The distance between two stations is 240 | Class 7 Science Chapter Motion and Time, Motion and Time NCERT Solutions

Classify the changes involved in the following processes as physical or chemical changes:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Dissolving sugar in water
(c) Burning of coal
(d) Melting of wax
(e) Beating aluminium to make aluminium foil
(f ) Digestion of food

Given below is a crossword puzzle based on this lesson. Use hints to fill in the blank spaces with letters that complete the words.
Down                                               Across
(D) 1 : Thorough washing           (A) 1 : Keeps warm
      2 : Animal fibre                            2 : Its leaves are eaten by silkworms
      3 : Long thread like structure      3 : Hatches from egg of moth

Here is a crossword puzzle: Good luck!

Across
3. Liquid waste products
4. Solid waste extracted in sewage treatment
6. A word related to hygiene
8. Waste matter discharged from human body

Down
1. Used water
2. A pipe carrying sewage
5. Micro-organisms which causes cholera
7. A chemical to disinfect water

Sketch the cross section of soil and label the various layers.

Take three test-tubes. Fill æth of each with water. Label them A, B and C. Keep a snail in test-tube A, a water plant in test-tube B and in C, keep snail and plant both. Which test-tube would have the highest concentration of CO₂?

Solve the following crossword puzzle with the clues given:

Across
2. Plantation prevents it.
5. Use should be banned to avoid soil pollution.
6. Type of soil used for making pottery.
7. Living organism in the soil.

Down
1. In desert soil erosion occurs through.
3. Clay and loam are suitable for cereals like.
4. This type of soil can hold very little water.
5. Collective name for layers of soil.

Sketch the reproductive parts of a flower.

Describe how crystals of copper sulphate are prepared.

Why does an athlete breathe faster and deeper than usual after finishing the race?

Write one similarity and one difference between the nutrition in amoeba and human beings.

Which one of the following place is unlikely to be affected by a cyclone.

(i) Chennai          (ii) Mangaluru (Mangalore)                                                                                                                                                                                              (iii) Amritsar        (iv) Puri

Which type of mirror can form a real image?

The water holding capacity is the highest in

(i) sandy soil
(ii) clayey soil
(iii) loamy soil
(iv) mixture of sand and loam

Fill in the blanks:

 (i) The average weather taken over a long time is called ___________.                                                                                                                                               (ii) A place receives very little rainfall and the temperature is high throughout the year, the climate of that place will be ___________ and ___________ .
 (iii) The two regions of the earth with extreme climatic conditions are ___________ and __________.

Explain how animals dwelling in the forest help it grow and regenerate.

Explain the role of forest in maintaining the balance between oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Stainless steel pans are usually provided with copper bottoms. The reason for this could be that

(a) copper bottom makes the pan more durable.
(b) such pans appear colourful.
(c) copper is a better conductor of heat than the stainless steel.
(d) copper is easier to clean than the stainless steel.

What is a virtual image? Give one situation where a virtual image is formed.

A car moves with a speed of 40 km/h for 15 minutes and then with a speed of 60 km/h for the next 15 minutes. The total distance covered by the car is:

(i) 100 km          (ii) 25 km
(iii) 15 km          (iv) 10 km

Describe the different methods of asexual reproduction. Give examples.