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Matter in our surroundings

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which state of matter , process of diffusion is fastest?

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Solids

d)

Semi - solids

2.

The state of matter which is found to be more stable at lower temperature:

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

BEC

3.

During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of:

a)

diffusion

b)

transpiration

c)

osmosis

d)

evaporation

4.

A few substances are arranged in the increasing order of 'forces of attraction'between their particles.Which one of the following represents a correct arrangement?

a)

Water,air,wind

b)

Air,sugar,oil

c)

Oxygen,water,sugar

d)

Sugar,juice,air

5.

On which factors evaporation does not depend

a)

Humidity

b)

Temperature

c)

Surface area

d)

Quality of matter

6.

when 2-3 crystals of potassium permanganate are dissolved in water, the colour of water will be

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

purple pink

7.

The fifth state of matter is given by?

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Satyendra Nath Bose

d)

Both Satyendra Bose and Einstein

8.

which condition out of the following will increase the evaporation of water?

a)

increase in temperature of water

b)

decrease in temperature of water

c)

less exposed surface area of water

d)

adding common salt to water

9.

Seema took a 100 ml beaker and filled half the beaker with water and marked the level of water. She dissolved some salt with the help of a glass rod and recorded water level again.

a)

The water level increases appreciably

b)

The water level decreases

c)

The water level remains the same

d)

There is little increase in water level.

10.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of matter?

a)

Matter is made up of extremely small particles

b)

There is no space between particles of matter

c)

The particles of matter are continuously moving

d)

The particles of matter attract each other.

11.

Shivam visited an LPG unit and found that the gas can be liquified at specific conditions of temperature and pressure. Help him to identify the correct set of conditions.

a)

High temperature and high pressure.

b)

Low temperature and low pressure.

c)

Low temperature and high pressure.

d)

High temperature and low pressure.

12.

If we keep cold drink bottle in freezer, what will happen?

a)

Water will change into ice

b)

Cold drink bottle will break

c)

CO2 gas will get solidified

d)

Nothing happens.

13.

Choose the correct statement out of the following

a)

Conversion of solid into vapours without becoming liquid is called evaporation.

b)

Conversion of vapours into solid without becoming liquid is called sublimation

c)

Conversion of solid into liquid is called sublimation.

d)

Conversion of liquid into vapours is called fusion.

14.

Which of the following will produce severe burns ?

a)

Cold water

b)

Hot water

c)

Boiling water

d)

Steam

15.

Ice floats on water because

a)

it has higher density than water

b)

it has lower density than water due to more volume

c)

it is solid

d)

it is low melting solid

16.

Latent heat of fusion is amount of

a)

heat energy required to change 1 kg solid into liquid completely at its melting point.

b)

heat energy required to convert 1 kg solid into liquid at room temperature

c)

heat energy required to change 1 g of solid into liquid completely

d)

heat energy required to change 1 kg of solid into liquid at any temperature.

17.

Latent heat of fusion is amount of

a)

heat energy required to change 1 kg solid into liquid completely at its melting point.

b)

heat energy required to convert 1 kg solid into liquid at room temperature

c)

heat energy required to change 1 g of solid into liquid completely

d)

heat energy required to change 1 kg of solid into liquid at any temperature.

18.

Which of the following has minimum kinetic energy ?

a)

Particles of ice below 0 °C

b)

Particles of water at 0 °C

c)

Particles of water at 100 °C

d)

Particles of steam at 100 °C

19.

Which of the following cannot be separated by sublimation?

a)

Iodine and NaCl

b)

Iodine and Ammonium chloride

c)

Camphor and Sodium chloride

d)

Naphthalene and Sand

20.

When water gets solidified into ice, then heat is:

a)

absorbed

b)

evolved

c)

first absorbed then evolved

d)

initially evolved then absorbed