MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR SR.SEC.
SCHOOL, CHETPET, CHE-31
CLASS: VI SUBJECT: SCIENCE
CHAPTER-11 MEASUREMENT AND MOTION
(TO BE WRITTEN IN CLASS WORK)
C. Long answer questions:
1. What is the SI unit of length? Are all lengths measured using
this unit? Explain.
metre (m) is the SI unit of length.
No, all lengths are not measured using this unit.
Small lengths are measured with decimetre, centimetre etc.
and longer lengths are measured in kilometres, hectometres,
etc.
2. What is the difference between an accurate measurement
and estimation? Give an everyday example for each.
Accurate measurement is actually measuring something
against a unit, for example, using a ruler to measure the
length of a pencil.
Estimation is “a good judgement of how much”, for example,
how many notebooks we need to buy for Classwork or how
much milk is needed for everyone in the class.
3. Why is it important to look perpendicularly downwards at
the object, especially when measuring with a thick ruler?
It is important to look vertically downwards especially when
measuring with a thick ruler so that the thickness of the ruler does
not affect the reading because the markings are on the top of the
ruler while the length to be measured is on the surface below the
ruler.
4. How many types of motion does a bicycle demonstrate when
it is moving? What are they?
A bicycle uses two motions when it is moving. The wheel of a
bicycle moves in a rotational motion and the bicycle is also moving
forward, and that is a rectilinear motion.
Write in class work
Points to remember while doing numerical problems:
1. Given measurements with the unit to be written.
2. Check the given measurements are in SI unit. If not convert to SI
unit if required.
3. Read the question properly and understand what the required
solution is.
4. Write the formula if required.
5. Substitute the given correct values.
6. Work out the calculation part
7. Get the final answer and make it as a simplified one along with unit.
8. Starting from the beginning till the end of the solution steps are
required along with units.
9. Verification is very important at the last step.
5. Solve the following:
a) 6 km = ____________ m
Solution:
1 km = 1000 m
6 km = 6 X 1000 m
= 6000 m
b) 20 m = _____________ cm
Solution:
1 m = 100 cm
20 m = 20 X 100 cm
= 2000 cm
c) 50 mm = ___________ cm
Solution:
10 mm = 1 cm
50 mm = 50/ 10 cm
= 5 cm
d) 1000 m = ________ km
Solution:
1 km = 1000 m
Answer: 1 km
6. The odometer on Mana’s car shows 15.2 km. How many
metres on the highway does he need to travel more to the 17
km mark?
Solution:
Given:
Odometer Initial reading = 15.2 km
Odometer Final reading = 17 km
To calculate:
Mana’s car has to travel _________m to reach the mark of 17 km.
We know that 1 km = 1000 m
15.2 km = 15.2 X 1000 m = 15200 m
17 km = 17 X 1000 m = 17000 m
To reach the mark of 17 km the car has to travel
=17000 km – 15200 m
= 1800 m
Answer: 1800 m distance has to travel by the car.
7. During the school lunch break, each child gets a cup of milk
measuring 200ml. There are 25 children in the class. How
many litres of milk would the school buy for this class? If
three children are absent, how much milk would be
consumed?
Solution:
Given:
1 cup of milk = 200 ml
No. of children = 25
No. of children absent = 3
No. of children present = 25-3 = 22
To calculate:
i) Milk to be bought for the class of 25 students.
ii) Milk to be consumed for the class of 22 students.
Hint: 1000 ml = 1 litre
Step 1:
1 cup of milk = 200 ml
25 cup of milk = 25 X 200 ml = 5000 ml
= 5000 ml /1000 ml
= 5 litres of milk
Therefore the school will order 5 litres of milk.
Step 2:
1 cup of milk = 200 ml
22 cup of milk = 22 X 200 ml = 4400 ml
= 4400 ml/1000 ml
= 4.4 litres of milk.
Therefore the class consume 4.4 litres of milk since 3 children were
absent for the class.
8. Mother sent 20 family wedding photos to everyone by e-mail.
Each photo was 500 KB. What was the size of her e-mail in
MB?
Solution:
Given:
No. of photos = 20
Size of 1 photo = 500 KB
To calculate:
Size of 20 photos in MB
Hint:
1024 KB = 1 MB
Step 1:
Size of 1 photo = 500 KB
Size of 20 photos = 20 X 500 KB = 10000 KB
Size of 20 photos in MB = ?
Step 2:
We Know that 1024 KB = 1 MB
Therefore, 10000 KB = 10,000 KB X 1 MB
1,024 KB
= 9.76 MB
So, the size of the e-mail was 9.76 MB
9. In the state games, Harpreet finished a 200 m race in 22.12
seconds. Venkatesh finished in 22.79 seconds. By how many
milliseconds did Harpreet beat Venkatesh?
Solution:
Given:
Harpreet finished a 200 m race in 22.12 seconds
Venkatesh finished race in 22.70 seconds
Therefore, Harpreet beat Venkatesh.
To calculate:
Harpreet beat Venkatesh in _________milliseconds.
Harpreet beat Venkatesh = 22.79 s – 22.12 s
= 0.67 s
We Know that 1 s = 1000 ms
Therefore, 0.67 s = 0.67 X 1000 ms
= 670.00 ms
= 670 milliseconds.
10. One large watermelon weighed 3 kg. If 12 children shared it
by cutting it into wedges, how much would each weigh
weight?
Given:
Size of 1 watermelon = 3 kg
No. of children = 12
To calculate:
Each child will get _______ g of watermelon
Step 1:
We know that
1 kg = 1000 g
3 kg = 3 X 1000 = 3000 kg
Step 2:
Total size of watermelon = 3000 kg
No. of children = 12
Size of each piece = 3000 g / 12
= 1500 g/ 6
= 500 g / 2
= 250 g
So, each wedge (piece) of watermelon = 250 g
Diagram to be drawn:
Page Number: 175 Fig. No 11.2 (a, b and c)
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