LAXMINIYA BAZAAR Third Terminal 2079 Class: 10 Full Marks: 75 Time: 2:15 hrs. Subject: Science Pass Marks: 30 Attempt all questions GROUP 'A' [15x1=15] 1. Give short answer to the following questions. a. On which factors does gravitation between any two bodies depend? b. What is upthrust? c. What is alternative sources of energy? d. What does it mean by the statement that specific heat capacity of a body is 150 J/Kg°C? e. What is meant by power of lens? f. What is periodic table? g. Define exothermic reaction. h. What is an acid? i. Name two chemicals required for the preparation of NH3 gas in laboratory. j. How many chromosomes are there in each of somatic cell and gamete of a drone bee? k. What is an endocrine gland? l. What is meant by sex determination? m. Name any two organisms which reproduce by fragmentation. n. Define variation in the organisms. o. What are fossils? GROUP 'B' [13x2=26] 2. A student uses spectacles of power + 1.5D. What is the type of defect in his eyes? Calculate the focal length of the lens used? 3. A ship can carry heavier load in salty water than that in fresh water, why? 4. Write any two differences between ordinary mercury thermometer and maximum-minimum thermometer. 5. Why is alternating current more useful than the direct current? body. Give any two reasons. GROUP 'D' [4x4=16] 6. Why is CO2 gas used for extinguishing fire? 21. Observe the adjoining diagram to 7. Gold is found in pure state in nature but not iron, why? answer the questions given. 8. Write structural formula of glycerol and its one use. a. What type of transformer is it? 9. Why is detergent called soap less soap? b. Calculate the output voltage of 10. Write two differences between auricles and ventricles. the transformer. 11. Write two functions of cerebellum. c. Where is this type of transformer used? Give an example. 12. Write two similarities between queen bee and worker bee. 22. Write two chemical properties of bases. Write 13. How is environmental pollution different from environmental the balanced chemical equation of the reaction between strong management? base and weak acid. Also write the type of salt formed by the 14. Identify the following masses as asteroid, satellite, comet or reaction. galaxy. 23. Draw a chart to show the offspring’s produced in F1 and F2 a. Enke (b) Titan (c) Andromeda (d) Juno generations after the cross between pea plants with pure red GROUP 'C' [6x3=18] flower and pure white flower. Write phenotypic and genotypic 15. If the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the earth is ratio of F2 generation. 9.8 m/s2, calculate the acceleration due to gravity at the top of 24. How do these factors help in climate change? Explain in brief. Mt. Everest. Also, find the weight of a stone of mass 50 kg at (a) Deforestation (b) Releases of greenhouse gases the top of Mt. Everest. (Radius of the earth = 6400 km and height of Mt. Everest 8848 m) ***** 16. The weights of a piece of stone in three different media air, water and salt solution are given in the table. Answer the following questions by studying the given table. Medium Weight a. Identify air and salt solution A 14 N among A, B and C? B 12 N b. If the weight of 1 Kg mass in air C 16 N is 10N, then what will be the mass of the stone? c. Calculate the up thrust exerted by salt water solution. 17. Write three features of Mendeleev's periodic table. 18. a. What happens when potassium chlorate is heated? b. How does the concentration of the reactants affect the rate of chemical reaction? 19. Write three advantages of sexual reproduction. 20. Mention three symptoms of increased level of uric acid in human