In an experiment 4.5 kg of a fuel was completely burnt. The heat produced was measured to be 180,000 kJ. Calculate the calorific value of the fuel.

Describe with the help of a diagram an instrument which can be used to detect a charged body.

Sketch larynx and explain its function in your own words.

Arrange the following boxes in proper order to make a flow chart of sugarcane crop production.

Make a labelled diagram of a candle flame.

What is metamorphosis? Give examples.

The following Table shows the total power shortage in India from 1991– 1997. Show the data in the form of a graph. Plot shortage percentage for the years on the Y-axis and the year on the X-axis.

Make sketches of animal and plant cells. State three differences between them.

What is a constellation? Name any two constellations.

Describe the construction of a kaleidoscope.

Complete the crossword with the help of clues given below:
Across
1. This is necessary for photosynthesis.
3. Term for component present in the cytoplasm.
6. The living substance in the cell.
8. Units of inheritance present on the chromosomes.

Down
1. Green plastids.
2. Formed by collection of tissues.
4. It separates the contents of the cell from the surrounding medium.
5. Empty structure in the cytoplasm.
7. A group of cells.

Fill in the blanks
(a) Most liquids that conduct electricity are solutions of , ______________ and ______________.
(b) The passage of an electric current through a solution causes ______________ effects.
(c) If you pass current through copper sulphate solution, copper gets deposited on the plate connected to the terminal of the battery.
(d) The process of depositing a layer ofany desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called .

‘Cells are the basic structural units of living organisms’. Explain.

Fill in the blanks :
(a) Phosphorus is very _________ non-metal.
(b) Metals are ________ conductors of heat and ________ .
(c) Iron is __________ reactive than copper.
(d) Metals react with acids to produce _________ gas.

Sketch larynx and explain its function in your own words.

What are sex hormones? Why are they named so? State their function.

Which of the following is NOT a member of the solar system?
(a) An asteroid
(b) A satellite
(c) A constellation
(d) A comet

Explain circumstances leading to acid rain. How does acid rain affect us?

What are antibiotics? What precautions must be taken while taking antibiotics?

Indicate whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F):
(a) Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.                                    ( )
(b) Each sperm is a single cell.                                                              ( )
(c) External fertilization takes place in frog.                                           ( )
(d) A new human individual develops from a cell called gamete.          ( )
(e) Egg laid after fertilization is made up of a single cell.                       ( )
(f) Amoeba reproduces by budding.                                                       ( )
(g) Fertilization is necessary even in asexual reproduction.                  ( )
(h) Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.                         ( )
(i) A zygote is formed as a result of fertilization.                                    ( )
(j) An embryo is made up of a single cell.                                              ( )

Describe an activity to show that the incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal at the point of incidence lie in the same plane.