State similarities and differences between the laboratory thermometer and the clinical thermometer.
Similarities between laboratory thermometer and clinical thermometer are:
1. Celsius scale is present in both the thermometers. 2. Both are made up of glass and consists of ling narrow tube. 3. Both of them have a bulb at one end. 4. Both contains mercury in them. 5. Both the thermometers are used to measure the temperature.
Differences between laboratory thermometer and clinical thermometer are:
1. Clinical thermometer is used to measure the human body temperature whereas the laboratory thermometer is used to measure the temperature in the laboratory. 2. Clinical thermometer have temperature range between 35 - 42º C whereas the laboratory thermometer have range from -10º C to 110º C. 3. Clinical thermometer contains kink which prevents backflow of mercury whereas laboratory thermometer does not contain kink.
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.
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
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?
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.
Name two chemicals used to disinfect water.
9. The basic unit of speed is:
(i) km/min (ii) m/min
(iii) km/h (iv) m/s
The tropical rainforest has a large population of animals. Explain why it is so.
Explain why:
(a) An antacid tablet is taken when you suffer from acidity.
(b) Calamine solution is applied on the skin when an ant bites.
(c) Factory waste is neutralised before disposing it into the water bodies.
Choose the correct option. The total water
(i) in the lakes and rivers of the world remains constant.
(ii) under the ground remains constant.
(iii) in the seas and oceans of the world remains constant.
(iv) of the world remains constant.
Look at Fig. 4.13. Mark where the heat is being transferred by conduction, by convection and by radiation.
What is meant by the following terms?
(i) Rearing (ii) Shearing (iii) Sericulture
Name the type of carbohydrate that can be digested by ruminants but not by humans. Give the reason also.
Match the items given in Column I with one or more items of Column II.
Column I Column II
(a) A plane mirror (i) Used as a magnifying glass.
(b) A convex mirror (ii) Can form image of objects spread over a large area.
(c) A convex lens (iii) Used by dentists to see enlarged image of teeth.
(d) A concave mirror (iv) The image is always inverted and magnified. (e) A concave lens (v) The image is erect and of the same size as the object.
(vi) The image is erect and smaller in size than the object.
Match the following :
(i) Land breeze blows during (a) summer
(ii) Sea breeze blows during (b) winter
(iii) Dark coloured clothes are preferred during (c) day
(iv) Light coloured clothes are preferred during (d) night