent material The materials
Very Short Answer through which objects can be seen but
not clearly are known as translucent
1. Glass bowl – P
materials. e.g. clear plastics, frosted
Plastic toy – glass etc.
Cotton shirt
2. Every living being need oxygen to breathe.
Diamond ring – P
Just like human being and animals,
Steel spoon – P similarly aquatic animals need dissolved
2. Vinegar – P oxygen too.
Lemon juice – P The plants and animals which live in water
Mustard oil – O use the oxygen dissolved in water for
Coconut oil – O respiration.
Kerosene – O Thus, it is very important for the survival of
animals and plants that live in water.
True/False
1. (a) True (b) True (c) True MCQs

(d) True (e) True (f) False 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c)

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Summative Assessment materials allow almost all the light to pass
through them due to which the object or
Based on Complete Chapter… person behind them can be seen clearly.
MCQs 2. When iron comes into contact with air and
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c) water, it rusts and the surface loses shiny
appearance.
Very Short Answer
If the iron rod is rubbed with sand paper,
1. (a) Cotton (soft material) then the layer of rust is removed and it
(b) Beaker (made up of glass) becomes lustrous i.e., shiny again.
2. Nylon, leather, rubber, jute. Long Answer
3. Any juice, coffee or tea, salt water. 1. Mohan was able to see cricket match
4. Due to the action of air and moisture present through a window because the window
in air, some metals often lose their shine and glass is transparent in nature. Transparent
appear dull. objects allow all the light rays to pass
5. Raveena will get solution as honey get through them completely.
dissolved in water whereas red chilli powder, Due to this he was able to see through the
butter and petrol will float on water. transparent objects clearly.
Short Answer Type I 2. The objects which are lighter in weight
floats on water, e.g. dried leaves fallen on
1. Difference between good and bad
the surface of a pond, oil droplets on water
conductors of heat are as follows:
etc.
Good The objects which are heavier in weight,
Bad Conductors
Conductors sinks in water. For example, stone thrown in
(i) Materials that allow Materials that do not a pond, needle, nail etc.
heat to pass conduct heat easily are
through them easily called bad conductors Activity 1
are called good of heat. They are also COAL, STONE, COIN, PENCIL, ERASER
conductors of heat. known as insulators
of heat. Activity 2
(ii) e.g. Silver, copper, e.g. Wood, plastic etc. 1. WATER 2. LAYER 3. GASES 4. OXYGEN
iron etc.

2. Difference between transparent and 3. Separation of Substances


translucent objects are as follows
Transparent Translucent Worksheet-1
Methods of Separation: Separating
(i) The objects which The objects which
allows light to pass allows light to pass Solids from Other Solids
through them through them
MCQs
completely are called partially are called
transparent objects. translucent objects. 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b)
(ii) e.g. Air, glass, water e.g. Clear plastics, True/False
etc. tracing paper etc. 1. (a) True (b) False (c) True (d) True
(e) False (f) True
Short Answer Type II
1. Shikha’s brother will easily locate her as she Matching Type
was hiding herself behind a glass door 1. (a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(i)
which is a transparent material. Transparent

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Define the terms (d) True (e) True (f) False
1. Handpicking This method is used for Fill in the Blanks
separating slightly larger sized impurities
1. (a) filtration (b) evaporation
like the pieces of dirt, stone and husk from
wheat, rice or pulses by hand. (c) liquid (d) saturated (e) less
2. Winnowing It is used for separating grains Define the Terms
from husk. In this method, heavier and 1. Sedimentation When the heavier component
lighter components of a mixture are in a mixture settles after water is added to it,
separated by wind. the process is called sedimentation.
3. Sieving It is used to separate those solid 2. Decantation The process of removing water
mixtures which have components of from a solution containing soil and water
different sizes. along with the dust is called decantation.
4. Threshing The process that is used to 3. Filtration The process of removing insoluble
separate grains from the harvested stalks is solids from a liquid by using a filter paper is
called threshing. called filtration.
Very Short Answer 4. Condensation The process of conversion of
1. Sieving water vapours into its liquid form is called
condensation.
2. No, we can not separate a mixture of salt
and sand by hand-picking. They can be 5. Evaporation The process of conversion of
separated by the process of evaporation. water into its vapours is called evaporation.
3. Churning Short Answer
4. Rice and stones 1. Ravi would win the game because if the
Short Answer saturated solution of a substance is heated to
a higher temperature, then the solubility of a
1. Churning is used by Arjun because it is the
substance increases and more of the
traditional method of separating butter from
substance can be dissolved in it.
milk or cream. Churning the curd will
separate out the butter and it can be 2. The two processes are evaporation and
removed. The remaining lassi will contain condensation. Evaporation is the process in
less fat content. which water is converted into its vapour and
condensation is the process which converts
2. (a) Sieving (b) Winnowing
water vapour into its liquid form.
(c) Threshing (d) Hand-picking
Long Answer
Worksheet-2 1. (a) If the saturated solution of a substance in
Separating Insoluble Solids from water is heated to a higher temperature,
Liquids then the solubility of substance increases
and more of substance can be dissolved
Very Short Answer in it. e.g. If sugar is dissolved in hot or
1. Decantation 2. Decantation warm water, it will dissolve rapidly.
3. Insoluble solids/impurities are separated by (b) If the saturated solution of a substance in
filtration method from a liquid. water is cooled to a lower temperature,
4. A saturated solution is that solution in which then the solubility of substance decreases
no more of that substance can be dissolved. and some of the dissolved substance will
separate out in the form of solid crystals.
True/False
e.g. If sugar is dissolved in cold water, it
1. (a) False (b) False (c) True will dissolve less and slowly.

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2. Sea-water is trapped in shallow pits and 2. The sieving of wheat flour for making
allowed to stand there. Water gets heated by chapattis (roti).
sunlight and slowly turns into water vapours, 3. A piece of muslin cloth, strainer, wire-mesh,
through evaporation. In a few days, the sand.
water evaporates completely leaving behind
4. Magnetic separation
the solid salts. Common salt is then
obtained from this mixture of salts by further 5. Yes, water can dissolve in liquids such as
purification. alcohol, milk. It can also dissolve in gases
such as oxygen, nitrogen etc.
3. Firstly, Sarika can filter the muddy water with
the help of a muslin cloth. Now, she has to Short Answer Type I
tie the piece of alum with a thread and put it 1. A sieve is a shallow vessel having small
in the beaker of muddy water. holes at its bottom. Sieving of flour is
Then leave the water undisturbed for some important to remove the stalk and husk of
time. After resting for a while, the clay flour from it so as to obtain fine flour for
particles becomes quite heavy as the making chapattis.
particles of dissolved alum gets deposited 2. Jewellers separate the pearls of different
on them and finally they settle down at the sizes by the method of sieving. Pearls which
bottom. The water at the top becomes clear are small in size will pass through the small
and can be drained off. pores of the sieve. The larger pearls will be
Now she has to boil the discarded water for left behind on the sieve.
10 minutes in covered pan with lid and
making it cool down followed by filtering the Short Answer Type II
water. Finally, the water will be purified that 1. The procedure for determining whether a
will make it fit for drinking. bottle contains either salt or chalk without
4. (a) The diagram shows that the sea-water is tasting is to dissolve it in water. Salt is
trapped in shallow pits. soluble in water but chalk is not. So, if you
add salt to water, it will dissolve and form a
(b) The process is called evaporation in clear liquid.
which the sea water is trapped in shallow
pits and allowed to stand there. The heat However, chalk will not dissolve in water and
of sun gradually evaporates water in the the chalk dust remains in the water.
shallow pits and salt is left behind as a
2. Evaporation Filtration
solid.
(c) Common salt is obtained from this (a) The changing of a The process of
liquid into vapours is removing insoluble
process. called evaporation. solids from a liquid by
MCQs using a filter paper is
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) known as filtration.
(b) Evaporation is used Filtration is used for
Summative Assessment to obtain a solid separating insoluble
Based on Complete Chapter… substance that has substances from a
dissolved in water. liquid.
MCQs
(c) Example The Example A mixture
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c)
common salt of chalk and water is
5. (c) dissolved in water is separated by filtration.
separated by the
Very Short Answer process of
1. Decantation evaporation.

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Long Answer Matching Type
1. (a) Winnowing is used to separate lighter and 1. (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
heavier components of a mixture by wind
True/False
or by blowing air.
1. (a) True (b) True (c) False
(b) Sieving is used to separate the coarse
particles of flour (wheat bran) from wheat (d) True (e) True (f) False
flour. (g) True
(c) Hand-picking Fill in the Blanks
(d) Evaporation 1. (a) Climber (b) creeper
2. A mixture is made up of two (or more) pure (c) narrow tubes (d) midrib
substances. (e) different (f) shrub, herb
(a) A mixture of chalk and water, sugar and
Define the Terms
water, salt and water, sand and water.
(b) Fog, coca-cola, deodrant. 1. Conduction The process of transportation
of water and salts through stem of plants is
(c) A mixture of sand and iron fillings, sugar
called conduction.
and sand, salt and sugar, iron filings and
sulphur. 2. Lateral roots The primary roots which
have small root lets or root hair on its sides
(d) A mixture of milk and water, lemon juice
is called lateral root. For example, rose,
and water, alcohol and water.
pea and gram.
Activity 1
3. Venation The arrangement of veins on a
happy, sun, threshed, winnowed, handpicked, leaf is called venation.
sieved
4. Weeds The unwanted plants that grow in
The wheat flour which the farmer produced the fields with the main crops or in their
was in good quantity and without any surroundings are called weeds.
impurities like stones, husk, etc. It was
because he used proper separation methods One Word Answer
to separate the impurities from the wheat. 1. Lamina
That’s why, the farmer and his wife got good 2. Petiole
price for the flour.
3. Veins
Activity 2
4. Midrib
1. JUICES 2. PULP
Differentiate Between
3. FILTRATION 4. HOMES
1. Parallel venation Reticulate venation
4. Getting to Know Plants l
When vein run l
When the leaf has
parallel to each a main vein
other from petiole running through
Worksheet-1 to tip of leaf is the centre gives
Types of Plants and Functions of Stem, called parallel rise to several
venation. veinlets is called
Leaf and Root reticulate venation.
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) l
Leaves with parallel l
Leaves with
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) venation include reticulate venation
grasses, cereals include fig, mango
4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (b) and banana. and Hibiscus.

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2. Tap root Fibrous root vapours is called prepare food in the
transpiration. presence of
l
When the root grow l
In fibrous root, the sunlight and chlorophyll
as thick primary root is short lived is
root in vertically and many root called
down direction and arises as tuft from photosynthesis.
gives off small the base of the l
Water evaporates l
Food is
lateral roots is stem. through stomata. synthesised
called tap root. in chloroplast.
l
Such root system is l
Such root system is
seen in rose, pea, seen in grass,
dahlia and gram. maize, wheat and 5. Creepers Climbers
rice. l
The weak stem of l
The plants that have
those plants that weak stems and
3. Stem Leaves cannot stand take support of their
l
Stem is the main l
Leaves arise from upright but surroundings
part of the shoot stem part called spread on the structure such as
system. node. ground is called trees, walls,
creepers. railings,
l
Stem plays an l
Leaves play etc. are called
important role in important role in climbers.
transportation of photosynthesis. l
Examples include l
Examples of climber
food to all parts
pumpkin, include money plant
from roots.
watermelon and and pea plant.
cucumber.
4. Transpiration Photosynthesis
Very Short Answer
l
The loss of water l
The process by 1. Food is stored in the form of starch in leaves.
from the aerial which plants use
parts of the plant carbon dioxide 2. Reticulate venation.
in the form of and water to

Short Answer
1.
S.No. Features Herbs Shrubs Trees
(a) Size Short plants with height Medium-sized plants with Tallest plants height more
less than 1m height around 1-3m than 3-4m
(b) Nature of Stem Green and tender Hard and woody stem, not Thick hard and brown
stem, has a few very thick stem.
branches
(c) Examples Mint, tomato and Lemon, rose and Hibiscus Neem, mango and banyan.
spinach

2. (a) Veinlets in the leaves to be appeared red in colour on observation.


(b) From this activity, we see that the stem helps in upward movement of water to the leaves and
flowers.

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Long Answer Very Short Answer
1. (a) The process demonstrated in the activity is 1. Sepals ® Petals ® Stamens ® Pistil
transpiration. 2. Marigold, sunflower and Chrysanthemum
(b) The activity will show best results on a bright
Short Answer
sunny day because transpiration will be
maximum in sunlight. 1. While choosing a flowers to study, one
should avoid marigold, Chrysanthemum or
(c) After a few hours of setting up activity, one
sunflower. This is because they are
can observe small droplets of water inside
not single flower but consist group of
the polythene bag.
flowers.
(d) A major precaution one must take while
performing activity is the polythene bag 2. A complete flower is one which contains all
should be cleaned and its mouth should be the reproductive (stamen and pistil) and
sealed properly. Also, the twig should be non-reproductive (petal and sepal) parts.
fresh with 10-12 leaves. Examples include Hibiscus, rose, pea plants
and tulips.
Worksheet-2 3.
Structure and Functions of Flower Stamen Pistil
MCQs 1. It is male reproductive It is the female
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) part of plant. reproductive part of
plant.
Fill in the blanks
2. It contains pollen It contains stigma,
1. (a) petals (b) pistil (c) filament consisting of anther style and ovary
(d) anther (e) male (f) pistil and filament.

(g) ovary (h) ovules 3. It produces pollen It produces ovules.


grains.
True/False
4. It occurs outside the It is present in the
1. (a) False (b) True (c) True pistil. centre of the flower.
(d) True (e) True
Long Answer
Matching Type
1.
Stigma
Stamens
1. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(v), (d)-(iii), (e)-(iv) Anther
Style Filament
Define the Terms Pistil
Petal
1. Bud The part of the plant from which leaf,
shoot or flower arises is known as bud. Ovary Sepal
2. Sepals The small green coloured leaf-like
structures below the whorl seen in flowers
are called sepals. Functions of flower parts
3. Petals The big coloured leaf-like (i) Petal This is a bright coloured part that
structures seen in flowers are called attract bees, insects and birds for pollination
petals. These are mostly bright in colour to (ii) Sepal Sepal is a green-coloured part beneath
attract insects, animals and even human the petals which protect rising buds.
beings.

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(iii) Stamen This is a male reproductive part (i) It carries water and minerals from the
of flower that produce pollen grains by roots to the leaves and other parts of
another. plant in upward direction.
(iv) Pistil This is a female part the plant which (ii) It takes the prepared food by the leaves to
produces seeds and fruits on ripening. other parts fo the plant.

Summative Assessment Long Answer


1. Parts of plants are labelled as follows.
Based on complete chapter...
(c) Flower
MCQs
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (a)
(d) Stem
4. (a) 5. (b)
Very Short Answer (b) Leaf
1. (a) Herb
(b) Root : Absorption of water and minerals (a) Root
is another function.
2. Photosynthesis
3. Reticulate venation Functions of parts of a plant are
4. Four herbs include tomato, fennel, lemon (a) Roots helps in anchor of water to whole
grass and garlic plant.
5. Root (b) Leaves play important role in transpiration.

Short Answer Type I


(c) Flowers attract honeybees for nectar.

1. Figure ‘B’ i.e. tap root can be easily (d) Stem helps in upward movement of water.
separated from the soil. The main root grows 2. The significant role played by plants in
vertically downward and secondary roots environment are
arise from it. (i) They balance the environment by
2. Arjun did not get the expected results in his release of oxygen and absorbing
experiment because he missed an important carbondioxide.
step in the procedure. (ii) Plants prevent soil erosion.
He did not boiled the leaf in spirit to remove
chlorophyll. It is necessary step because it Activity-1
interferes in test with starch.
Across
Short Answer Type II 1. CONDUCTION 3. PETIOLE
1. No, a leaf from a potted plant kept in dark 5. ANTHER
will not turn blue-black when tested for the
presence of starch. This is because all the Down
stored starch would have been used up by 1. CREEPERS 2. OVARY 4. LAMINA
the plant as no fresh starch would be
synthesised due to non-availability of Activity-2
sunlight. (i) ANTHER
2. Yes, the stem of a plant can be (ii) SEPALS
compared with a street with two ways traffic
(iii) LATERAL ROOTS
because
(iv) LEAF

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Rib cage bones Backbone is made
5. Body Movements l

are 12 in number,
l

up of 33 bones
Worksheet-1 where 8-12 joined together.
numbered bones
Human Body and its Movements are called false
ribs.
MCQs
l
Rib cage l
Backbone protects
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) safeguards the the spinal cord and
4. (b) 5. (a) heart and lungs. support body to sit,
stand, walk, twist
Define the Terms and bend.
1. Bones The hard structural tissues which
give shape to our body are called bones. 2. Shoulder bone Pelvic bone
2. Joints The place where two or more bones l
It is skeleton l
It is a skeleton
are joined together in a skeleton that permits support form in support form where
movement called joints. which forelimbs the hind limbs of
of vertebrates are vertebrate are
3. Cartilage At some places in the skeleton
attached. attached.
there is material which is not hard as bones
and can be bend known as cartilage.
l
It is composed of l
It is composed of hip
two bones bones and thigh
4. Cavity The hallow space in the bone is namely, or collar bones.
called cavity. bones and or
5. Muscle It is the fibrous tissue in the body shoulder blade.
that has ability to contract and relax. l
It helps to move l
It helps to move our
our arm, and leg, trunk, etc.
Fill in the blanks support neck.
1. (a) bones (b) joints
(c) cartilage (d) shape Very Short Answer

(e) movement (f) internal organs 1. (a) Ball and socket joint (b) Pivot joint
(g) contraction (h) relaxation (c) Hinge joint (d) Hinge joint
(i) muscles 2. If our backbone is made up of one single
bone, then we will be stiff-like a scarecrow.
Matching Type We would not able to bend, twist, like normal
1. (a)-III-(iii); (b)-II-(i); (c)-I-(ii) human beings.

True/False Short Answer


1. (a) True (b) False (c) True
1. Immovable Partially
(d) False (e) True (f) False Movable
movable
(g) True l
The joints The joints The joints that
Differentiate Between which that permits help in the
cannot be small amount movement of
1. Rib cage Backbone moved in of restricted our body.
any movement.
l
A pair of bones l
It is present at the direction.
are attached to backside of the
the vertebral and body. l
Examples Example Examples are
sternum is called are skull includes knee shoulder, elbow
rib cage. and pelvic joint. and wrist joints.
girdle.

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2. (a) The given photograph is captured by Fill in the Blanks
X-ray machine. 1. (a) backbone (b) skeleton (c) jerks
(b) The use of X-ray machine is to find out (d) hind (e) shell (f) streamlined
about any possible injury that might have
(g) Aristotle
happened to the bones. The X-rays
show the shapes of the bones in our Matching Type
bodies. 1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(v), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii), (e)-(i)
3. Elbow and knee are not made up of a single
Very Short Answer
bone rather they are made up of two or more
bones which are joined to each other by a 1. Breast muscles
hinge joint. The joints along with the muscles 2. An earthworm
helps us to bend the elbow and knee.
Short Answer
Long Answer 1. Move with legs—Birds, cockroach
1. Muscles work in pairs. When one of them Move without legs—Earthworm, snail
contracts, the bone is pulled in that direction.
2. (a) Snail The snail move in wavy motion with
The other muscle of the pair relaxes.
the help of muscles called foot.
To move the bone in opposite direction, the
(b) Cockroach The cockroach move
relaxed muscle contracts to pull the bone
through pair of legs present at breast
towards its original position, while the first
region. It has also a pair of wings to fly
relax. Thus, two muscles have to work
that are attached to breast.
together to move a bone.
(c) Fishes The fishes have streamlined
2. (a) Figure A is to be identified as pelvic
body. The strong muscles and fins
bones. It encloses the portion of our
present in their body that helps them
body below the stomach. This is the part
move in a water.
which helps us to sit.
(d) Snakes The snake has long backbone
(b) Figure B is to be identified as backbone.
and many thin muscles. They are
It is made up of many small bones called
connected to each other that helps it to
vertebrae. The backbone consists of 33
move by forming loops.
vertebrae. The ribcage is joined to these
bones. Long Answer
(c) Figure C is to be identified as bones of 1. The main adaptation which have been made
hands which include wrist, palm, finger in the body of birds by nature to enable
and thumb. These are 27 in number. them to move or fly are following.
(i) Their forelimbs are modified to form
Worksheet-2 wings for flying.
Gait of Animals (ii) Their flight feathers provide a large flat
MCQs
surface which is light but strong in
nature.
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d)
(iii) Their bones are hallow and light.
4. (d) 5. (a)
(iv) Their bodies are streamlined and
True/False extremely light.
1. (a) True (b) True (c) True (v) They have powerful flight muscles.
(d) True (e) False (f) False 2. The given figure is to be identified as
(g) True earthworm.

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(i) The earthworm does not have any (c) Rib cage It protects important organs
internal skeleton. The body is made up of such as the heart and lungs as well as
many circular rings joined end to end parts of stomach.
each. It has muscles which help to 2. (a) The fins in fishes help to keep the
extend and shortened the body. balance of the body and to keep
(ii) On the skin of earthworm, a large number direction, while swimming.
of tiny bristles (at lower side) are present (b) Vertebrates—Snakes, birds
that helps it to get a good grip on ground.
Invertebrates—Earthworm, snail
(iii) Repeated extension and contraction of
the body muscles enables the earthworm Long Answer
to move in the soil. 1. Animals need locomotion in the search of
food, a better shelter and protection from
Summative Assessment their predators.
Based on complete chapter.... The different types of movements are
present in animals like walking, crawling,
MCQs flying and slide pushing, for example
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) earthworm uses its internal muscles to move
4. (d) 5. (c) forward in soil.
2. (a) A snake form loops in its body while
Very Short Answer
slithering. Each loop of the snake gives it
1. Ball and socket forward push by pressing against the
2. Bones ground.
3. Upper jaw and skull The snake with a large number of loops
4. Muscles will move much faster than the snake
with lesser number of loops.
5. Ribs
Thus, the snake A will move faster than
Short Answer Type I snake B as we can see that loops in
1. (a) Duck—flying, walking, swimming snake A are more than in snake B.
(b) Horse—running, walking (b) The doctor has detected the fracture by
(c) Kangaroo—jumping, walking taking photographs i.e. X-ray images.
This shows us the images and shapes of
(d) Earthworm—creeping and crawling different bones present in our body.
2. (a) Cockroach—Exoskeleton
Activity-1 (Jumbled Word)
(b) Humans—Endoskeleton
(a) bones (b) movement
Short Answer Type II
(c) contraction (d) muscle
1. (a) Skeleton
(e) cartilage (f) slither
(i) It forms the network of our body,
(g) internal organs (h) relaxation
provides shape and support, and also
holds the body upright. Activity-2 (Word Identification)
(ii) It protects the internal organs of our (a) S K U L L
body.
(b) H E A R T
(b) Skull
(c) E A R T H W O R M
(i) It protects the brain.
(d) P I V O T A L
(ii) The skull also protects eye orbits.

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6. The Living Organisms and 2. Adaptation Acclimatisation
Their Surroundings l
It is a long-term It is a short term rapid
permanent temporary adjustment
adjustment of a of an organism to a
Worksheet-1 group of organisms changing
Organisms and the Surroundings to a changing environment.
Where They Live environment.

MCQs
l
Takes place over Occurs within the left
many generations. time of an organism.
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b)
4. (c) 5. (a) Very Short Answer
Fill in the blanks 1. Gills present in the fishes help them to take
1. (a) abiotic (b) water (c) Adaptations in dissolved oxygen from water.
(d) terrestrial (e) needle-like 2. The adaptation which helps hilly area plants
True/False to bear high speed winds and cold.
1. (a) True (b) True (c) True Short Answer
(d) True (e) False 1. (a) Submerged leaves can bend in flowing
Matching Type water because these plants have special
1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(v), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i), (e)-(vi), (f)-(ii) type of shape i.e., long narrow and
ribbon-shaped leaves. This structure
Define the Terms helps them to tolerate water current
1. Organisms It is defined as living things without getting harmed.
which have organised structures, can react (b) Leaves can float on the surface of water
to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and adapt are because aquatic plant’s leaves are long,
called organisms. soft, hollow and light which given them
2. Prey An animal that is hunted to and killed buoyance and allow to float on surface of
by other animal (predator) for food is called water.
a prey. Example includes deer is hunted and 2. A hole that is present on the top of the head
killed by lion for food. of dolphin or whale which is used for
3. Predator An organism that hunts and kills breathing is called blowhole.
other small organisms for food. Predators can
Long Answer
be carnivores and omnivores. Lions, sharks,
tigers all are the examples of predator. 1. Habitat Animal Adaptive Feature
Differentiate Between Desert Rat Survives by living in
burrows which protect
1. Terrestrial Habitat Aquatic Habitat it from intense heat
during day.
l
A wide variety of A wide variety of flora
plants and and fauna live in water Mountain Snow It has thick fur on its
animals live on known as aquatic region Leopard body that keep warm
land known as habitat. during winter.
terrestrial habitat. Ocean Octopus Assumes streamlined
l
Terrestrial habitat Aquatic habitat include shape that helps in
include desert, ponds, lakes, rivers swimming.
forest, deers, and oceans, etc. Grass lands Lion It has long, strong and
humans, sharp claws in its front
elephants, etc. legs to catch its prey.

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Ponds and Frog l
It has strong hind Worksheet-2
Lakes legs for leaping
and catching its Characteristics of Living Beings
prey on land.
MCQs
l
It has webbed
back feet which 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (d)
helps to swim in
Fill in the Blanks
water.
1. (a) Plants (b) reproduction (c) leaves
2. Animal Habitat (d) Respiration (e) Oxygen (f) food
(g) secretions
(a) Lion (i) Lives on grassland
(ii) Feeds on smaller animals
True/False
1. (a) True (b)True (c) False (d) True
(b) Snow (i) Lives in cold
Leopard environment. (e) False (f) False (g) True

(ii) Inhabits rocky mountains Define the Terms


(c) Penguin Lives in ocean 1. Excretion The process of getting rid of
wastes by organisms is known as excretion.
(d) Frog Lives in aquatic habitat
mainly in pond
2. Respiration It is defined as the chemical
process in which food taken by an organism
(e) Rat Lives in desert under combines with oxygen to release energy.
deep burrows.
3. Reproduction The process by which living
3. A prey is an organism that is hunted and organisms produce new members of their
killed by other animals. On the other hand, species is called reproduction.
an organism that hunt and kill other smaller 4. Movement It is defined as the living things
organisms for food. move by themselves (without external help).
The adaptation of deer and lion in grassland 5. Stimulus When all the living things respond
is as follows to changes around them is called stimulus.
(a) Deer 6. Growth The process in which young ones of
all living things (plant and animals) grow and
(i) The eyes on the sides of the head
become bigger in size with passing of time.
enables the deer to see in all
directions at the same time. Differentiate Between
(ii) The deer has long ears to hear
1. Living things Non-living things
movements of predators.
1. Things that have life Things that do not
(iii) The deer has strong teeth for
are called living have life are called
chewing hard plants, stems of the things. non-living things.
forest.
2. Living things can Non-living things
(b) Lion grow, move, respire cannot grow, move,
(i) The eyes in front of its head enables and excrete. respire, excrete.
lion to have correct idea of the 3. They respond to They do not respond
location of its prey-like deer. external stimulus. to external stimulus.
(ii) The lion has long, strong claws in its 4. Example : Animals, For example : Car,
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2. Breathing Respiration Summative Assessment
1. The process of The process of Based on complete chapter....
inhalation and breaking down of
exhalation of air in glucose to produce MCQs
and out from lungs. energy is called 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d)
respiration.
4. (c) 5. (a)
2. Takes place in the Takes place inside
lungs. the cells. Very Short Answer

3. It is a physical It is biochemical 1. Photosynthesis 2. Reproduction


process. process. 3. Locomotion 4. Carbon dioxide
4. Few organs take part Almost each and 5. Bud
in process of every organ takes
breathing. part in respiration. Short Answer Type I
1. The leaves in desert plants are either absent,
Very Short Answer very small or present in the form of spines.
1. Yes, e.g., by buds in potato, by cutting in This helps in reducing the loss of water from
jasmine, etc. the leaves through transpiration. Since,
2. Reproduction leads to production of more desert plants lose very little water through
individuals of an organism thus, ensuring transpiration, they can survive in stored
continuity of species on Earth. water for a long time.
Short Answer 2. (a) In desert, camels have long legs which
help to keep their body away from the
1. Respiration is necessary for all living
hot sand in the desert.
organisms because it releases energy by
breaking the food. When we breathe out, we (b) In water, frogs have strong back legs for
expel the air which is inhaled. Breathing is a jumping and catching their prey. They
part of a process called respiration. In have webbed feet which help them swim
respiration, some of oxygen of the air we in water.
breathe in and carbon dioxide is breathe out
Short Answer Type II
from the body.
1. The place (or surroundings) where a plant or
2. (a) Cats and dogs, etc give birth to young
animal lives is called its habitat.
ones.
(b) Sparrow, crow and hens, etc reproduce Habitats have mainly two types of
through hatching of their eggs. components, are biotic and abiotic.
Long Answer (i) The living things in a habitat are its biotic
components. For example, plants,
1. Plants do not show the movement shown by
animals where they move from one place to animals and microorganisms.
another. Movement of plants towards (ii) The non-living things in a habitat are its
the light, blooming of flowers, movement of abiotic components. For example, soil,
root towards the soil during germination, rock, air and water.
opening and closing of stomata are the 2. (a) Desert plant
examples that show the movement of plants.
(b) Aquatic plant
2. If we move from a dark place into bright
sunlight suddenly, then our eyes shut (c) Mountainous plant
themselves automatically for a moment. (d) Mountainous plant
In this case, bright light is stimulus and we (e) Desert plant
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Long Answer MCQs
1. A car though moves but it is not considered 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a)
as a living organism because of the 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a)
following reasons:
Define the Terms
(i) Living organisms have the ability to move
on their own, whereas a car moves by 1. Unit The known quantity which is used in
the burning of fuels-like diesel and petrol. measurement is called a unit.
2. A yard A yard was measured by the
(ii) Like all living organisms, a car does not
distance between end of the outstretched
show any other living characteristics like
arm and their chin.
respiration, digestion, reproduction or
growth. Give Reasons
2. The adaptive features of a lion that help it in 1. Handspan can’t be used as a standard unit
hunting are as follows: of length because their size vary from
(i) The lion has long, strong and sharp person to person.
claws in its front legs to catch its prey. 2. Cubit can’t be used as a standard unit of
(ii) The lion has eyes in front of its head length because their size vary from person
which enable it to have a correct idea of to person.
the location of its prey. This helps it in 3. The distance between New Delhi and Patna
catching the prey. can’t be measured in millimetres because
(iii) The lion is light brown in colour that helps the distance between two cities is too much
it to hide in dry grasslands when it hunt and it needs to be measured in kilometers.
for prey. Differentiate Between
Activity (Jumbled Word) 1. Foot and Handspan is the measurement of
1. (a) ADAPTATION (b) EXCRETION an object using a length of foot.
Handspan is the maximum distance
(c) STIMULI (d) REPRODUCTION
between the thumb and the little finger when
(e) COASTAL REGION (f) SQUID stretched.
2. Metre and kilometre Metres and kilometres
7. Motion and Measurement are used to measure the length or distance.
The kilometer is unit of length in the metric
of Distance system equivalent to one thousand metres.
Worksheet-1 Thus, one metre is equivalent to 1/1000
kilometre. Metres are denoted by ‘m’,
Transport and Measurement whereas kilometres are denoted by ‘km’.
Fill in the Blanks
Very Short Answer
1. (a) unknown, unit (b) cubit 1. SI unit is stand for the international system of
(c) metre (m) (d) two units.
True/False 2. It means that the table is 3 metres long.
1. (a) True(b) True (c) False (d) True 3. One millimetre is the smallest length which
(e) True (f) True (g) False (h) False can be measured accurately by using a
metre scale.
Matching Type 4. Centimetre (cm) and metre (m).
1. (a)-(v) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(vi) (e)-(vii) 5. It is difficult to measure a zig-zag line with
(f)-(ii) (g)-(viii) (h)-(ix) (i)-(i) the help of a metre scale, so this type of
(j)-(xi) (k)-(x) measurement is being done by using thread.

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6. A measuring tape will be the best (c) rectilinear (d) straight line (e) circular
measuring scale to measure the chest size. (f) periodic (g) Oscillatory
7. (a) Diameter tape or D-tape.
True/False
(b) Measuring tape.
1. (a) False (b) False (c) True
Short Answer (d) True (e) True
1. The length of the foot used varied slightly
Define the Terms
from region to region. Hence, it cannot be
used as a standard unit of length. 1. Periodic motion The motion which repeats
itself after a regular interval of time is known
2. 7 is number and arm length is the unit.
as periodic motion.
3. To measure the length of bars of grille,
Example Motion of a simple pendulum.
straight part of iron bar is measured directly
with measuring tape and curved part. It first 2. Rectilinear motion A body is said to be
measured with thread, then after measuring possessed rectilinear motion, if it moves in a
tape is used to measure the length of thread. straight line or straight path without
changing its direction of motion.
Long Answer
Example Vehicle running on straight road.
1. The reasons may be as follows
Very Short Answer
(i) Their scales of measurement may not be
standard or they may be using different 1. Due to the changing position of hour hand of
scales of measurement. a wall clock, it always be in motion.
(ii) The length of the scale may not be 2. The odd one is motion of a pendulum
proper, i.e. the length of scale may be because the motion of car, aeroplane and
shorter than the length they want to ball are in straight motion they have different
measure. velocity and time but pendulum have same
time and velocity.
(iii) There may be some errors in the scale
which they are using or they may not be 3. The wheel of bicycle exhibits
using the correct method of observing rotational motion which is termed as
the scale. rolling motion.
2. Some precautions must be taken while 4. (a) Periodic motion (b) Circular motion
using a metre scale to measure the length of (c) Periodic motion (d) Periodic motion
an object (e) Circular motion (f) Circular motion
(i) Our eye should be vertically above the Short Answer
point, where the measurement is to be
1. If I am in a bus, then I am in rest with respect
taken.
to the bus and in motion with respect to the
(ii) For proper measurement, keep the objects outside.
ruler exactly along the length, for the
2. Difference between the circular motion and
measurement.
periodic motion.
Worksheet-2 Circular Motion
Types of Motion (i) A boy is said to be possessed circular
motion if it moves around a fixed point
MCQs
making equal distance from that point at
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c) any instance in its motion.
Fill in the Blanks (ii) e.g. The rotation of moon around the
1. (a) straight line (b) motion earth.

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Periodic Motion 2. Express
(i) The motion which repeats itself after a (a) 3 m as mm — 3000 mm
regular interval of time is known as (b) 5 km as cm — 500000 cm
periodic motion.
3. (a) Vehicle running on straight road.
(ii) e.g. The motion of a simple pendulum.
(b) Running of athlete in circular track.
3. Moving objects Minute hand of clock, flying
4. Rectilinear Motion
bird.
Stationary objects 5. Standard Unit
House top, Clock, Table A standard unit is a globally accepted
system of measurement.
Long Answer
Short Answer Type I
1. An object is said to be in motion if it
changes its position with time, with respect 1. The word oscillatory refers to something that
to its surroundings. moves back and forth repeatedly.
e.g A boy is running is said to be in motion. The word periodic refers to something that
repeats after a regular amount of time. The
Type of Motion
motion of planets around the sun is always
(i) Rectilinear motion (ii) Circular motion periodic but not oscillatory. The motion of
(iii) Rotational motion (iv) Periodic motion the pendulum of a clock is periodic as well
2. (a) Rectilinear motion The handle of bicycle as oscillatory.
will always move in rectilinear path 2. No, measuring the diameter of a spherical
because it cannot do circular or rotatory object with a metre scale is not possible.
motion.
Short Answer Type II
(b) Circular motion The paddles of bicycle
1. Invention of wheel revolutionized the mode
will always move circularly around its
of transport.
chain fixing system because it cannot
move in forward direction without the 2. Sam will measure it most accurately
whole chain system. because of the following reasons.
(c) Both rectilinear and circular The wheels (i) Length 2 m which he wants to measure
of bicycle will move in rectilinear as well can be measured using this scale only in
as in circular motion because the wheel a single attempt.
as a whole will move forward and its (ii) This scale is standard scale and will
point or particles around the rim will measure the correct measurements.
execute circular motion. Other scales given are either
non-standard or having the length less
Summative Assessment than the length we want to measure.
Based on Complete Chapter… Long Answer
MCQs 1. Standard unit of measurement provides a
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b) reference point by which objects of weight,
length or capacity can be described.
Very Short Answer
Standard units are the units used all over the
1. (a) Decimetre The decimetre is a unit of world for measuring a particular quantity.
length in the SI units, equal to one tenth The need of a standard unit arises when we
of a metre. deal with people other places.
(b) Kilometre For measuring large distance, The SI unit for length is metres (m), for mass
we define a larger unit of length. It is called is kilograms (kg) etc.
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2. While travelling in a train, the trees near the 2. Shadows help us to study important natural
track appear to be moving back phenomena.
(i.e. opposite to the direction of motion of a e.g. Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse.
train) because there is a relative motion
3. To formation of shadow, there should be an
between outside trees and moving train.
opaque material which placed in between, a
While in case of co-passengers, the relative
source of light and screen.
motion between we and co-passengers, is
zero, so it appears to be stationary. Long Answer
Activity 1. Transparent objects are those objects that
Across allow the light to pass through the
completely, e.g. glass, water, air etc.
1. MOTION 2. CIRCULAR 3. PERIODIC
Opaque object are those object which do
Down not allow the light to pass through them, e.g.
4. KILOMETER 5. MEASUREMENT book, pen, notebook etc.
6. DISTANCE Translucent object are those object which
partially allow the light to pass through them,
8. Light, Shadows and Reflections e.g., butter paper, wax paper etc.
2. A device which forms a photograph on a
Worksheet-1 screen is known as a pinhole camera. It can
Light and Shadow be used to image the sun and brightly lit
objects. It just makes use of a tiny pinhole to
Fill in the blanks
focus all light rays within the smallest
1. (a) transparent, translucent (b) luminous possible area to obtained an image.
(c) see (d) shape 3. (a) The source of light in this situation is sun,
True/False when light passes through the gaps
between the leaves and make the image
1. (a) False (b) False (c) True (d) False of the sun.
(e) True (f) True (b) These circular patches of light are in fact
Matching Type the image of the sun.
1. (a) ® (v) (b) ® (i) (c) ® (iv) Worksheet-2
(d) ® (ii) (e) ® (iii) Properties of Light and Its Reflection
Very Short Answer Fill in the blanks
1. The eclipse. 1. (a) reflected ray (b) reflection
2. Optical nature of the object. (c) reflects (d) straight
3. Sun
True/False
4. A shadow is a dark outline cast by an
1. (a) True (b) False (c) True (d) False
opaque object that blocks light coming from
a source of light. Very Short Answer
Short Answer 1. Reflection 2. Mirror
1. Luminous Object Objects that give out light Short Answer
of their own, e.g., sun, torch, bulbs etc. 1. A shadow is formed when an object blocks
Non-luminous object Those objects that do of light. Here, the flower made of thick, pink
not emit light of their own, e.g. chair, moon, coloured paper, which blocks the path of
pen etc.

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light and dark shadow is formed on screen Short Answer Type I
in the shape of flower. 1. This type of objects are man made, an they
2. Reflection is the phenomenon in which light also produce their own light.
ray is sending back into same medium (i) Bulb (ii) Torchlight
through which it was propagating while
2. To obtain an image of an object, we have to
incident on the object.
following things:
3. (i) Light is a form of energy.
(i) An object
(ii) Light travels in a straight line.
(ii) A light source
(iii) Light can change its path after reflection
(iii) A mirror or lens
through the mirror.
(iv) A screen
Long Answer
Short Answer Type II
1. Take a piece of pipe then light a candle and
fix it on the disk. Now, try to observe the 1. We should never ever look directly at the sun
candle from the pipe. We will observe the because it could be extremely harmful for
light candle. Now, bend the pipe a little when our eyes.
we are looking at the candle. We will 2. Moon does not emit its own light and
observe that the lighting candle is not therefore it is a non-luminous object. Moon
visible. This suggests that light travels along is visible only when it reflects light from the
a straight line. sun.
2. (a) Silver glass has high reflectivity Long Answer
properties across the visible spectrum.
Therefore, we use silver glass as a 1. Take two rectangular boxes that can fit into
mirror. one another. Cut one side of each box.
Make a small hole in the larger box at the
(b) A mirror is an object that reflect a light centre of the closed end opposite to the side
beam in an equal yet opposite angle that has been cut already. Cut a square in
from which the light fall upon it. the smaller box on the similar surface and
(c) This activity shows that light can change cover it with tracing paper. Finally, slide the
its path after reflection through the mirror. smaller box into larger box to adjust the
focus so that we can capture the image.
Summative Assessment
2. We have to do this activity in some dark
Based on Complete Chapter… place. Take a torch and a cardboard. Call
MCQs some of your friends so that he may help
you in holding the torch and shine it in
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (b) upward direction. Now align your face in the
Very Short Answer direction of light as there is no screen
behind your face. So, there is not a shadow
1. There are two types of object on the basis of
of your head. Now tell your friend to put
emission of light.
cardboard behind your head, you will see
(i) Luminous (ii) Non-luminous shadow of your head. Therefore, we can say
2. The shadow gives us some information that only light source and an object is not
about shape of object. sufficient to obtain shadow.
3. A light ray travels in a straight line.
Activity 1
4. The moon is non-luminous body.
(a) TRANSLUCENT (b) LUMINOUS
5. We can’t see our shadow without a screen.
(c) SCREEN (d) REFLECTION

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Differentiate Between
9. Electricity and Circuits
1.Open Circuit Closed Circuit
Worksheet-1 A circuit in which A circuit which completes
Electric Circuit and Its Components continuity of current continuity throughout for
flow is broken. current flow.
MCQs
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 2. Switch ON and Switch OFF.

Fill in the blanks Switch ON Switch OFF


1. (a) power station (b) electrical It is a condition of switch It is a condition of
in a circuit, when switch in a circuit, when
(c) Cells (d) positive, negative
electricity will pass. electricity will not pass.
(e) positive (f) positive, negative
(g) filament (h) current Very Short Answer
(i) switch 1. Torch
2. Negative electrode to positive electrode.
True/False
3. It is a portable cell.
1. (a) True (b) False (c) False
4. A fused bulb doesn’t light up.
(d) True (e) False (f) True
5. Switch
(g) True
6. Bulb will not glow due to switch OFF.
Matching Type
7. A fused bulb does not glow even switch ON.
1. (a)-(ii) (b)-(vii) (c)-(v) (d)-(iii)
(e)-(vi) (f)-(iv) (g)-(i) Short Answer
1. (a) Bulb will glow in arrangement A.
Define the Terms
(b) Bulb will not glow in arrangement B due
1. Bulb It is a device which converts to open circuit.
electrical energy into light and heat
2. (a) Bulb will not light up.
energy.
(b) The two terminals of the bulb is
2. Connecting wire It is a component of connected to same electrodes of the cell.
electrical circuit which allow to travel
electricity from one point to another. Long Answer
3. Electric circuit A circuit which contains 1. (a) In case A, current will flow from Q to P.
electric bulb, electric switch and cell. In case B, current will flow from P to Q.
4. Filament It is a thin tiny wire inside the (b) Yes
bulb. (c) No
Given Reason 2. Electric cell
1. A fused bulb doesn’t glow A fused bulb
causes a break in the path of the + + Electric bulb
current between the terminals of the
electric cell.
Switch Plastic case
2. Reflector is given in electric torch
A reflector in electric torch reduces the Inside view of an electric torch
divergence of light rays in all directions. Functions of different parts of a torch

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Electric cell Its main function is to electrical Give Reasons
power supply in a circuit. 1. Handle of electrician’s screw-driver is
Slide switch To complete the continuity of made of plastic
current in the circuit. Plastic handle of screw driver protects
Plastic causing To cover the electric circuit electrician from getting shocked due to
of the torch. electricity.
Reflector It redirects the light rays from the 2. Copper wire is usually covered with
lamp to form a strong beam of light. rubber/plastic
Bulb To convert electricity into light. Plastics are poor conductor of electricity. So,
the wires covered with plastic prevent us
Worksheet-2 from electric shocks.
Electric Conductors and Insulators Very Short Answer
MCQs 1. Copper and aluminium.
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (a) 2. (a) Human body
True/False (b) Thermocol
1. (a) True (b) True (c) False (d) False 3. Conductors Copper wire, pencil, lead.
(e) False (f) False (g) True (h) True Insulators Eraser, paper, matchstick,
polythene, air.
Fill in the blanks
4. Wood does not allow electricity to pass
1. (a) wire (b) good (c) conductor (d) bad through them, so they are insulators.
Define the Terms Short Answer
1. Conductor Those materials which allow the 1. By touching current carrying electric wire,
electric current to pass through them are will get shock as electric wires allow
called conductors. electricity to pass through them.
2. Insulator Those materials which do not While the jute wire do not allow electricity to
conduct electricity called insulators. pass through them.
Differentiate Between 2. Rubber gloves are insulators so it prevent us
from shock of electricity.
1. Good conductor Bad conductor
The conductors which The conductors which do Long Answer
allow electricity to pass not allow electricity to 1 (a) A table spoon Take an electric circuit
through them easily. pass through them. and connect a table spoon in the path of
2. electricity by breaking the wire. It will
allow the electricity pass through it. So, it
is a conductor.
(b) A plastic spoon Take a plastic spoon in
hand and touch it with electricity, you will
never get shock. This shows that a
plastic spoon in an insulator.
It is an open circuit, as It is a closed circuit, as
(c) Aluminium foil Take an aluminium foil
current flow through current flow through the
the circuit is broken circuit is continuous due
and put it in electricity, you will get huge
due to eraser. to key. shock. This shows that aluminium foil is a
conductor.

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Summative Assessment Long Answer

Based on Complete Chapter…


1. The possible reasons for not functioning of
torch are
MCQs (i) The torch bulb may be fused.
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b) (ii) The cells may be discharged.
Very Short Answer (iii) The cells may not be placed in the
1. Plastics, wood etc. correct order.

2. An electric cell produces electricity as a 2. (i) Closed circuit An electric circuit which
result of chemical reaction inside it. contains complete path between the
positive and negative terminals of a cell.
3. To connect both the terminals of a filament
(ii) Electric wire A wire is a long thin piece
with two terminals of electric cell.
of metal which is used to carry electric
4. The labels (c) and (d) show the terminals of current in the circuit.
the bulb.
(iii) Switch It is an electrical component that
5. Resistance box Bulb, battery and switch can connect or disconnect the
are the components of an electric circuit, conducting path in an electric circuit.
whereas resistance box is not the part of
(iv) Reflectors It is a device that redirect the
electric circuit.
rays of light in a particular direction to
Short Answer Type I form a strong beam of light.
1. Electric cell
(v) Terminals of a battery Battery terminals
are the electrical contacts used to
connect a load or bulb in torch.
+ + Electric bulb
Activity-1 (Thinking)
Activity you
Switch Plastic case Device
perform
Inside view of an electric torch
(i) Cook food Electric heater
2. A non-rechargable electric cell cannot (ii) Cool water Refrigerator
restores chemical, while a rechargable
electric cell can restore chemicals by (iii) Listen music Radio
reversible chemical reaction. (iv) Watch movies TV
So, the batteries in mobile phones, camera (v) Make toast Toaster
etc. are again used.
(vi) Cool room Fan
Short Answer Type II
1. The bulb A will not glow in the circuit, Activity-2
because the broken filament of bulb A Across
makes an open circuit. 2. FILAMENT 4. CONDUCTOR
2. Yes, Naveen succeed. 6. SWITCH
The aluminium foil is also a conductor. So, it Down
can be converted into electric circuit for the
1. BULB 3. INSULATOR
torch.
5. TERMINAL

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10. Fun with Magnets ship through hilly area. Suddenly he noticed
the ferrule of his stick and nails in his sandals
got stuck to a rock. The rock containing iron
Worksheet-1
ore was named magnetite. It is one the three
Magnets and Magnetic Materials natural occurring oxides of iron.
MCQs 2. (i) Like poles repel and unlike poles attract
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) to each other.
(ii) A freely suspended magnet always
Fill in the Blanks
points in north-south direction.
1. (a) magnetite (b) two
3. Magnets are used in refrigerators, doorbells
(c) attract (d) magnet
and magnetic compass.
True/False 4. (a) Iron bar (i) is likely to be the strongest
1. (a) False (b) True (c) True (d) False magnet due to stick of maximum amount
(e) True (f) True (g) False of iron filling across its ends.
Matching Type (b) Iron bar (ii) is not a magnet due to stick
of zero amount of iron filling.
1. (a)-(iv) (b)-(iii) (c)-(v) (d)-(i) (e)-(ii)
5. Since, single pole does not exist in a magnet,
Define the Terms hence poles of a magnet can’t be isolated.
1. Natural magnets It is an ore of iron which
Long Answer
attracts small pieces of magnetic materials
like iron, nickle and cobalt. 1. If we bring a bar magnet near magnetic
compass N, then its needle will get
2. Artificial magnets Magnets that are made deflected as shown below in the diagram.
by humans from magnetic substances, N
called artificial magnets. N S

Differentiate Bar Magnet


1. The materials which get attracted towards a W E
magnet are magnetic material.
e.g. iron, nickel or cobalt.
The materials which are not attracted S
towards a magnet are non-magnetic When we bring North pole of bar
material. magnet near the magnetic compass
e.g. plastic, leather, etc. N
S N
2. Like poles repel each other in bar magnet
and unlike poles attract each other.
Very Short Answer W E

1. Magnes, a shepherd, who lived in bruce.


2. Middle part or central part
S
3. Since, the sticker contains magnet, so it gets
When we bring South pole of the bar
stuck to the body of almirah or refrigerator.
magnet near the magnetic compass
Short Answer 2. When a clip is hanging in air below a paper
1. Magnetite was first discovered by a shepherd cup fixed with the help of a clamp. There clip
named magnes. Magnes was herding his is raised in air without support, like a kite.

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Worksheet-2 5. Oval because there are magnets with
shapes of horse shoe, disc or bar but not
Finding Directions and Other with oval shape.
Properties of Magnets 6. When a magnet is heated or hit by a
True/False hammer, then it is demagnetised.
1. (a) True (b) True (c) True (d) True Short Answer Type
(e) False (f) False (g) True 1. One end of the magnetic needle is marked
Fill in the blanks red which represents the North pole. The
other end of the needle represents the South
1. (a) magnet (b) maximum pole. When these two directions are known,
(c) poles, same (d) two the other two directions can be estimated.
MCQs 2. Two bar magnets be placed together with
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) their unlike poles on the same side.
3. (a) Both magnets will attract to each other
Define the Terms because unlike poles are kept closer.
1. Compass needle It is a device that shows (b) Both magnet will repel to each other
the cardinal directions used for navigation because like poles are kept closer.
because it always points North-South
direction. Long Answer Type
2. Poles of a magnet A magnetic pole is a 1. Two equal sized bar magnets are placed.
point at either end of a magnetic field where One above the other, such that their North
the magnetic force is strongest. poles are on the same side, will repel to
3. Magnetic South The direction towards each other.
which the South seeking arrow of a Summative Assessment
compass points is called magnetic south.
Based on Complete Chapter…
Differentiate Between
MCQs
1. When opposite poles are kept close to each
other then attraction between them occurs 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a)
and when same poles are kept close to Very Short Answer
each other, then repulsion between them
occurs. 1. It is because stainless steel pins are
non-magnetic material.
2. Bar magnets are generally the weakest
shape, because the poles have the smallest 2. Magnetic materials like iron, nickel, cobalt
area. etc.
Horse shoe magnets are U shaped magnet 3. When the steel bar is taken close to the piles
having strong pole strength. of iron nails, and iron nails would stick on the
bar, then such a steel bar is a magnet.
Very Short Answer 4. When a magnet is cut into two pieces, then
1. It is because if it is left open, it may deflect each piece will behave like a magnet.
due to the pressure of the air.
Short Answer Type I
2. Because a freely suspended magnet always
point in North-South direction. 1. We will take bar magnet and first face its
North pole towards the car, if the car gets
3. Two poles (North and South) attracted to it then the South pole is facing
4. Bar magnet always will stay in North-South the front of the car and if it is repelled. Then,
direction. it means North pole is facing front of the car.

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2. (i) By heating the magnet to a high
temperature.
11. Air Around Us
(ii) By hammering the magnet several times.
Worksheet-1
(iii) By dropping the magnet on the floor
several times. Components of Air
Fill in the blanks
Short Answer Type II
1. (a) atmosphere (b) mixture
1. To store a bar magnet, it be kept in pairs
with their unlike poles on the same side. (c) water vapours (d) oxygen
2. (i) Place a needle on a wooden table. (e) nitrogen
(ii) Rub the magnet to traverse the length of True/False
the needle without lifting the needle. 1. (a) True (b) True (c) False
(iii) After we reach the end point of the (d) True (e) False (f) True
needle, lift the magnet and again rub it is
the same direction. MCQs
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b)
(iv) Now place the needle on the cork in a
4. (c) 5. (a)
vessel containing water.
(v) The needle will shift and align itself in the Matching Type
North-South direction. 1. (a)-(iii), (b)-(v), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i), (e)-(iv)

Long Answer Give reasons


1. When a magnet is kept closer to the iron 1. A firki does not rotate in a closed area
bar, magnetic properties are induced in it. It because wind is not present in closed area.
acts like a magnet till the magnet is kept 2. An empty glass infact is not empty because
near it. air is present inside the glass.
When the magnet is moved apart, the iron 3. After rain, we usually see sky and air clear
bar will lose its magnetic properties and fails because the dust particles in the
to attract the iron nail. atmosphere settle down with the rain drops.
2. Take the magnet with North-South poles 4. During an incident of fire, wrap a woollen
marked. Keep it close with both the iron bars blanket over a burning object because
and both will be attracted to it as both are blanket cut off the supply of oxygen to the
burning clothes, thereby prevents it from
magnetic.
burning.
So, test each of the two bar magnets one by
one for repulsion test. If the first bar you Very Short Answer
look, repulses the marked magnet bar, then 1. The arrow of weather cock shows the
it is the second magnet bar. The magnets direction in which the air is moving (or
attract and repel both, whereas iron only blowing) at a place.
attracts. 2. The different types of gases present in air
are
Activity
(i) Nitrogen (ii) Oxygen
(i) COMPASS (iii) Carbon dioxide water vapours and other
(ii) MAGNET gases
(iii) POLES Short Answer
(iv) REPULSION 1. (a) A mountaineer

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(b) The mountaineer carries oxygen gas True/False
cylinders with them while climbing high 1. (a) True (b) False (c) True
mountains because at high altitude, air is
(d) True (e) False (f) True
very thin. So, the air at high altitudes
contains very little oxygen due to which it Very Short Answer
becomes difficult to breathe properly. 1. During photosynthesis, plants release
2. The composition of air is as follows oxygen as by - product.
1. Nitrogen—78% 2. Oxygen
2. Oxygen—21% 3. Carbon dioxide
3. Carbon dioxide—1%, water vapour, other 4. Oxygen released by photosynthesis of
gases and dust particles aquatic autotrophs get dissolved into water.
3. Two properties of air are as follows This dissolved oxygen is used by aquatic
(i) It is colourless, odourless and tasteless. plants for respiration.
(ii) It occupies space. 5. Air dissolved in water is essential for the
Long Answer survival of fish and other aquatic animals.
1. (a) The above figure demonstrates the Short Answer
presence of oxygen in air and it supports 1. A lot of burrows and holes are formed in
burning. deep into soil by the animals for better
(b) No, water inside glasses does not aeration which helps them in respiration.
remain same. Water level rises up in the 2. During rainy season, the animals like
glass once the candle blows out. earthworm, snails, snakes etc., commonly
(c) No, burning cannot takes place in seen because when it rains heavily, water
absence of oxygen. The oxygen is one of fills up all the spaces occupied by the air in
the main component of air. When most the soil. So, animals living in soil have to
of this oxygen is used up by the burning come out for respiration.
candle, it can no longer burns and blows 3. Plants need nitrogen to make proteins.
out. These proteins are used by the plants for
2. (a) Mask is covering the nose and mouth of their growth.
the traffic policeman. Long Answer
(b) Traffic policeman is putting a cover on 1. (a) These bubbles indicate the presence of
his nose to save himself from dissolved air in the water. Once the water
dirt/polluted air. started to boil, the air dissolved in water
(c) If we inhale the air, then the harmful dust escaped in the form of bubbles.
particles may enter our body because air (b) No, tiny bubbles will not appear on
quality of the place is not good. It is due heating as the air from water had
to the smoke and gases emitted by escaped out. So reheating the cooled
automobiles along the dust particles boiled water will not make any tiny
present in the air. bubbles.

Worksheet-2 Summative Assessment


Oxygen Cycle in Atmosphere Based on Complete Chapter…
MCQs MCQs

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c)


4. (d) 5. (c)

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Very Short Answer (b) Aquatic animals use dissolved air for
1. (a) WINDMILL (b) OXYGEN respiration.
(c) DUST (d) SMOKE (c) Air in motion is called wind.
2. Flute and mouth organ 2. It is obvious that animals cannot live without
3. Oxygen is useful for combustion of fuels. plants. The balance of oxygen and CO 2 in
4. Presence of air is necessary condition for the atmosphere is maintained through
the combustion. respiration in plants and animals and by the
process of photosynthesis in plants. This
5. Smoke contains few gases and fine dust
particles. shows the interdependence of plants and
animals.
Short Answer Type I
Long Answer
1. The oxygen in the air is used by the living
organisms for their respiration. During 1. (a) The above figure demonstrates the
respiration, carbon dioxide gas is released presence of dust particles in the air.
into the air. Green plants during (b) Dust particles.
photosynthesis use CO 2 from the air and
(c) Smoke also contain fine dust particles.
release oxygen. Thus, the balance of oxygen
is maintained. 2. The ‘P’, ‘Q’ and ‘R’ is to be identified as
2. The hair and mucus are present inside the carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitrogen,
nostrils to prevent dust particles from respectively.
entering into our respiratory system. Activity (Paragraph Completion)
Short Answer Type II (a) Tubewells (b) Flourmill
1. (a) The oxygen and nitrogen together make (c) Electricity (d) Power Plant
up 99% of the air.

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