Sri Jayendra Matriculation Higher Secondary School Trichy-2

SCIENCE ASSISGNMENT
STD : X Marks : 50

I Answer the following: 5 x 2 = 10

1. What are the types of Inertia?
2. State Second law of refraction.
3. Difference between atoms and molecules?
4. What is the common step in aerobic and anaerobic pathway?
5. What are the factors affecting photosynthesis?
II Solve the following: 1x3=3
6. An object is placed at a distance 10 cm from a convex lens of focal length 10
cm. Find the image distance.
III. Answer in briefly: 4 x 4 = 16
7. Explain about Myopia.
8. What is rust? Give the equation for formation of rust.
9. Minerals cannot be passively absorbed by the roots.
10. Enumerate the functions of blood.
IV Answer in Detail: 3 x 7 = 21
11. (a) N2 + 3 H2 → 2 NH3
(The atomic mass of nitrogen is 14, and that of hydrogen is 1)
1 mole of nitrogen (_______g) +
3 moles of hydrogen ( _________ g) →
2 moles of ammonia ( _________ g)
(b) Calcium carbonate is decomposed on heating in the following reaction
CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
i. How many moles of Calcium carbonate are involved in this reaction?
ii. Calculate the gram molecular mass of calcium carbonate involved in
this reaction
iii. How many moles of CO2 are there in this equation?
12. Explain in detail about the structure of the human eye with a neat diagram.
13. Why are leucocytes classified as granulocytes and agranulocytes? Name
each cell and mention its functions.