CLASS 8TH SCIENCE
SECTION-A
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (18)
Q1)
a) what is friction? State the laws of limiting friction.
b) Explain why a ball rolling on the ground down slows down.
Q2) Give two differences between :
a) zygote, an embryo and a foetus.
b) What is the difference between viviparous animals and oviparous animals?
OR
a) what are the laws of reflection.
b) How many plain mirror strips are there in kaleidoscope? How are they arranged?
Q3)
a) What is electrolysis
b) Does pure water conduct electricity, if not then what can we do to make it conducting?
OR
a) what are the differences between metals and non-metals?
b) What is electroplating?
SECTION-B
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (12)
Q4)
i) what are electrolytes? Name some strong and weak electrolytes.
ii) what is pasteurization?
iii) what is fermentation?
iv) what is fertilization?
SECTION-C
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (9)
Q5)
i) Name the gland which secretes insulin hormone.
ii) what type of lens (convex or concave) is present in the human eye?
iii) Name the part of the eye which controls the amount of light entering the eye.
iv)
(a) what do the testes in a man produce?
(b) what do the ovaries in a woman produce?
(v)
a) which metal is more reactive iron or zinc?
b) which metal is less reactive copper or iron?
vi) what will be the sex of the child born :
a) if X chromosomes carrying sperm fuses with an egg cell carrying x chromosomes.
b) if Y chromosome carrying sperm fertilises with an ovum containing x chromosomes.
SECTION –D
SELECT THE CORRECT ONE: (5)
Q6)
i)which of the following increases the fertility of soil:
(a) lactobacillus (b)rhizobium (c) spirogyra
ii)which of the following organisms reproduce by binary fission:
(a) hydra (b) yeast (c) amoeba (d) sea anemone
iii)the production of an exact copy of an animal by asexual reproduction is known as:
(a) budding (b) mating (c) cloning (d) matching
iv) AIDS disease is caused by :
(a) bacteria (b) virus (c) worms (d) protozoa
vi) electrolysis conduct electricity due to the movement of
a) atoms (b) electrons (c) ions (d) electrodes
SECTION-E
FILL IN THE BLANKS (6)
i) the smallest particle of an animal is called_____________
ii) alcohol is produced with the help of______________
iii) the type of reproduction in which only a single parent is involved is called___________
reproduction
iv) the pollutants like _________ and ________ react with the water vapour in the atmosphere to
form acid rain.
v) the deficiency of thyroxin hormone causes a disease known as _________
vi) the larva frog is called_________
