Class 9th (Assignment 1)
Class 9th (Assignment 1)
Science Worksheet
Chapter -1
Matter in our surroundings
1. Which one of the following sets of phenomena would increase on raising the temperature?
(a) Diffusion, evaporation, compression of gases
(b) Evaporation, compression of gases, solubility
(c) Evaporation, diffusion, expansion of gases
(d) Evaporation, solubility, diffusion, compression of gases
2. Seema visited a Natural Gas Compressing Unit and found that the gas can be liquefied under
specific conditions of temperature and pressure. While sharing her experience with friends she
got confused. Help her to identify
the correct set of conditions
(a) Low temperature, low pressure
(b) High temperature, low pressure
(c) Low temperature, high pressure
(d) High temperature, high pressure
3. The property to flow is unique to fluids. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Only gases behave like fluids
(b) Gases and solids behave like fluids
(c) Gases and liquids behave like fluids
(d) Only liquids are fluids
4. During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of
(a) diffusion
(b) transpiration
(c) osmosis
(d) evaporation
5. 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) Salt, juice, air
6. On converting 25°C, 38°C and 66°C to kelvin scale, the correct sequence of temperature will
be
(a) 298 K, 311 K and 339 K
(b) 298 K, 300 K and 338 K
(c) 273 K, 278 K and 543 K
(d) 298 K, 310 K and 338 K
8. The boiling points of diethyl ether, acetone and n-butyl alcohol are 35°C, 56°C and 118°C
respectively. Which one of the following correctly represents their boiling points in kelvin scale?
(a) 306 K, 329 K, 391 K
(b) 308 K, 329 K, 392 K
(c) 308 K, 329 K, 391 K
(d) 329 K, 392 K, 308 K
9. 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
10. 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)
13. The non S I and S I units of some physical quantities are given in column A and column B
respectively. Match the units belonging to the same physical quantity:
(A) (B)
(a) degree celsius (i) kilogram
(b) centimetre. (ii) pascal
(c) gram per centimetre cube (iii) metre
(d) bar (iv) kelvin
(e) milligram. (v) kilogram per
metre cube
14. A sample of water under study was found to boil at 102°C at normal temperature and
pressure. Is the water pure? Will this water freeze at 0°C?Comment.
15. Alka was making tea in a kettle. Suddenly she felt intense heat from the puff of steam
gushing out of the spout of the kettle. She wondered whether the temperature of the steam was
higher than that of the water boiling in the kettle. Comment.
16. Look at Fig. 1.3 and suggest in which of the vessels A,B, C or D the rate of evaporation will
be the highest? Explain.
17. (a) Conversion of solid to vapour is called sublimation. Name the term used to denote the
conversion of vapour to solid.
(b) Conversion of solid state to liquid state is called fusion; what is meant by latent heat of
fusion?
18. You are provided with a mixture of naphthalene and ammonium chloride by your teacher.
Suggest an activity to separate them with a well labeled diagram.
19. It is a hot summer day, Priyanshi and Ali are wearing cotton and nylon clothes respectively.
Who do you think would be more comfortable and why?
20. Comment on the following statements:
(a) Evaporation produces cooling.
(b) Rate of evaporation of an aqueous solution decreases with increase in humidity.
(c) Sponge though compressible is a solid.