DPP : CLASS IX

EXERCISE- 1
A. Very Short Answer Type Questions home. Name the process which brings this
smell to us
Q.1 Name the three states of water.
Q.15 The boiling point of water is 100ºC. Express
Q.2 Which state of matter has neither definite
this in SI units (Kelvin scale).
shape nor volume?
Q.16 The kelvin temperature is 270 K. What is the
Q.3 Name the physical state of matter
corresponding Celsius scale temperature?
(A) Which can be easily compressed
(B) Which is most rigid Q.17 What is the common name of solid carbon
(C) Which can flow but cannot fill the vessel dioxide?
completely.
Q.18 What is the chemical name of dry ice?
Q.4 Name two substance which can sublime?

Q.5 Convert the following temperature to Celsius B. Short Answer Type Questions
scale:
(About 30–40 words)
(1) 323 K (2) 600 K
Q.19 How does perspiration or sweating help keep
Q.6 Two liquids A and B have boiling points 350
our body cool on a hot day?
k and 375 k respectively. Which of the two
has greater intermolecular forces of attraction. Q.20 If the back of your hand is moistened with
Q.7 Name the process for the following changes: alcohol, you will find that it rapidly becomes
dry. Why is it that while it is drying, your
(1) Liquid  Solid
hand feels cool?
(2) Solid  Gas
(3) Gas   Liquid Q.21 How does the water kept in an earthen pot
(matka) become cold during summer?
Q.8 Which will have more density : ice or steam?
Q.22 What type of clothes should we wear in
Q.9 In which physical state water exists at summer? Why?
(1) 100ºC (2) 0ºC Q.23 What do you understand by the term ‘latent
heat’? What are the two types of latent heat?
Q.10 Will increase of surface area increase or
decrease rate of evaporation? Q.24 What is meant by saying that the latent heat
of vaporisation of water is 22.5 × 105 J/kg?
Q.11 What is the general name of fluid forms of
Q.25 Define ‘melting point’ of a substance? What
matter? is the melting point of ice?
Q.12 Give two reasons for saying that wood is a Q.26 Define ‘boiling point’ of a substance? What is
solid. the boiling point of water?
Q.13 Which diffuses faster : a liquid or a gas? Q.27 What is sublimation? Name two substances
which undergo sublimation
Q.14 If the fish is being fried in a neighbouring
Q.28 Compare the three states of matter in terms of
home, we can smell it sitting in our own
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 (2) Density Q.29 How do solids, liquids and gases differ in
(4) Energy of molecules. shape and volume?

EXERCISE- 2
A. Long Answer Type Questions Q.10 Liquid and..............states are known as fluid
(More than 60–70 words) states.
Q.1 Explain the following :
Q.11 The temperature 273ºC on kelvin scale is
(1) Gases exert pressure
equal to...............
(2) Evaporation causes cooling
(3) Solids can be converted to liquids Q.12 The boiling point of water on kelvin scale
is..............
(4) Gases diffuse rapidly
Q.13 The amount of heat required to convert 1 kg
Q.2 When a crystal of potassium permanganate is
of solid into liquid at its melting point is
placed in a beaker, its purple colour spreads
called..............
throughout of water. What does this
observation tell us about the nature of Q.14 Liquid water at 100ºC has..............energy
potassium permanganate and water? than steam at 100ºC.

Q.3 When a gas jar containing air is inverted over Q.15 The temperature at which a liquid changes
a gas jar containing bromine vapour, the red into gas/vapour is called...............
brown bromine vapour diffuse into air.
Explain how bromine vapour diffuse into air. Q.16 Change of state direct from solid to gas
without changing in liquid state is
Q.4 When sugar is dissolved in water, there is no called...............
increase in the volume. Which characteristic
of matter is illustrated by this observation? Q.17 Intermolecular space in solids is..............than
that in liquids.
Q.5 A piece of chalk can be broken into small
particles by hammering but a piece of iron Q.18 Boiling point of water is ..............K and
cannot be broken into small particles by melting point of ice is..............K.
hammering. Which characteristic of the
particles of matter is illustrated by these Q.19 Change of liquid state to solid state is
observations? called...............

Q.6 Why does a gas fill a vessel completely? Q.20 ..............have definite volume but not definite
shape.
Q.7 Why do gases have neither a fixed shape nor
Q.21 Among solid, liquid and gaseous
a fixed volume?
states,..............state is most rigid.

B. Fill in the Blanks Q.22 Change of vapour state to liquid state is

Q.9 The smell of perfume gradually spreads Q.24 Gases have..............rate of diffusion than
across a room due to............... solids.

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EXERCISE-1
Very Short Type Answer
1. Ice (solid), water (liquid), steam (gas) 2. gaseous state
3. (A) gas (B) solid (C) liquid 4. Camphor, ammonium chloride
5. 50ºC, 327ºC 6. B
7. (1) solidification (2) Sublimation (3) Condensation 8. Ice
9. (1) Vapour (2) Ice 10. Increase
11. Liquid 12. Wood has fixed shape and fixed volume
13. Gas 14. Diffusion
15. 373 K 16. – 3ºC
17. Dry ice 18. Solid carbondioxide

EXERCISE-2
Fill in the blanks
8. States 9. Diffusion 10. Gaseous 11. 546 K
12. 373 K 13. Latent heat of fusion 14. Less 15. Boiling point
16. Sublimation 17. Less 18. 373 K,273 K 19. Solidification
20. Liquids 21. Solid 22. Condensation 23. Rigid
24. Larger

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