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Subject: Science Standard: IX Division:

Chapter: 1 Matter in Our surroundings

Name: Roll No.:

1. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) Increase in surface area, increases the rate of evaporation.
(b) Increase in temperature, increases the rate of evaporation.
(c) Increase in humidity, increases the rate of evaporation.
(d) Increase in wind speed, increases the rate of evaporation.

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 solid cannot 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-exists?

(a) 273.15K
(b) 373.15K
(c) 473.15K
(d) 173.15K

6. Which of the followings is an example of a fluid?

(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon

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(c) Phosphorus
(d) Sulphur

7. 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 gas in a closed container.
(d) Some hydrogen gas leaking out of container.

8. Which among the followings has a fixed volume but no fixed shape?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Ice
(c) Kerosene
(d) Xenon

9. 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

10. Bromine has a melting point of −7.2C and a boiling point of 59C.
At what temperature will bromine have a definite volume but no definite shape?
(a) 65C
(b) 36C
(c) -26C
(d) 98K

Two statements are given- one labeled Assertion (A) and the other labeled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below:
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

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(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

11. Assertion: Solids may break under force, but it’s difficult to change their shape.
Reason: Solids have negligible compressibility.

12. Assertion: Diluted solution of potassium permanganate shows lighter colour than the
original solution of potassium permanganate.
Reason: The diluted solution has lesser number of potassium permanganate crystals than
the original solution.

13. Assertion: The palm feels cool when acetone falls on it.
Reason: The particles on palm loose energy and get cooler.

14. Why do people sprinkle water on the open ground or roof top on a hot sunny day?

15. Water as ice has a cooling effect whereas water as steam may cause severe burns. Explain
these observations.

16. Bromine particles are almost twice as heavy as chlorine particles. Which gas will diffuse
faster, bromine or chlorine? Explain your answer.

17. Naphthalene balls disappear with time without leaving any solid. Give reason.

18. (a) What happens on lowering the temperature and increasing the pressure on a gas?
(b) Why does the temperature remain same when a solid melts?

19. When you add sugar to a glass of water, the sugar disappears without any change in the
volume. Which property of matter does this observation show?

20. (a) Name the state of matter in which the forces between the constituent particles are
the weakest.
(b) The melting points of two solids X and Y are 300K and 400K, respectively.
Which has more intermolecular forces? Justify.

21. Observe the following diagram for inter conversion of states of matter carefully and answer
the questions below:

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(a) Name the process marked as a, b, c, and d.

(b) Define process b shown in the diagram.

22. 100 ml of water was added in four vessels A, B, C, D. Vessel A, C and D are of the same size
while vessel B is smaller. Vessel C is covered and then both the vessels C and D are placed
under the fan. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.
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(a) Which beaker will show the highest rate of evaporation after one hour? Why?
(b) What would be your observations for beaker B? Why?

23. In certain project 150 ml of water is taken in each of the four beakers P, Q, R and S.
Beaker P and Q were maintained at temperature 25°C while R and S were maintained at
temperature 65°C.
Four crystals of copper sulphate of approximately same mass (2g) were taken, and two of
them were ground into powder form.
Crystals were added in beaker P and R while powdered form of the salt was added in
beaker Q and S respectively. After sometime, a colour change was observed in all the
beakers.
(a) Name and explain the phenomena observed in all the beakers.
(b) In which of the beakers would the colour change be the quickest?
Support your answer with a valid reason.

24. (a) State any two differences between evaporation and boiling.
(b) Explain how evaporation causes cooling effect?

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(c) What is the effect of humidity on the rate of evaporation?

25. (a) Define Matter.

(b) State any two characteristics of particles of matter.
(c) Explain the effect of pressure and temperature changes on the state of a substance.

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