SCIENCE-1 REVISION PAPER (CLASS-8)

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

1. zones of a candle flame in decreasing order of hotness are

a. dark zone, luminous zone, non-luminous zone.
b. luminous zone, non-luminous zone, dark zone.
c. non-luminous zone, luminous zone, dark zone.
d. dark zone, non-luminous zone, luminous zone.

2. Do the laws of reflection hold good for all types of reflection?

a. Sometimes, b. always c. under special conditions
d. never

3.Which of the following is not a good conductor of electricity?

a. Dilute sulphuric acid b. lemon juice c. salt solution
d. distilled water.

4. If the ignition temperature of a combustible substance is 54ºC, then, it can

catch fire and burn
a. only at 54ºC
b. at 54ºC and below
c. above 54ºC
d. at 54ºC and above.

5. An object 1 cm tall is placed at a distance of 1.5 m from a plane mirror. The

distance of the image from the object is
a. 2 cm b. 1.5 m c. 3 m d. 1 cm

6. When electricity is passed through water, bubbles of hydrogen gas

a. form at the negative electrode
b. form at the positive electrode
c. form near both the electrodes
d. are not formed anywhere.

7.On completely burning 2 kg of coal, 50,000 kJ of heat energy is released.

Therefore, the calorific value of coal is
a. 50,000 kJ b. 25,000 kJ c. 50,000 J/Kg d. 25,000
kJ/Kg

8. If the reflected ray is at an angle of 110º to the incident ray, the angle of
reflection is
a. 110º b. 70º c. 35º d. 55º

9.The passage of electric current through a conducting solution causes

a. physical change b. chemical reactions c. no change d.
lighting effect.
10. When water is heated in a paper cup over a candle flame, the paper cup does
not catch fire. Give reason.

11. Rita collected some rain water and tested its electrical conductivity. To her
surprise, it did conduct electricity! Reason out her findings.

12.State the laws of reflection.

13. Draw a labeled circuit diagram that is used to test the electrical conductivity
of liquids.

14. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror perpendicular to its surface:

a. Draw a diagram to show the incident ray and the reflected ray.
b. What is the angle of incidence?

15. Heat energy released on complete combustion of two fuels A and B is

given below:
Fuel A B
Mass 5 Kg 3 Kg
Heat produced 30000 kJ 19600 kJ
Find which of the two is a better fuel.

16. Draw the circuit diagram to electroplate an article with copper. Label the
diagram in detail.

17. With suitable illustrations bring out the differences between regular reflection
and diffused reflection.

18. Compare the different types of combustion. Give an example for each.

19. a. Explain how water extinguishes a fire.

b. What are the limitations of water fire extinguishers?

20 a. LEDs are the preferred lighting sources in the modern world.

Justify (2)
b. List three uses of electroplating in everyday life

21.How does the increasing fuel consumption contribute to the following

phenomena?
a. deforestation
b. global warming
c. acid rain