Match the words of Column I with those given in Column II:
Column I                         Column II
1. Scouring                      (a) Yields silk fibres
2. Mulberry leaves           (b) Wool yielding animal
3. Yak                              (c) Food of silk worm
4. Cocoon                        (d) Reeling
                                        (e) Cleaning sheared skin

Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Dissolving sugar in water
(c) Burning of coal
(d) Melting of wax
(e) Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil
(f ) Digestion of food

Given below is a crossword puzzle based on this lesson. Use hints to fill in the blank spaces with letters that complete the words.
Down                                               Across
(D) 1 : Thorough washing           (A) 1 : Keeps warm
      2 : Animal fibre                            2 : Its leaves are eaten by silkworms
      3 : Long thread like structure      3 : Hatches from egg of moth

Sketch the cross section of soil and label the various layers.

Take three test-tubes. Fill æth of each with water. Label them A, B and C. Keep a snail in test-tube A, a water plant in test-tube B and in C, keep snail and plant both. Which test-tube would have the highest concentration of CO₂?

Here is a crossword puzzle: Good luck!

Across
3. Liquid waste products
4. Solid waste extracted in sewage treatment
6. A word related to hygiene
8. Waste matter discharged from human body

Down
1. Used water
2. A pipe carrying sewage
5. Micro-organisms which causes cholera
7. A chemical to disinfect water

Sketch the reproductive parts of a flower.

Solve the following crossword puzzle with the clues given:

Across
2. Plantation prevents it.
5. Use should be banned to avoid soil pollution.
6. Type of soil used for making pottery.
7. Living organism in the soil.

Down
1. In desert soil erosion occurs through.
3. Clay and loam are suitable for cereals like.
4. This type of soil can hold very little water.
5. Collective name for layers of soil.

Describe how crystals of copper sulphate are prepared.

Match the items in Column I with those in Column II:
Column I                                              Column II
(i) A home for living organisms         (a) Large particles
(ii) Upper layer of the soil                 (b) All kinds of soil
(iii) Sandy soil                                   (c) Dark in colour
(iv) Middle layer of the soil                (d) Small particles and packed tight                                                                                                                                               (v) Clayey soil                                  (e) Lesser amount of humus

When baking soda is mixed with lemon juice, bubbles are formed with the evolution of a gas. What type of change is it? Explain.

Match items in Column I with those in Column II:

Column I                             Column II
(a) Bud                                  (i) Maple
(b) Eyes                                (ii) Spirogyra
(c) Fragmentation                 (iii) Yeast
(d) Wings                              (iv) Bread mould
(e) Spores                             (v) Potato
                                              (vi) Rose

Choose the correct option:

(a) In plants, water is transported through
(i) xylem                  (ii) phloem
(iii) stomata             (iv) root hair

(b) Water absorption through roots can be increased by keeping the plants
(i) in the shade
(ii) in dim light
(iii) under the fan
(iv) covered with a polythene bag

Explain how soil is formed.

Suggest two methods to find out wind direction at a given place.

Mark ëTí if the statement is true and ëFí if it is false:

(i) During heavy exercise the breathing rate of a person slows down. (T/F)
(ii) Plants carry out photosynthesis only during the day and respiration only at night. (T/F)
(iii) Frogs breathe through their skins as well as their lungs. (T/F)
(iv) The fishes have lungs for respiration. (T/F)
(v) The size of the chest cavity increases during inhalation. (T/F)

State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer.

What are villi? What is their location and function?

The distance between two stations is 240 km. A train takes 4 hours to cover this distance. Calculate the speed of the train.

What is sewage? Explain why it is harmful to discharge untreated sewage into rivers or seas.

Can we survive only on raw, leafy vegetables/grass? Discuss.