Chapter 3 Matter

Paper 1
Each question is followed by four options. Choose the best answer for each question.
1 Which is an example of matter?
I Sunlight
II Fruit juice
III Dust
IV Talcum powder
A I and III only
B II and IV only
C II, III and IV only
D I, II, III and IV
2



!ea"er of soil is measured using a le#er !alance as shown in the figure a!o#e$
What can you conclude from this acti#ity?
A Soil has air spaces
B Soil has mass
C Soil is a type of matter
D Soil may !e acidic or al"aline
3 Which type of matter does not ha#e a definite shape, !ut has a definite #olume?
A Solids
B %ases
C &i'uids
D Soil
4 Which is a li'uid at room temperature?
I (andle wax
II )ercury
III *romine
IV +etroleum
A I and III only C II, III and IV only
B II and IV only D I, II, III and IV

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5 In which type of matter can you o!ser#e *rownian mo#ement using a light
microscope?
I Smo"e
II Dust
III 1aphthalene
IV %lucose solution
A I only
B II and IV only
C II, III and IV only
D I, II, III and IV
6 2ahman was lying in !ed in his !edroom upstairs on a Sunday morning$ Suddenly,
he smelt his fa#ourite !rea"fast of sausages coo"ing from the "itchen downstairs$
What can you infer from this o!ser#ation?
A The door of 2ahman3s !edroom was opened
B The smell particles from the sausages 'uic"ly dispersed through the air
C 2ahman was hungry
D 2ahman has a good sense of smell
7 student poured 45 ml of copper sulphate solution into -. ml of a salt solution$
Which statement is correct?
A The final #olume of the mixture is exactly 65 ml
B The final #olume of the mixture is less than 65 ml
C The final #olume of the mixture is more than 65 ml
D The final #olume of the mixture depends on the type of container used
8

What is the density of the li'uid in the figure shown a!o#e?
A .$.7 g cm
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B .$65 g cm
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C 6$5 g cm
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D 7$. g cm
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9 Which arrangement of su!stances shows their densities in decreasing order?
A Tetrachloromethane, copper, "erosene, perspex
B :erosene, perspex, tetrachloromethane, copper
C (opper, perspex, tetrachloromethane, "erosene
D (opper, tetrachloromethane, perspex, "erosene
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n o!ject was placed in four different li'uids as shown in the figure a!o#e$ Which
li'uid has the highest density?
A P
B Q
C R
D S
11 small copper piece weighing 0- g has a density of ; g cm
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$ What is the
density of a small copper statue that weighs 0 44. g?
A ; g cm
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B ;. g cm
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C ;.. g cm
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D ; ... g cm
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12 Which #ehicle uses the principle of density of matter?
I 2afts
II <ot air !alloons
III Su!marines
IV <o#ercrafts
A I only
B II and IV only
C I, II and III only
D I, II, III and IV
13 Wood is usually used to ma"e
I !oats
II furniture
III houses
IV cars
A I and III only
B II and IV only
C I, II and III only
D I, II, III and IV
14 (rude petroleum is piped from oilfields to the refineries$ What property of crude
petroleum is used in its transportation?
A Its #iscosity
B Its a!ility to !urn
C Its a!ility to flow
D Its high !oiling point
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15 luminium is used to ma"e aircrafts and roofs$ What property of aluminium ma"es
!oth these uses possi!le?
I Its shiny surface
II It is light
III It can !e shaped
IV It is easily o!tained from the surrounding areas
A I and II only
B II and IV only
C I, II and III only
D I, II, III and IV
Paper 2
Answer all the questions.
Section A
1
glass was filled with ice cu!es, as
shown in the figure a!o#e$ fter one hour, the le#el of ice cu!es in the glass was
lower, and some colourless li'uid was collected in the shallow dish !elow$
=a> What is the process that causes the change of state of matter as shown in figure
a!o#e?
=!> ?man thought that the li'uid in the dish came from the ice cu!es in the glass$ Is
he right? @xplain your answer$
=c> Suggest a simple way to carry out this acti#ity to pro#e ?man wrong$
=d> )rs &ee !ought some green leafy #egeta!les$ The grocer put the #egeta!les in a
plastic !ag and tied the !ag$ When )rs &ee got home one and a half hours later,
she noticed some drops of a colourless li'uid had formed inside the !ag$ Were
the li'uid drops formed in the same process as shown in the figure a!o#e?
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P Q
Section B

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The apparatus a!o#e was used in an experiment$ The following steps were carried
out$
Step 0 A Two spatulas of iodine crystals were placed in two test tu!es P and Q
respecti#ely$
Step - A Test tu!e P was heated until the crystals disappeared$ The time ta"en for
the crystals to disappear was recorded$
Step 9 A Test tu!e Q was left aside and o!ser#ed at 0. minute inter#als$ The time
ta"en for the crystals to disappear was recorded$
Step 4 A The results of the experiment were recorded in the ta!le !elow$

Test tube Time for crystals to completely disappear
P 4 minutes
Q 4. minutes
=a> Suggest a hypothesis for this experiment$
=!> Identify the #aria!les that
=i> is "ept constant
=ii> is manipulated
=iii> responds
=c> What is the process that causes the change of state of iodine in this experiment?
=d> =i> What would !e formed if the iodine #apour released is cooled ?
=ii> 1ame the process that ta"es place in d =i>$
=e> 1ame two other su!stances that show the same change in state as iodine$
=f> %i#e the uses of the two su!stances mentioned in =e>$
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