SCIENCE Question Bank Class 8
SCIENCE Question Bank Class 8
1 mark question
What is pressure?
Give two example each of situations in which you push or pull to change the state of motion of object.
An inflated balloon was pressed against a wall after it has been rubbed with a piece of synthetic cloth. It was found
that the balloon sticks to the wall. What force might be responsible for the attraction between the balloon and the
wall?
The north pole of a magnet ………………… the north pole of another magnet
The force applied by the archer to stretch the bow is an example of …………………. Force
To stretch the bow, the archer applies a force that causes a change in its …………………….
2 mark question
A rocket has been fired upwards to launch a satellite it its orbit. Name the two forces acting on the rocket
immediately after leaving the launching pad.
FRICTION
1 MARK QUESTIONS
ONE WORD/SENTENCE
Define friction
What is Drag?
Which friction is more …. Sliding or Static ?
Friction opposes the ……………………….. between the surfaces in contact with each other.
True / false
MCQ
Four children were asked to arrange forces due to rolling, static and sliding frictions in a decreasing order. Their
arrangements are given below . Choose the correct arrangement
(a) Rolling, static, sliding,(b)rolling,sliding, static (c)static, sliding, rolling (d)sliding , static, rolling
2 mark questions
(b) Explain why sliding friction is less than static friction.
(c) Give an example to show that friction acts a friend.
(d) Explain why objects moving in fluids must have special shapes.
(e) Write some ideas to reduce the friction
Sound
1 mark questions
One word/sentence
What is noise?
Define amplitude.
The sound from a mosquito is produced when it vibrates its wings at an average rate of 500 vibrations per second.
What is the time period of the vibration?
MCQ
2 marks questions
A pendulum oscillates 40 times in 4 second. Find its time period and frequency.
What is the difference between noise and music. Can music becomes noise sometimes?
Lightning and thunder take place in the sky at the same time and at the same distance from us. Lightning is seen
earlier and thunder is heard later. Can you explain why?
1 MARK QUESTIONS:
Does pure water conduct electricity? If not, what can we do to make it conducting?
Fill in the blanks
The process of depositing a layer of any desired metal on another material by means of electricity is called……………
If you pass current through copper sulphate solution, copper gets deposited on the plate connected to the ……………
terminal of the battery.
2 mark questions
What is Earthing?
What is lightning?
What is Earthquake?
What is tremor?
What is Tsunami?
What is crust?
What is seismograph?
Explain why a charged body loses its charge if we touch it with our hand.
Fill in the blanks:-
MCQ
(a) A plastic rod (b) a copper rod (c) an inflated balloon (d) a woollen colth
(a) A thunder (b) rain power (c) the easiest path (d) a straight path
Write ‘T’ against true and ‘F’ against false in the following statements:-
COLUMN A COLUMN B
(i) Richter scale (a) Sudden shaking of the earth
(ii) Waves recorder (b) Conductor
(iii) Earthquake (c) Earthing
(iv) Copper (d) Earthquake under sea
(v) Transfer of charge to the earth (e) Lightning
(vi) Tsunami (f) Seismograph
(vii) Nitrogen fixation (g) Power of earthquake
(viii) Insulator (h) Plastic
2 MARK QUESTIONS
What is lightning rod? How it protects the tall buildings from the effect of lightning?
Suppose you are outside your home and an earthquake strikes. List two precautions would you take to protect
yourself?
3 marks questions
Name the scale on which the destructive energy of an earthquake is measured. An earthquake measures 3 on this
scale. Would it be recorded by a seismograph? Is it likely to cause much damage?
Light
1 mark question
Define lateral inversion
How many images will be formed of a candle placed between two parallel plane mirror facing each other.
Inside the human eye, where is the imaged formed?
Define reflection