Thursday, January 26, 2012

X SCIENCE SA II- 1 & 2 MARKS QUESTIONS SAMPLE PAPER 4


1.              Name  the type  of compounds which  are used  as refrigerants and  in fire extinguishers  and  deplete the ozone  layer in the atmosphere
2.              Producers always occupy  the first trophic level in any  food  chain.   Why  ?                        
3.              Write  the value of near and far point  of distinct vision  for normal eye.                                           
4.              Draw  the  structure of Ethanol (C2H5OH)                                                                               
5.              Pre - natal sex determination has  been  prohibited by law.  State two  reasons.                    
6.              What  is placenta ?  State its any  two  roles during pregnancy.                                             
7.              List any  four  stakeholders which  may  help in the conservation of forests                                 
8.              (a)     Why  are coal and  petroleum  called fossil fuels ?                                                                  
(b)     Name  any  two  elements present in fossil fuels in addition to carbon.
9.              The refractive indices  of alcohol and  turpentine oil with  respect to air are 1.36 and  1.47 respectively.   Find the refractive index  of turpentine oil with  respect to alcohol. Which one of these  will permit the light to travel faster  ?
10.          Why do we observe difference in colours of the Sun during sunrise, sunset and noon  ?       
11.          Describe the formation of rainbow in the sky with  the help of a diagram.                          
12.          State the positions of (i) isotopes of the same  element and  (ii) hydrogen in the modern  periodic table.
13.          How  does  the  tendency to gain  electrons  change as we  go down the  16th  group of   periodic table ?  Why  ?

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