Chapter-6
Sorting Materials into Groups
Short Answer Questions
Ans.1 Classification the process of
grouping things based on similarities
and dissimilarities.
Objects made of wood: desk, black
board, pencil, doors.
Objects made of plastics: trash bins,
water bottles, pens, scale.
Ans.2 Matter is anything that has mass
and occupies space.
All matter is made up of atoms.
The factors on which the properties of
matter depends are – nature of atoms
and arrangement of atom.
Long Answer Questions:
Ans.1
Soluble Materials Insoluble materials
Materials which Materials which
dissolve in water do not dissolves in
is called soluble water is called
materials. soluble materials.
For ex: Salt and For ex: Chalk and
sugar sand
Miscible liquids Immiscible liquids
Liquid which Liquid which does
dissolves in not dissolve in
another liquid like another liquid and
water is called make a separate
miscible liquid. layer is called
immiscible liquid.
For ex: Water and For ex: Water and
milk oil
Transparent Objects Opaque Objects
Objects through Objects through
which one can see which light cannot
easily are called pass and is unable
transparent to see through
objects. them are called
For ex: Glass, clear opaque objects.
water etc. For ex: Wood,
cardboard etc.
Ans.2 A steel almirah, an aluminium
foil and gold jewellery shine more than
a wooden chair. This shine is called
luster and the materials which have
luster are called lustrous materials.
Materials like wood,paper and stone
do not have lustre so these are called
non-lustrous materials.