CROWN PUBLIC SCHOOL

Mid Term Examination 2018-2019

Subject: SCIENCE

Grade VIII

TIME: MAX. MARKS: 50

Q1. ANSWER ANY “FIVE” OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: /20

i) What is energy and name the different types of energies. Also state law
of conservation of energy.
ii) Discuss in detail different types of potential energy.
iii) What is the reactivity series? Put these metals in order of reactivity:
Cu, Mg, Ca, Ag, K, Fe, Na.
iv) How do metals react with water?
v) Discuss the structure of a typical flower.
vi) What is a Sankey diagram? Draw a Sankey diagram for a television.

Q2. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS: /9

i) Pollination
ii) Germination
iii) Malleable
iv) Ductile
v) Voltage
vi) Resistance
vii) Micropropagation
viii) Acceleration
ix) Gravity

Q3. Draw a well labeled diagram showing the internal structure of a flower.
/5
Q4. DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING: /4

i) Kinetic energy and Potential energy.

ii) Resistor and Fuse.

Q5. FILL IN THE BLANKS: /4

i) ___________ is a form of energy associated with vibration.

ii) A current is the flow of ___________.
iii) Work is measured in __________.
iv) Pollination is followed by __________.
v) __________ are genetically identical organisms.
vi) __________ is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust.
vii) __________ tells us how fast something is moving.
viii) Resistance is measured in units called __________.

Q6. STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE. /2

i) Any object lifted above the ground has gravitational potential energy.
__________.
ii) The units for work and energy are the same. __________.
iii) Cross pollination is when pollen from one flower lands on a stigma of
the same flower. __________.
iv) The embryo root is the first part of a seed to germinate. __________.

Q7. NUMERICALS: /6

a) A car travels at 160km/h. How far will it travel in 120 minutes?

b) A bullet train travels at 260km/h. How far will it travel in 120 minutes?