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Matter in our surroundings

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is an example of a fluid?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Sulphur

2.

235K = _________°C

a)

38

b)

-20

c)

20

d)

-38

3.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

The molecules in a liquid and a gas can flow.

b)

The molecules in a liquid are arranged in a regular pattern.

c)

The molecules in a gas move about randomly at high speed.

d)

The molecules in a solid vibrate about a fixed position

4.

Name the process by which dry ice changes into carbon dioxide gas.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Vaporisation

5.

At what temperature liquid water and steam co-exist?

a)

At the melting point of ice

b)

At the boiling point of water

c)

At the freezing point of water

d)

At the condensation point

6.

Melting point of ice is

a)

273.16K

b)

373.15K

c)

100°C

d)

250.18K

7.

Which of the following undergoes sublimation?

a)

Sodium chloride

b)

Potassium chloride

c)

Ammonium sulphate

d)

Ammonium chloride

8.

In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of hydrogen gas would decrease?

a)

Increasing the pressure on hydrogen in a closed container

b)

Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas

c)

Heating the container

d)

Some hydrogen gas leaking out of container

9.

Which one among the followings has a fixed volume but no fixed shape?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Ice

c)

Kerosene

d)

Xenon

10.

A few substances are arranged in the increasing order of ‘forces of attraction’ between their particles. Which one of the following is the correct arrangement?

a)

oxygen – honey – sugar

b)

oil – air– salt

c)

juice – salt – oxygen

d)

salt – air – sugar solution

11.

Which one of the following is an example of a fluid?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Sulphur

12.

235K = _________°C

a)

38

b)

-20

c)

20

d)

-38

13.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

The molecules in a liquid and a gas can flow.

b)

The molecules in a liquid are arranged in a regular pattern.

c)

The molecules in a gas move about randomly at high speed.

d)

The molecules in a solid vibrate about a fixed position

14.

Name the process by which dry ice changes into carbon dioxide gas.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Vaporisation

15.

At what temperature liquid water and steam co-exist?

a)

At the melting point of ice

b)

At the boiling point of water

c)

At the freezing point of water

d)

At the condensation point

16.

Melting point of ice is

a)

273.16K

b)

373.15K

c)

100°C

d)

250.18K

17.

Which of the following undergoes sublimation?

a)

Sodium chloride

b)

Potassium chloride

c)

Ammonium sulphate

d)

Ammonium chloride

18.

In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of hydrogen gas would decrease?

a)

Increasing the pressure on hydrogen in a closed container

b)

Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas

c)

Heating the container

d)

Some hydrogen gas leaking out of container

19.

Which one among the followings has a fixed volume but no fixed shape?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Ice

c)

Kerosene

d)

Xenon

20.

A few substances are arranged in the increasing order of ‘forces of attraction’ between their particles. Which one of the following is the correct arrangement?

a)

oxygen – honey – sugar

b)

oil – air– salt

c)

juice – salt – oxygen

d)

salt – air – sugar solution

21.

The substances which occupy some space and having some mass called

a)

Particles

b)

Impure substance

c)

Ions

d)

Matter

22.

Particles of matter having space between them is called

a)

Interstitial space

b)

Intermolecular space

c)

Vacant space

d)

None of the above

23.

On which factors evaporation does not depend

a)

Humidity

b)

Temperature

c)

Surface area

d)

Quality of matter

24.

The temperature at which vapour pressure of liquid is equal to atmospheric pressure is

a)

Melting point

b)

Freezing point

c)

Boiling point

d)

None of the above

25.

Which is known as dry ice.

a)

CO2

b)

H2O

c)

Fruit ice

d)

Both a &b

26.

The amount of heat which is used to change the state of matter not for increase the temperature is called

a)

Latent heat

b)

Specific heat

c)

Heat capacity

d)

None of the above.

27.

The process in which solid is directly convert into gas is called

a)

Condensation

b)

Boiling

c)

Evaporation

d)

None of the above.

28.

Convert 473k into degree Celsius

(a)  

29.

What is the unit of pressure?

(a)  

30.

What will be the impact on the density of matter if we heat or decreases the pressure of the matter?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

First increase then decreases

d)

First decreases then increase

e)

None of the above

31.

The substances which occupy some space and having some mass called

a)

Particles

b)

Impure substance

c)

Ions

d)

Matter

32.

Particles of matter having space between them is called

a)

Interstitial space

b)

Intermolecular space

c)

Vacant space

d)

None of the above

33.

On which factors evaporation does not depend

a)

Humidity

b)

Temperature

c)

Surface area

d)

Quality of matter

34.

The temperature at which vapour pressure of liquid is equal to atmospheric pressure is

a)

Melting point

b)

Freezing point

c)

Boiling point

d)

None of the above

35.

Which is known as dry ice.

a)

CO2

b)

H2O

c)

Fruit ice

d)

Both a &b

36.

The amount of heat which is used to change the state of matter not for increase the temperature is called

a)

Latent heat

b)

Specific heat

c)

Heat capacity

d)

None of the above.

37.

The process in which solid is directly convert into gas is called

a)

Condensation

b)

Boiling

c)

Evaporation

d)

None of the above.

38.

Convert 473k into degree Celsius

(a)  

39.

What is the unit of pressure?

(a)  

40.

What will be the impact on the density of matter if we heat or decreases the pressure of the matter?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

First increase then decreases

d)

First decreases then increase

e)

None of the above

41.

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

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Solids

d)

Semi - solids

42.

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

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

BEC

43.

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

a)

diffusion

b)

transpiration

c)

osmosis

d)

evaporation

44.

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

45.

On which factors evaporation does not depend

a)

Humidity

b)

Temperature

c)

Surface area

d)

Quality of matter

46.

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

47.

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

48.

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

49.

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.

50.

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.

51.

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.

52.

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.

53.

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.

54.

Which of the following will produce severe burns ?

a)

Cold water

b)

Hot water

c)

Boiling water

d)

Steam

55.

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

56.

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.

57.

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.

58.

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

59.

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

60.

When water gets solidified into ice, then heat is:

a)

absorbed

b)

evolved

c)

first absorbed then evolved

d)

initially evolved then absorbed

61.

Which of the following statement is not true regarding the characteristic of matter?

a)

Particles of a matter are randomly moving in all directions.

b)

Kinetic energy of the particles increases with a rise in temperature

c)

Kinetic energy of the particles of all maters remains the same at a particular temperature.

d)

Particles of matter diffuse into each other on their own.

62.

Which of the following statement is correct?

a)

Materials existing as liquids at room temperature have their melting and boiling points lower than that of room temperature.

b)

The phenomenon involving the transition of a substance from solid to liquid state is called sublimation.

c)

To convert a temperature on the Celsius scale to Kelvin scale, subtract 273 from the given temperature

d)

The density of ice is less than that of water.

63.

Which of the following cannot be considered a form of matter?

a)

atom

b)

water

c)

cold

d)

electron

64.

Which of the following phenomena always results in the cooling effect?

a)

condensation

b)

sublimation

c)

crystallisation

d)

evaporation

65.

When heat is constantly supplied by a burner to boiling water, then the temperature of water during vapourisation

a)

Rises very slowly

b)

Rises rapidly until steam is produced

c)

First rises and then becomes constant

d)

Does not rise at all

66.

When water at 0°C freezes to form ice at the same temperature of 0°C, then it

a)

Absorbs some heat

b)

Releases some heat

c)

Neither absorbs nor releases heat

d)

Absorbs exactly 3.34 x 105J/kg of heat

67.

Which one of the following statements is not true?

a)

The molecules in a solid vibrate about a fixed position

b)

The molecules in a liquid are arranged in a regular pattern

c)

The molecules in a gas exert negligibly small forces on each other, except during collisions

d)

The molecules of a gas occupy all the space available

68.

In which of the following conditions, the distance between the molecules of hydrogen gas would increase?

(i) Increasing pressure on hydrogen contained in a closed container

(ii) Some hydrogen gas leaking out of the container

(iii) Increasing the volume of the container of hydrogen gas

(iv) Adding more hydrogen gas to the container without increasing the volume of the container

a)

(i) and (iii)

b)

(i) and (iv)

c)

(ii) and (iii)

d)

(ii) and (iv)

69.

A student heats a beaker containing ice and water. He measures the temperature of the content of the beaker as a function of time. Which of the following will correctly represent the result.

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

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