Science Questions for Class 10
Physics
Chapter 1: Light – Reflection and Refraction
1. What are the laws of reflection?
2. Differentiate between real and virtual images.
3. What is the focal length of a concave mirror and a convex mirror?
4. Explain the uses of concave and convex mirrors in daily life.
5. Define refraction of light. State Snell’s law.
Chapter 2: Human Eye and the Colorful World
6. What is the power of accommodation of the human eye?
7. Explain the causes and correction of myopia and hypermetropia.
8. Why do stars twinkle?
9. What is dispersion of light? Explain with an example.
10. Why is the sky blue? Explain.
Chapter 3: Electricity
11. State Ohm’s law and its mathematical expression.
12. Define resistance, resistivity, and conductivity.
13. How does the resistance of a conductor depend on temperature?
14. Explain the advantages of a parallel circuit over a series circuit.
15. What are the heating effects of electric current? Give examples.
Chapter 4: Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
16. State the right-hand thumb rule and its applications.
17. How does an electric motor work?
18. Explain the principle of an electromagnetic induction.
19. What is the function of a commutator in a DC motor?
20. Describe the working of an AC generator.
Chemistry
Chapter 5: Chemical Reactions and Equations
21. What is a balanced chemical equation? Why should chemical equations be balanced?
22. Define and give examples of oxidation and reduction reactions.
23. What is a displacement reaction? Give an example.
24. Explain the difference between exothermic and endothermic reactions.
25. What are redox reactions? Give two examples.
Chapter 6: Acids, Bases, and Salts
26. Define acids and bases with examples.
27. What is a neutralization reaction? Give an example.
28. What are strong and weak acids? Give examples.
29. What is the pH scale? How is it important in daily life?
30. Explain the role of acids and bases in digestion.
Chapter 7: Metals and Non-Metals
31. Differentiate between metals and non-metals based on physical and chemical properties.
32. Explain the process of corrosion and methods to prevent it.
33. What is an alloy? Give examples and their uses.
34. How do metals react with acids? Give an example.
35. What are the uses of noble metals like gold and platinum?
Biology
Chapter 8: Life Processes
36. What are the different types of nutrition? Explain with examples.
37. Describe the process of digestion in the human body.
38. How does the heart pump blood in the human body?
39. What is the role of stomata in plants?
40. Explain the process of excretion in humans.
Chapter 9: Control and Coordination
41. What are the functions of the nervous system?
42. Explain the structure and function of neurons.
43. What is reflex action? Give an example.
44. How do hormones coordinate activities in plants and animals?
45. What are the functions of the endocrine glands in humans?
Chapter 10: Heredity and Evolution
46. What is the difference between inherited and acquired traits?
47. Explain Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
48. What is natural selection? How does it lead to evolution?
49. Define homologous and analogous organs with examples.
50. What is speciation? Explain its causes.
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