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SCIENCE Question Bank Class 8

1. The document discusses force, pressure, and examples of contact and non-contact forces. It also provides questions about pushing, pulling, and changing the state of motion of objects. 2. The passage describes an experiment where an inflated balloon sticks to a wall after being rubbed with synthetic cloth. Students are asked what force might be responsible for the attraction. 3. The document contains multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions about force and pressure. Topics include definitions, examples, and situations involving pushing and pulling objects.

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SCIENCE Question Bank Class 8

1. The document discusses force, pressure, and examples of contact and non-contact forces. It also provides questions about pushing, pulling, and changing the state of motion of objects. 2. The passage describes an experiment where an inflated balloon sticks to a wall after being rubbed with synthetic cloth. Students are asked what force might be responsible for the attraction. 3. The document contains multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions about force and pressure. Topics include definitions, examples, and situations involving pushing and pulling objects.

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Force and pressure

1 mark question

One word/one sentence questions

Give example of contact and non contact force

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?

Fill in the blanks

The north pole of a magnet ………………… the north pole of another magnet

To move a loaded trolley, we have to ……………………… it.

A charged body ………………… an uncharged body towards it.

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 …………………….

Tick mark questions


Matching questions

2 mark question

Define force. Give example of non contact force

Define muscular force

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 ?

Name some types of frictions

Explain why sportsmen use shoes with spikes.

What do you mean by streamlined shaped body?

Fill in the blanks

Friction opposes the ……………………….. between the surfaces in contact with each other.

Friction produces ……………….

Sprinkling of powder on the carrom board…………………….. friction

Friction depends on the ……………………………….. of surfaces

True / false

Friction is less for rough surface.

Sliding friction is always greater than static friction.

Friction is independent of area of contact.

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

Friction can be reduced by using

(a) Oil (b) grease (c)powder (d) all of these

Friction due to fluid is called


(a) Drage (b)force (c)power (d)pressure

What causes chalk to write on black board?

(a) Force (b)friction (c)pressure (d)power

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 the range of audible sound to human ear?

In what unit you will measure the loudness of sound?

What is the unit of frequency?

What is noise?

Define amplitude.

Define time period.

What is voice box?

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

Vibration in a body produces

(a)sound (b) pressure (c)energy (d)density

The maximum displacement of a vibrating body on one side is called

(a)sound (b)frequency (c) amplitude (d)noise


True/ False

Sound can not travel in vacuum ( )

If the amplitude of vibration is large, sound is feeble. ( )

Unwanted or unpleasant sound is termed as music ( )

Noise pollution may cause partial impairment ( )

Fill in the blanks

Shrillness of sound is determined by the ………………….. of vibration

Time taken to complete on oscillation is called………………………….. .

The unit of frequency is………………………………….

Unwanted sound is called……………………………….

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?

List sources of noise pollution in your surroundings.

Explain in what way noise pollution is harmful to human.

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?

CHEMICAL EFFECT OF CURRENT

1 MARK QUESTIONS:

Write down the full form of LED.

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……………

The passage of an electric current through a solution causes………………………… effect.

If you pass current through copper sulphate solution, copper gets deposited on the plate connected to the ……………
terminal of the battery.

Distilled water is …………………………

2 mark questions

What is Electroplating? Why it is done?

What is chemical effect of electric current?

Differentiate between a conductor and an insulator.

SOME NATURAL PHEONOMENA


1 MARK QUESTIONS

What is Earthing?

Define static electricity

What is lightning?

What is Earthquake?

What is tremor?

For what purpose Electroscope is used?

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:-

The loud noise accompanied with lightning is called………………….

The power of earth quake is measured in terms of……………………. Scale.

………………… is the sudden shaking of the Earth.

MCQ

Which of the following cannot be charged easily by friction?

(a) A plastic rod (b) a copper rod (c) an inflated balloon (d) a woollen colth

Lightning always follows

(a) A thunder (b) rain power (c) the easiest path (d) a straight path

How many types of charges are gained by rubbing objects?

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

Write ‘T’ against true and ‘F’ against false in the following statements:-

(a) Like charges attracts each other. (T/F)


(b) A charged glass rod attract a charged plastic straw. (T/F)
(c) Lightning conductor cannot protect a building from lightning. (T/F)
(d) Earthquake can be predicted in advance. (T/F)

Mach the following items given in Column A with that in Column B

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?

What is electric discharge?

Suppose you are outside your home and an earthquake strikes. List two precautions would you take to protect
yourself?

3 marks questions

Suggest three measures to protect ourselves from lightning.\

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

Choose the correct option


1. Angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
(a) Always (b) sometimes (c) under special condition (d) never
2. Image formed by a plane mirror is
(a) Virtual, behind the mirror and enlarged
(b) Virtual, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object
(c) Real at the surface of the mirror and enlarged
(d) Real, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object
3. If angle of incidence is 00 then the angle of reflection is
(a) 00 (b)900 (c)1800 (d) can’t be determined

Fill in the blanks


1. A person 1 m in front of a plane mirror seems to be ………… m away from his image.
2. If you touch your …………..ear with right hand in front of a plane mirror it will be seen in the mirror
that your right ear is touched with ………………..
3. The side of the pupil becomes……………………. When you see in dim light.
4. Night birds have………………………. cones than rods in their eyes.
5. Transparent front part of eye is called……………………
6. Beautiful pattern are formed in a kaleidoscope because of ……………… reflection.
2 mark questions
Differentiate between regular and diffused reflection
State the laws of reflection.
3 marks question
Draw a labelled sketch of Human Eye.
Mention against each of the following whether regular or diffused reflection will take place when a beam
of light strikes. Justify your answer in each case.
(a)Polished wooden table (b)Chalk powder (c) Cardboard surface (d)Marble floor with water spread over it
(e)Mirror (f)Piece of paper
Describe an activity to show that incident ray, reflected ray and normal at the point of incidence lie in
same plane.

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