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Selina Concise ICSE Solutions for Class 7 Physics Chapter 1 Physical Quantities and Measurement

• Points to Remember
• The mass of a body is the quantity of matter contained in a body regardless of its volume or any force acting on it.
•  The weight of a body is the force with which every body is attracted towards its centre.
•  The unit of mass in S.I. system is kilogram (kg). Higher units of mass are quintal and metric tonne.
•  The weight of body changes with acceleration due to gravity.
•  Weight is zero at the centre of the earth.
•  Mass per unit volume of a substance is called density of the body.
•  The unit of density in S.I. system is kg m^-3 and gcm^-3 in C.G.S. system.
•  The density in S.I. system is 1000 × numerical value in C.G.S. system.
•  The density of liquids and gases decreases or increases with the rise or fall in temperature.
• The cycle of upward and downward movements of the fluid form currents in the medium which are known as convectional currents.

Test Yourself

A. Objective Questions 

1. Write true or false for each statement

(a) The S.I. unit of volume is litre.
Answer. False.
The S.I. unit of volume is cubic metre.

(b) A measuring beaker of capacity 200 ml can measure only the volume. 200 ml of a liquid.
Answer. True.

(c) cm2 is a smaller unit of area than m².
Answer. True.

(d) Equal volumes of two different substances have equal masses.
Answer. False.
Equalvolumes of two different substances have different masses.

(e) The S.I. unit of density is g cm^-3.
Answer. False.
The S.I. unit of density is Kg m^-3.

(f) 1 g cm^-3 = 1000 kg m^-3.
Answer. True.

(g) The density of water is maximum at 4°C.
Answer. True.

(h) The speed 5 ms^-1 is less than 25 km h^-1.
Answer. True.

(i) The S.I. unit of speed is ms^-1.
Answer. True

2. Fill in the blanks

(a) l m³ = 10⁶ cm³
(b) The volume of an irregular solid is determined by the method of displacement of liquid.
(c) Volume of a cube = (one side)
(d) The area of an irregular lamina is measured by using a grapl paper.
(e) Mass = density × volume.
(f) The S.I. unit of density is kg m^-3.
(g) 1 g cm^-3 = 1000 kg m^-3.
(h) 36 km h^-1 = 10 ms^-1.
(i) Distance travelled d = speed v × time t.

3. Match the following

4. Select the correct alternative 

(a) One litre is equal to :

1.  1 cm^-3
2. 1 m³
3.  10^-3  cm³
4. 10^-3 m³

(b) A metallic piece displaces water of volume 15 ml. The volume of piece is :

1.  15 cm³
2.  15 m³
3.  15 × 10³ cm³
4.  15 × 10³ cm³

(c) A piece of paper of dimensions 1.5 m x 20 cm has area :

1.  30 m2
2.  300 cm2
3.  0.3 m2
4.  3000 m3

(d) The correct relation is :

1.  d = M × V
2.  M = d × Y  
3.  V = d × M
4.  d = M + V

(e) The density of alcohol is 0.8 g cm-3. In S.I. unit, it will be :

1.  0.8 kg m^-3
2.  0.0008 kg m^-3
3.  800 kg m^-3
4.  8 x 10³ kg m^-3

(f) The density of aluminium is 2.7 g cm-3 and of brass is 8.4 g cm^-3. For the same mass, the volume of:

1.  both will be same
2.  aluminium will be less than that of brass
3.  aluminium will be more than that of brass
4.  nothing can be said.

(g) A block of wood of density 0.8 g cm^-3 has a volume of 60 cm³. The mass of block will be :

1.  60.8 g
2.  75 g
3.  48 g
4.  0.013 g

(h) The correct relation for speed is

1.  Speed = distance x time
2.  speed = distance / time
3.  speed = time / distance
4.  speed = 1 / distance x time

(i) A boy travels a distance 150 m in 1 minute. His speed is

1.  150 m s^-1
2.  2.5 m s^-1
3.  25 m s^-1
4.  9 m s^-1

B. Short/Long Answer Questions

Question 1.
Define the term volume of an object.
Answer:
The space occupied by an object is called its volume.

Question 2.
State and define the S.I. unit of volume.
Answer:
S.I. unit of volume – The S.I. unit of volume is cubic metre. In short form, it is written as m³.
One cubic metre is the volume of a cube of each side 1 metre as shown in figure below i.e., 1 m³ = 1 m × 1 m × 1 m.

Question 3.
State two smaller units of volume. How are they related to the S.I. unit?
Answer:
A smaller unit of volume is cubic centimetre (symbol cm³) and cubic decimetre (symbol 1 dm³). One cubic centimetre is the volume of a cube of each side 1 centimetre, i.e.,
1 cm³ = 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm.
Relationship between m³ and cm³
l m³ = lm × lm × lm
= 100 cm × 100 cm × 100 cm
= 10,00,000 cm³ = 10⁶ cm³.
Relationship between m³ and dm³
l m³ = lm × 1 m × 1 m .
= 10 dm × 10 dm × 10 dm
= 1000 dm
= 10³ dm
Note 1 m = 10 dm

Question 4.
How will you determine the volume of a cuboid ? Write the formula you will use.
Answer:
Volume of a cuboid = length × breadth × height.

Question 5.
Name two devices which are used to measure the volume of an object. Draw their neat diagrams.
Answer:
Two devices that are used to measure the volume of an object are :
(i) Measuring cylinder and
(ii) Measuring beaker.

Question 6.
How can you determine the volume of an irregular solid (say a piece of brass) ? Describe in steps with neat diagrams.
Answer:
To measure the volume of a piece of stone.
Take a piece of brass, a measuring cylinder, fine thread of sufficient length and some water.
Place a measuring cylinder on a flat horizontal surface and fill it partially with water. Note the reading of the water level very carefully. Now tie the piece of brass with a thread and dip it completely into water. We see that the level of water rises. Note the reading of the new water level.

The difference in the two levels of water gives the volume of the piece of brass
Initial level of water = 60 ml
Level of water when brass is immersed = 80 ml
∴ Volume of water displaced = 80 ml – 60 ml = 20 ml
∴ Volume of the piece of brass = 20 cm³
Note : 1 ml = 1 cm³

Question 7.
You are required to take out 200 ml of milk from a bucket full of milk. How will you do it ?
Answer:
By using the measuring beaker A measuring beaker is used to measure a fixed volume of liquid from a large volume. Suppose it is required to measure 200 ml of milk from the milk contained in a bucket. For this, take the measuring beaker of capacity 200 ml. Wash it and dry it. Then, immerse the measuring beaker well inside the milk contained in the bucket so that the beaker gets completely filled with the milk.
Take out the measuring beaker from the bucket gently so that no milk splashes out and then pour the milk from the measuring beaker into the another empty vessel.

Question 8.
Describe the method in steps to find the area of an irregular lamina using a graph paper.
Answer:
Method to find the area of an irregular lamina using a graph paper : First, place the lamina over a graph paper and draw its boundary line on the graph paper with a pencil. Then remove the lamina and count and note the number of complete squares as well as the number of squares more than half within the boundary line (only the squares less than half, are left while counting). The area of lamina is equal to the sum of the area of complete squares and the area of squares more than half. Let n be the total number of complete and more than half or half squares within the boundary of lamina. Since area of one big square is 1 cm × 1cm = 1 cm², so the area of lamina will be n x

Question 9.
Define the term density of a substance.
Answer:
The density of a substance is defined as the mass of a unit volumx of that substance.

Question 10.
State the S.I. and C.G.S. units of density. How are they inte related ?
Answer:
The S.I. unit of mass is kilogram (symbol kg) and of volume is
cubic metre (symbol m³). Therefore S.I. unit of density is kg/m³
or kg m^-3.
The C.G.S. unit of mass is gram (symbol g) and of volume is cubic centimetre (symbol cm3). Therefore the C.G.S. unit of
density is g/cm³ or g cm^-3.

Question 11.
‘The density of brass is 8.4 g cm’3’. What do you mean by the statement ?
Answer:
Density of brass is 8.4 g cm^-3. This means that unit volume of brass contain 8.4 g mass.

Question 12.
Arrange the following substances in order of their increasing density:
(a) iron
(b) cork
(c) brass
(d) water
(e) mercury
Answer:
b<a<c<d<e

Question 13.
How does the density of water changes when :
(a) it is heated from 0°C to 4°C,
(b) it is heated from 4°C to 10°C ?
Answer:
(a) Water contracts on heating from 0°C to 4°C and expands on heating above 4°C.
(b) The density of water is maximum at 4°C. It decreases when it is cooled from 4°C to 0°C or it is heated above 4°C.

Question 14.
Write the density of water at 4°C.
Answer:
The density of water at 4°C is 1.0 g cm^-3, or 1,000 kg m^-3

Question 15.
Explain the meaning of the term speed.
Answer:
The distance covered or travelled by a body in one second is called the speed of the body, i.e.

Question 16.
Write the S.I. unit of speed.
Answer:
The S.I. unit of speed is metre/second or metre per second. Its symbol is m s^-1.

Question 17.
A car travels with a speed 12 m s”1, while a scooter travels with a speed 36 km h-1. Which of the two travels faster ?
Answer:
Speed of car = 12 m s^-1
Speed of scooter = 36 km h^-1
here, 1 km = 1000 m
1 hr = 3600 sec

∴ Speed of car is more. Car travels faster than scooter.

C. Numericals

Question 1.
The length, breadth and height of a water tank are 5 m, 2.5 m and 1.25 m respectively. Calculate the capacity of the water tank in (a) m³ (b) litre.
Answer:
Given,
Length (1) = 5m
Breadth (b) = 2.5 m
and Height (h) = 1.25 m

Question 2.
A solid silver piece is immersed in water contained in a measuring cylinder. The level of water rises from 50 ml to 62 ml. Find the volume of silver piece.
Answer:
Given, initial level of water .v₁ = 50 ml
Final level of water v₂ = 62 ml
Volume of silver piece V = v₂ – v₁
= 62 ml – 50 ml
= 12 ml or 12 cm³

Question 3.
Find the volume of a liquid present in a dish of dimensions 10 cm x 10 cm x 5 cm.
Answer:
Volume of water = Length × breadth × height
= 10 cm × 10 cm × 5 cm
= 500 cm³ or 500 ml.

Question 4.
A rectangular field is of length 60 m and breadth 35 m. Find the area of the field.
Answer:
Length of a rectangular field = 60 m
Breadth of rectangular field = 35 m
∴ Area = 60 m × 35 m
= 2100 m²

Question 5.
Find the approximate area of an irregular lamina of which boundary line is drawn on the graph paper shown in fig. 1.16. below.

Answer:
From figure, the number of complete squares = 11
The number of squares more than half = 9
∴ Total number of squares = 11 + 9 = 20
∴ Area of the 1 square = 1 cm × 1cm = 1 cm²
∴ Area of 20 squares = 20 × 1 cm² = 20 cm²
∴ Approximate area of irregular lamina = 20 cm²

Question 6.
A piece of brass of volume 30 cm³ has a mass of 252 g. Find the density of brass in (i) g cm^-3, (ii) kg m^-3.
Answer:

Question 7.
The mass of an iron ball is 312 g. The density of iron is 7.8 g cm^-3. Find the volume of the ball.
Answer:

Question 8.
A cork has a volume 25 cm³. The density of cork is 0.25 g cm^-3. Find the mass of cork.
Answer:

Question 9.
The mass of 5 litre of water is 5 kg. Find the density of water in g cm^-3.
Answer:

Question 10.
A cubical tank of side 1 m is filled with 800 kg of a liquid. Find: (i) the volume of tank, (ii) the density of liquid in kg m^-3.
Answer:

Question 11.
A block of iron has dimensions 2 m × 0.5 m × 0.25 m. The density of iron is 7.8 g cm^-3. Find the mass of block.
Answer:
Given, l = 2m
b = 0.5 m

Question 12.
The mass of a lead piece is 115 g. When it is immersed into a measuring cylinder, the water level rises from 20 ml mark to 30 ml mark.
Find:
(i) the volume of the lead piece,
(ii) the density of the lead in kg m^-3.
Answer:

Question 13.
The density of copper is 8.9 g cm^-3. What will be its density in kg m^-3 ?
Answer:

Question 14.
A car travels a distance of 15 km in 20 minute. Find the speed of the car in (i) km h^-1, (ii) m s^-1.
Answer:
Distance travelled by car =15 km
Time taken = 20 minutes
(i) Speed of car in km h^-1
Convert 20 minutes to hour

Question 15.
How long a train will take to travel a distance of 200 km with a speed of 60 km h^-1 ?
Answer:
Distance covered by train = 200 km
Speed of train = 60 km h^-1

Question 16.
A boy travels with a speed of 10 m s^-1 for 30 minute. How much distance does he travel ?
Answer:
Speed of boy = 10 m s^-1
Time taken = 30 minutes
speed = distance travelled / time taken
Distance travelled = Speed × Time taken
Convert 30 minutes to seconds
1 minute = 60 sec
30 minute 60 × 30 = 1800 seconds
Putting the value of speed and time we get
Distance travelled = 10 ms^-1 × (1800 sec) = 18000 m
= 18000 metre or 18 km Ans.

Question 17.
Express 36 km h^-1 in m s^-1
Answer:

Question 18.
Express 15 m s^-1 in km h^-1.
Answer:

Selina Concise Physics Class 6 ICSE Solutions – Magnetism

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Selina Concise ICSE Solutions for Class 6 Physics Chapter 6 Magnetism

• Synposis
• The first natural magnet was discovered in Magnesia, a town in Greece. It was called the lodestone.
• Artificial magnets are made of iron or steel. They are made of different shapes namely the bar magnet, cylinderical magnet, U-shaped magnet, horse-shoe magnet, magnetic needle and compass.
• The materials which are attracted by a magnet are called magnetic materials. Examples: iron, steel, cobalt.
• The materials which are not attracted by a magnet are called non-magnetic materials. Examples: paper, wood, brass, plastic, copper aluminium, etc.
• A magnet has two poles, a north and a south pole.
• A magnet has the following properties:

1. A magnet attracts the small pieces of iron.
2. A magnet always rests in the north-south direction, if it is free to swing.
3. Like poles repel each other and unlike poles attract each other.
4. Poles always exist in pairs, cannot be isolated.

• Magnets are used to separate iron and steel from their mixture with non-magnetic substances. –
• Magnets are used in many electrical appliances such as electric . bell, loud-speaker, etc.
• A magnetic compass is used by sailors and navigators to find the north-south direction.
• Magnetic induction is the process in which a piece of iron temporarily behaves like a magnet in the presence of another magnet.
• When a magnet is placed near an iron piece, the iron piece behaves like a magnet. The end of the iron piece near the north pole of the magnet becomes a south pole while the farther end becomes a north pole.
• It is because of magnetic induction that a magnet attracts a piece of iron.
• An iron piece can be made into a magnet by any of the following methods:

1. Magnetic induction
2. Single touch method
3. Double touch method
4. Electrical method

• In the single touch method, we need a single magnet, but in the double touch method we need two magnets, hi these methods, the end touched last by the magnet has the polarity opposite to that of the striking pole.
• Powerful magnets are made by the electrical method.
• Electromagnets or temporary magnets are made of soft iron.
• Permanent magnets are made of steel.
• Electromagnets are used in devices like electric bell, magnetic toys, telephone etc.
• Permanent magnets are used in devices like galvanometer, ammeter, voltmeter etc.
• A magnet can be destroyed by rough handling, by dropping it several tunes, by hammering it repeatedly and by heating it.
• The magnetic field around a magnet is the space in which a magnetic substance such as small iron piece experiences a force of attraction.
• The earth itself behaves like a magnet. It has its own magnetic field.
• The south polarity of the earth is near the geographic north pole and the north polarity of the earth is near the geographic south pole.
• Magnetic keepers are used to store the magnets.
• Magnetic keepers are small pieces of soft iron.

ACTIVITY 1

Magnetic objects
Iron, Steel, Cobalt, Nickel
Non-magnetic objects
Wood, Stone Plastic, Rubber Copper, Sand, Gold, Silver, Brass Paper, Aluminium

Test yourself

A. Objective Questions

1. Write true or false for each statement.

(a) Artificial magnets are weaker than the natural magnets.
Answer. False
Artificial magnets are stronger than the natural magnets.

(b) Poles of a magnet cannot be separated.
Answer. True

(c) A magnet can attract only a magnetic substance.
Answer. True

(d) A magnet has no effect when it is heated to a high temperature.
Answer. False.
A magnet get demagnetised when it is heated to a very high temperature.

(e) Permanent magnets get easily demagnetised.
Answer. False.
Permanent magnets cannot be demagnetised.

(f) Magnetic poles occur in pairs.
Answer. True

(g) Single touch method is better than the electrical method for making a magnet.
Answer. False.
Electrical method is better than single touch method.

(h) Magnetic keeper is a wooden piece.
Answer. False.
Magnetic keepers are the pieces of soft iron.

(i) Copper cannot be magnetised.
Answer. True

2. Fill in the blanks

(a) Temporary magnets are usually made up of soft iron.
(b) Rough handling destroys the magnetic properties of a magnet.
(c) Like poles repel each other.
(d) A freely suspended magnet points in the north-south direction.
(e) In a magnet, ends have the maximum attractive property.
(f) A magnet has two poles.

3. Match the following

4. Select the correct answer

(a) If we suspend a magnet freely, it will settle in .

1. east-west direction
2. north-south direction
3. north-east direction
4. east-south direction

(b) Making a magnetic substance a magnet by bringing it closer to another magnet without touching it, is

1. magnetic induction method
2. single touch method
3. double touch method
4. electrical method

(c) An example of natural magnet is

1. iron
2. steel
3. lodestone
4. none of above

(d) The artificial magnet used to detect direction in the laboratory is

1. U-shaped magnet
2. horse shoe magnet
3. electromagnet
4. magnetic compass

B. Short/Long Answer Questions

Question 1.
What is a magnet ?
Answer:
The substances which have the property of attracting iron, are called magnets.

Question 2.
What are magnetic and non-magnetic substances ? Give two examples of each.
Answer:
Magnetic substances: The substances that get attracted by a magnet are called magnetic substances. Iron, steel, cobalt and nickel are magnetic substance
Non-magnetic substances : The substances that do not get attracted by a magnet are called non-magnetic substances, e.g., wood, plastic, copper, paper, aluminium, rubber, stone.

Question 3.
What are natural and artificial -magnets ?
Answer:
Natural magnets: Natural magnets are those which are found in nature e.g. load stone.
Artificial magnets: Man made magnets are called artificial magnets, e.g. electromagnet.

Question 4.
How is an artificial magnet prepared from a natural magnet ?
Answer:
Pieces of iron or other materials are made magnets by rubbing them with natural magnets (or by passing direct current through a wire wound around them). This is how artificial magnets are made.

Question 5.
State two ways of magnetising an iron piece.
Answer:
The two ways of magnetising an iron piece are:

1. Magnetic induction method.
   Take a long iron nail and test it for magnetic properties by bringing near the magnetic substances. You will see nail does not attract the magnetic substances. Now bring near a pole of a bar magnet to the head of the nail. Now bring the iron paper clips near the pointed end of the nail, you will observe that the iron paper clips now get attracted towards the nail. This is because iron nail has become magnet. Now take the bar magnet away form the iron nail, paper clips fall off. This magnetism is temporary.
   
2. Single touch method: Take a demagnetised piece of iron. Place it on a table surface. Take a magnet and select its one pole. Now mb it with the selected pole on the iron in one direction for several times. After sometime, the iron piece turns into a magnet.
   

Question 6.
How can magnetic properties of a magnet be destroyed ?
Answer:

1. By hammering the magnet repeatedly.
2. By rough handling
3. By heating.

Question 7.
Why docs a freely suspended magnet always rest in north- south direction ?
Answer:
A freely suspended magnet always rest in north-south direction because the north-pole of the magnet lies in the geographic north direction and the south pole of the magnet lies in the geographic south direction. So it aligns itself in N-S direction. As unlike poles attract and like poles repel.

Question 8.
Draw diagrams of the artificial magnets of four different shapes.
Answer:

Question 9.
Why are the artificial magnets preferred over the natural magnets ?
Answer:
Artificial magnets are preferred over natural magnets because natural magnets are weak and often irregular in shape, they can readily be magnetised and demagnetised by turning the current on or off in the coil.

Question 10.
Describe an experiment to show that the maximum attractive property is at the poles of a magnet.
Answer:
Take a bar magnet and place a steel pin at some distance. We observe that nothing happens. Now, bring the steel pin near the pole of the bar magnet. We notice that pin sticks to the magnet. This experiment shows that maximum magnetic force acts at the poles of the magnet.

Question 11.
State four important properties of a bar magnet.
Answer:

1. Attractive property: A magnet can attract small pieces of iron filing or other ferromagnetic materials.
2. Directive property: If a magnet is suspended horizontally by a thin thread (say silk thread), it rests always pointing north- south direction of earth.
3. Like poles always repel each other and unlike poles attract each other.
4. Poles always exist in pairs : Single pole can never exist.

Question 12.
Explain the attractive property of a magnet with the help of an experiment.
Answer:
Take iron filling on a piece of paper. Bring a bar magnet near it. Iron filling will cling to it. It shows the attractive property of magnet.

Question 13.
Describe the method by which an iron bar can be made a magnet.
Answer:
Single touch method : Place the iron bar (or the needle) AB on a table. Take a bar magnet NS and place it almost vertical with its north pole (N) on the end A of the bar.
Move the magnet along tire iron bar till the other end B is reached.

Lift the magnet at the end B and again place it on the first end A Again stroke the bar. Repeat the process about 20 times. Then turn the iron bar AB upside down. Again stroke it with the magnet about 20 times. The bar now becomes a magnet.

Question 14.
How are the magnets kept safely ? What is the role of keepers in storing the magnets ?
Answer:
When magnets are not in use they should be kept and stored in magnetic keepers. The magnetic keeper are the pieces of soft iron. A magnetic keeper has a card board with one or two iron soft pieces. Two magnets are placed in such a way that their opposite poles are close to each other and then a soft iron keeper is attached with it.

Question 15.
Define the term magnetic field of a magnet. How will you recognise it experimentally ?
Answer:
The space around a magnet in which if a magnetic substance such as small pieces of iron, are placed, they get attracted to-wards the magnet, is called the magnetic field.
Recognition of the magnetic field around a magnet: If a magnet is placed below a sheet of stiff paper and some iron filings are spread on it, then on tapping the sheet gently, the iron filings are found to arrange themselves in a definite pattern as shown in fig.

Question 16.
How will you make an iron bar electromagnet ? Draw a diagram showing the polarities of the electromagnet.
Answer:
Take the given iron bar AB. Wound several turns of insulated copper wire over the bar. Connect the ends of the wire to a battery through a switch. Press the switch to pass current. After some time, the bar AB becomes a magnet.

The end A of the bar at which the current enters the coil in clock¬wise direction becomes the south pole (S) and the end B of the bar at which the current leaves the coil in anti-clockwise direction becomes the north pole (N).

Question 17.
State two ways of increasing the strength of an electro Magnet
Answer:
Strength of the electromagnet: The strength of the electromagnet can be increased:

1. by increasing the current in the coil, and
2. by increasing the total number of turns of the coil.

Question 18.
Suppose you are given a long bar magnet and you are asked to break it into four small magnets. Draw diagrams showing the polarities of each broken part.
Answer:

Question 19.
State three important uses of a magnet.
Answer:
Use of magnet:

1. Magnets are used in magnetic compass, door bells, refrigerators.
2. Magnets are used in dynamos, motors, loudspeakers, microphones etc.
3. Ceramic magnets are used in computers.
4. Magnets are used in toys to give magic effect.

Question 20.
What is magnetic induction ? Explain with the help of a diagram.
Answer:
Magnetic Induction: The property by which an ordinary piece of iron acquires magnetic properties temporarily due to the pres¬ence of another magnet close to it, is known as magnetic induction
Take a long nail. Put it on the arm of a stand. Spread some iron pins on the base of stand. You will find that the pins do not get attracted towards the nail. Now touch a magnet at the end of nail. As the end is brought close to the head of nail, some pins cling to the nail. It happens because the nail turns into magnet and acquires the properties of magnetism. The moment you remove the magnet from the head of the nail. The pins will fall down. It will no more be a magnet.

Question 21.
In which direction does a suspended bar magnet come to rest? Give reason.
Answer:
A magnet always rests in North and South direction, i.e. N-end always towards North of Earth and S-end towards South of Earth.

Question 22.
State three differences between the temporary and permanent magnets.
Answer:
Temporary magnet

1. It is made up of soft iron.
2. The magnet which loses its magnetism as soon as magnetising force is removed away from it.
3. Because of its weak power, it is not used to make iron piece into magnet.

Permanent magnets

1. It is made up of steel, cobalt and nickel.
2. The magnet, which does not lose its magnetic properties easily is called permanent magnet.
3. It can convert ordinary piece of iron into a temporary magnet.

Question 23.
State three ways of demagnetising a magnet.
Answer:
A magnet can be demagnetized in the following ways 

1. rough handling
2. hammering the magnet several times.
3. passing an alternating current around the magnet.
4. dropping the magnet on the floor several times.
5. heating the magnet to a very high temperature.

Question 24.
Suggest one way to recognise the magnetic field of the earth.
Answer:
If we suspend a magnet such that it is free to swing, we see that it always rests in the north-south direction. The north pole of the magnet lies in the geographic north direction and the south pole of the magnet lies in the geographic south direction. So it aligns itself in N-S direction.

Question 25.
Name the material of core of an electromagnet for

1. temporary magnet
2. permanent magnet.

Answer:

1. They are made of soft iron.
2. They are made of iron, steel, cobalt, nickel or an alloy called ANILCO.

Question 26.
You are given an iron nail, a torch cell and a long piece of insulated copper wire. With the help of a labelled neat diagram, describe in steps how you will make the nail, an electromagnet.
Answer:
Aim : To make an electromagnet.
Materials Required : An iron nail, a battery, a switch, some insulated copper wire and some iron paper pins.
Procedure : Coil the insulated copper wire around the iron nail. Connect the ends of the wire to the battery through the switch. Close the switch so that electric current flows through the copper wire. Now bring the iron paper pins close to the iron nail.
Observation And Conclusion : The paper pins get attracted to the nail, showing that the nail has turned into an electromagnet. Now, if you switch off the current, the iron paper pins will drop off the iron nail.

Question 27.
Describe an experiment to illustrate that like poles repel while the unlike poles attract.
Answer:

1. Take two bar magnets A and B. Suspend one magnet A with a silk thread from a support so that it is free to swing. The magnet will come to rest in the north-south direction. The north pole of the magnet is in the north direction and the south pole of the magnet is in the south direction.
2. Now holding the other magnet B in your hand, bring its north pole near the north pole of the suspended magnet A (such that the two magnets do not touch each other) as shown in figure. You will observe that the suspended magnet A moves away from the magnet B. This shows that the like poles repel each other.
   

Now bring the south pole of the magnet B near the north pole of the suspended magnet A as shown in figure, without touching it. You will observe that the magnet A moves towards the magnet B. This shows that the unlike poles attract each other.

Question 28.
What are magnetic keepers ? Name its material.
Answer:
Magnetic keepers are used to store the magnets. Magnetic keepers are small pieces .of soft iron.

Question 29.
How are the north and south poles of a magnet located ? Explain.
Answer:
Suspend a bar magnet with a silk thread from a wooden stand as shown in figure. The magnet swings for some time and then eventually comes to rest in a particular direction i.e., north-south direction. If we disturb the magnet a little, the magnet again comes to rest in the north-south direction.

The end of the magnet which points towards the north is called the north seeking pole or simply the north pole and the end which points towards the south is called the south seeking pole or simply the south pole. The north and south poles are marked by the letters N and S respectively.

 

Selina Concise Physics Class 7 ICSE Solutions – Light Energy

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Selina Concise ICSE Solutions for Class 7 Physics Chapter 4 Light Energy

• Points to Remember
•  Light is a form of energy which helps us to see objects.
•  Light always travels in a straight line in the form of rays.
•  Light sources are either natural or artificial.
•  The sun and stars are natural sources of light.
•  A bulb, a candle etc. are artificial sources of light.
•  The bodies which emit light themsleves are called Luminous Bodies, e.g. sun, star.
•  The bodies which do not emit light are called non-luminous bodies, e.g. wood, brick etc.
•  Objects are of three types, transparent, translucent or opaque.
•  The pinhole camera is a simple application of the rectilinear propagation of light.
•  When an object blocks light, it casts a shadow.
•  Eclipses are formed due to formation of shadows.
•  Solar and lunar eclipses are the examples of formation of shadow in nature.
•  An eclipse is the partial or complete hiding of one heavenly body by shadow of another.
•  When light strikes a polished surface it comes back in the same medium, is called reflection of light.
•  A straight highly polished, smooth and reflecting surface is known as a plane mirror.
•  Mirrors are of two types (a) plane mirrors (b) spherical mirrors.
•  Smooth and polished surface like a mirror causes reflection and is called a regular reflection.
•  Rough or diffused surface causes an irregular reflection.
•  According to first law of reflection. The incident ray, the normal and the reflected ray all lie in the same plane.
•  According to the second law of reflection, the angle of incidence is always equal to the angle of reflection.
•  The phenomenon due to which the left side of an object appears to be the right side of the object and right side appears left. This is known as lateral inversion.
•  Image is of two types (a) Real image (b) Virtual image.

Test Yourself

A. Objective Questions 

1. Write true or false for each statement

(a) The image formed by a plane mirror is real.
Answer. False.
The image formed by a plane mirror is virtual.

(b) When a light ray is reflected from a wall, the angle of incidence is not equal to the angle of reflection.
Answer. False.
When a light ray is reflected from a wall, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

(c) The image of the right hand in a plane mirror looks like that of a left hand.
Answer. True.

(d) The image formed by a plane mirror is upright.
Answer. True.

(c) The image formed by a plane mirror can be obtained on a screen.
Answer. False.
The image formed by a plane mirror cannot be obtained on a screen.

(f) The objects are seen around us due to irregular reflection of light.
Answer. True.

(g) The speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 10⁸ ms^-1.
Answer. True.

(h) A rose appears red in light of all the colours.
Answer. False. A rose appears red in white light.

(i) A black paper absorbs light of all the colours and reflects none.
Answer. True.

(j) The primary colours are red, blue and green.
Answer. True.

2. Fill in the blanks

(a) Angle of incidence = angle of reflection
(b) The incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal lie in one plane
(c) The image formed by a plane mirror is at a distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.
(d) The image formed by a plane mirror is erect and virtual.
(e) We are able to see the objects around us due to irregular reflection.
(f) A virtual image cannot be obtained on a screen.
(g) One surface of mirror is made opaque by silvering it followed by a thin coating of paint of lead oxide. .
(h) A plane mirror does not reflect 100 percent light falling on it.
(i) The colour of an opaque object is the colour of light which it reflects.
(j) Magenta, cyan and yellow are the secondary colours.

3. Match the following

4. Select the correct alternative

(a) A man standing in front of a plane mirror finds his image to be at a distance of 6 metre from himself. The distance of man from the mirror is

1. 6 m
2. 3 m
3. 2 m
4. 12 m

(b) The angle between the incident ray and the ray reflected from the plane mirror is 70°. The angle of incidence will be :

1. 70°
2. 30°
3. 35°
4. 90°

(c) The image formed by a plane mirror is

1. virtual and inverted
2. virtual and of same size
3. real and inverted
4. real and of same size

(d) The angle of incidence on a plane mirror is 30°.The angle of reflection will be:

1. 30°
2. 60°
3. 15°
4. 0°

(e) The angle of incidence on a plane mirror is 30°. The angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray is

1. 30°
2. 15°
3. 60°
4. 90°

(f) The property due to which a light ray striking a surface is returned back into the same medium is called

1. refraction
2. reflex action
3. reflection
4. regression

(g) A ray of light after reflection from a mirror is known as

1. reflected ray
2. normal
3. incident ray
4. refracted ray

(h) The speed of light is maximum in

1. glass
2. water
3. air
4. wood

(i) A red rose is seen in green light. It will appear.

1. red
2. blue
3. yellow
4. black

(j) The primary colours are

1. Red, Blue and Yellow
2. Magenta, Yellow and Cyan
3. Red, Blue and Cyan
4. Blue, Green and Red

B. Short/Long Answer Questions

Question 1.
What do you mean by the term reflection of light ?
Answer:
Reflection of light— When light strikes a polished surface it comes back in the same medium, is called reflection of light.

Question 2.
How is a plane mirror made ?
Answer:
To make a plane mirror, a thin piece of glass is taken. One surface of the mirror is made opaque by silvering it. On the top of that, another thin coating of red lead oxide is given which protects the silvering of the mirror.

Question 3.
Explain the following terms:
Incident ray, Reflected ray, Angle of incidence, Angle of reflection, Normal.
Answer:
Incident ray— The ray of light falling on the surface AB is called the incident ray. In figure PN is the incident ray.
Reflected ray— The incident ray bouncing back in the same medium after striking the reflecting ourface is called reflected ray. In figure NQ is the reflected ray.

Angle of incidence— The angle formed between the incident ray and the normal is the angle of incidence. (PNM is the angle of incidence.)
Angle of reflection— The angle formed between the normal and the reflected ray is called angle of reflection (MNQ is the angle of reflection)
Normal— It is the line drawn perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence. MN is the normal.

Question 4.
Draw a diagram showing the reflection of a light ray from a plane mirror. Label on it the incident ray, the reflected ray, the normal, the angle of incidence i and the angle of reflection r.
Answer:
AO is the incident ray
OB is the reflected ray

ON is the normal
∠AON is the angle of incidence
∠NOB is the angle of reflection.

Question 5.
State the two laws of reflection of light.
Answer:
Laws of reflection—
(i) The incident ray, normal and the reflected ray all lie in the same plane.
(ii) The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

Question 6.
Describe an experiment to verify the laws of reflection of light. Ans. Laws of reflection.
Answer:
(i) The incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal at the point of incidence, lie in the same plane.
(ii) The angle of incidence and angle of reflection are equal i.e. ∠i = ∠r.
Verification
Take a wooden drawing board and fix a white sheet of paper on it. In the middle of paper draw a straight line KK\ Mark a point B on it. Draw a perpendicular BN. Place a mirror XX’ on line KK’ such that polished side of mirror is along the line. Hold-the mirror in the mirror holder.

Fix two steel pins P and Q on the straight line AB atleast 10 cm apart. Look for the images of the pins P and Q and fix two pins P Q’ such that P’, Q’ and images of P and Q are all in the same straight line. Remove the pins and draw small circles around the pin pricks.
Remove the mirror also. Join P’Q’ and produce the straight line to meet at B.
Measure ∠ABN = i and ∠CBN = r.
It is found that ∠i = ∠r. This proves that Angle of Incidence is equal to Angle of Reflection.
As the incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal lie in the plane of paper, therefore, they lie in the same plane.

Question 7.
A ray of light falls normally on a plane mirror. What is the angle of incidence ?
Answer:
Angle of incidence is 0°. Since angle of incidence is’the angle between incident ray and normal. Direction of reflected ray is along BA opposite to the direction of incident ray.

Question 8.
Draw a diagram to show the reflection of a light ray incident normally on a plane mirror.
Answer:
AO is the incident ray
OB is the reflected ray

ON is the normal
∠AON is the angle of incidence
∠NOB is the angle of reflection.

Question 9.
The diagram in Fig. shows an incident ray AO and the reflected ray OB from a plane mirror. The angle AOB is 30°. Draw normal on the plane mirror at the point O and find :
Answer:
(i) the angle of incidence
(ii) the angle of reflection

ON is normal on the plane mirror at point O
ON is perpendicular on a plane mirror
Angle of incidence ∠i = ∠AON
and angle of reflection ∠r = ∠BON
Since, ∠i – ∠r
∠AOB = 30°
⇒ ∠AON + ∠BON = 30°
⇒∠i + ∠i – 30°
⇒ 2 ∠i =30°
⇒ ∠i = 30 / 2 = 15°
∴Angle of incidence = ∠i = 15°
and Angle of reflection ∠i = 15°

Question 10.
In the following diagrams, measure and write the angle of incidence and draw the reflected ray in each case.
Answer:

Question 11.
The diagram in fig. shows an incident ray AO and the normal ON on a plane mirror. Draw the reflected ray. State the law you use to draw the direction of the reflected ray.

Answer:

Law of reflection of light is used to draw the direction of the reflected ray.
This law states that angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
∠i = ∠r

Question 12.
The following diagram shows an incident ray AO and the normal ON on a plane mirror. Find the angle of incidence and angle of reflection.

Answer:
ON is perpendicular on a plane mirror
Angle of incidence ∠i (∠AON) i.e.
Angle between incident ray and normal ray = 90° – 30° = 60°
Angle of Reflection = 60°
∴ ∠i = ∠r
∴ Angle between incident and reflected ray i.e. ∠AOB
= 60 + 60 = 120°

Question 13.
State in words, how do you find the location of image of an object formed by a plane mirror.
Answer:
The location of image of a point object is as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.

Question 14.
Draw a ray diagram showing the formation of image of a point object by a plane mirror.
Answer:

Question 15.
The following diagram shows a point object O placed in front of a plane mirror. Take two rays from the point O and show how the image of O is formed and seen by the eye.

Answer:

Question 16.
State four characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.
Answer:
(i) The image formed is erect.
(ii) The image is of the same size as that of the object.
(iii) The image is laterally inverted. Right side appears to be left and left side appeared to be right.

Question 17.
How is the position of image formed by a plane mirror related to the position of the object ?
Answer:
The image formed by a plane mirror is laterally inverted, upright, of the same size and is formed far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.

Question 18.
You are standing at a distance 2 metre from a plane mirror.
(a) What is the distance of your image from the mirror ?
(b) What is the distance between you and your image ?
Answer:
(a) Distance of image from the mirror is also 2 metre.
(b) Distance between me and my image is 4 metre.

Question 19.
What is meant by lateral inversion of an image in a plane mirror ? Explain it with the help of a diagram.
Answer:
Lateral Inversion : Inter change of sides between the object and its image is called Lateral Inversion.
Example :

It means image formed behind the mirror is as far behind the mirror as object is in front of it.
i.e. distance of M = dist of M in distance of O in front of mirror = distance of O image, and so on.

Question 20.
Wirte down the letter C and I as seen in a plane mirror.
Answer:

Question 21.
What is irregular reflection ? Give an example.
Answer:
Irregular reflection – When a beam of light falls on such a surface which is not perfectly smooth and polished such as wall, wood, paper etc. the different portions of the surface reflect light in different directions. Such a reflection of light in different directions. Such a reflection of light from an uneven surface is called the irregular or diffused reflection.

Question 22.
How do we see objects around us ?
Answer:
Objects are seen when light after striking them, returns in the same medium and reach our eyes.

Question 23.
State two uses of a plane mirror.
Answer:
It is used as :
(i) Looking glass
(ii) In periscopes.

Question 24.
Can light travel in vacuum ?
Answer:
Yes, light can travels in vacuum or air, a distance of nearly 299, 792, 458 metre (or nearly 3 x 108 metre) in one second. Thus, the speed of light in vacuum (or air) is 3 x 108 m s’1 nearly.

Question 25.
State the speed of light in (a) air, (b) glass.
Answer:
(a) Air — 3 × 10⁸
(b) Glass — 2 × 10⁸

Question 26.
State whether light slows down or speeds up in the following cases :
(a) Light going from air to glass.
(b) Light going from glass to water.
(c) Light going from water to air.
Answer:
(a) Slows down
(b) Speeds up
(c) Speeds up

Question 27.
What are the primary colours ? Name the three primary colours.
Answer:
Primary colours are the colours of light by mixing which white light is obtained. They are : (i) red (ii) green and (iii) blue.
Red + Green + Blue = White

Question 28.
What are the secondary colours ? Name the three secondary colours.
Answer:
Secondary colours are the colours of light which are obtained by mixing the two primary colours. They are (i) yellow, (ii) cyan, and (iii) magenta.

Question 29.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate colour
(a) Blue + ………… = Cyan
(b) Red + Blue + …………. = Vhite
(c) Red + Blue = …………
(d) Green + Red = …………
Answer:
(a) Blue + Green = Cyan
(b) Red + Blue + Green = White
(e) Red + Blue = Magenta
(d) Green + Red = Yellow

Question 30.
The leaves appear green when seen in white light. Give a reason.
Answer:
Leaves appear green in white light because they reflect only the green light and absorb the light of all the other colours.

Question 31.
A rose appears red in white light. How will it appear in
(i) green light, (ii) red light ? Give a reason for your answer for each.
Answer:
(i) If a red rose is seen in green light, it appears black. The reason is that the rose absorbs the green light falling on it and reflect none.
(ii) If a red rose is seen in red light, it appears bright red. This is because the rose reflects the red light falling on it and absorbs none of it.

Question 32.
Why does a piece of paper appear white in sunlight ? How would you expect it to appear when viewed in red light?
Answer:
A piece of paper appears white in sunlight because it reflects light of all the colours. It would appear red when viewed in red light.

Question 33.
A piece of paper appears black in sunlight. What will be it£ colour when seen in red light ?
Answer:
A piece of paper appear black in sunlight. It would appear black when seen in red light because it absorbs light of all the colours.

Selina Concise Physics Class 7 ICSE Solutions – Electricity and Magnetism

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Selina Concise ICSE Solutions for Class 7 Physics Chapter 7 Electricity and Magnetism

• Points to Remember
•  Some materials behave in a particular manner showing magnetic properties.
•  A freely suspended bar magnet always point in North-South direction.
•  Like poles repel each other while unlike poles attract each other.
•  Magnet is neutral at its centre and has maximum magnetic effects at its ends called the poles.
•  Poles always exist in pairs with opposite polarities and can never be isolated.
•  Examples of magnetic substances are:- iron, cobalt, nickel.
•  Examples of non-magnetic substances are:- wood, plastic, aluminium, copper.
•  The poles are not exactly the ends of the magnet but thev are slightly inside.
•  For a given magnet, both the poles are of equal strength.
•  Earth’s magnet has its south pole situated near the geographic north.
•  Electromagnets are the temporary magnets which are made up of soft iron core with a winding of insulated copper wire.
•  Freely suspended current carrying solenoid always rests in north- south direction.
•  A direct current source has the fixed positive and negative terminals, e.g. a battery.
•  Hans Christian Oersted discovered that if an electric current is passed through a conductor, a magnetic field is developed around it.
•  The study of magnetic effects produced due to electric current is known as electromagnetism.
•  The direction of magnetic field due to a straight current carrying conductor is obtained by any of the following rules:
  (a) Right Hand Thumb Rule.
  (b) Right Hand Cork Screw Rule.
•  The property due to which a changing magnetic field within a closed conducting coil induces electric current in the coil is called electromagnetic induction.
•  The current produced in a closed coil when magnetic lines of force rapidly change within it is called the induced current.
•  The symbol for alternating current is 0.
•  The strength of induced current can be increased by increasing the
  (a) the number of turns in the coil
  (b) strength of the magnet used
  (c) relative speed between the magnet and closed coil.
•  We cannot think of modem life without electricity. We light our homes and other places of work with electricity.
•  It is used to run electric fans, televisions, geyser, electric irons, room heaters, refrigerators, music system etc.
•  Cell is a primary source of electricity. A combination of two or more cells is a battery.
•  Some other sources of electricity are generator and solar cells.
•  The path along which an electric current flows is called a circuit.
•  Electricity has the following effects
  (a) Heating effect
  (b) Magnetic effect
  (c) Chemical effect
  (d) Mechanical effect
•  When an electric path is complete is called closed circuit and the path with a break is called open circuit.
•  The substances which allow the electricity to flow through them are called conductors, e.g. metals, human body etc.
•  The substances which do not allow electricity to flow through them are called insulators, e.g. wood, paper, glass etc.
•  The consumption of electricity is calculated from the meter in kWh.
•  Electric fuse is a device which limits the current in an electric circuit.
•  All electrical appliances are connected in parallel in household circuits.
•  We should be cautious in using electricity. Certain precautions should be taken before working on an electrical gadget or circuit.

Activity 6

List five such electrical gadgets in your house in which electromagnet is used.

1. ……………………
2. ……………………
3. ……………………
4. ……………………
5. ……………………

Answer.

1. Computer
2. Electric motor
3. Fan, Toaster
4. Refrigerator
5. Television
6. Electric Bell

Activity 9

Answer.

 

Test Yourself

A. Objective Questions 

1. Write true or false for each statement

(a) A current carrying coil when suspended freely can rest in any direction.
Answer. False.

(b) A coil carrying current behaves like a magnet.
Answer. True.

(c) In an electromagnet, the core is made up of copper.
Answer. False.

(d) An electric bell uses an electromagnet.
Answer. True.

(e) An electromagnet with soft iron core is a temporary magnet.
Answer. True.

(f) We use cell as the source of electricity to run an electric immersion rod.
Answer. False.

(g) A torch bulb glows if the terminals of the bulb are connected to the terminals of a cell by the metallic wire.
Answer. True.

(h) Wool is a conductor of electricity.
Answer. False.
Wool is a insulator of electricity.

(i) Silver is an insulator of electricity.
Answer. False.
Silver is good conductor of electricity.

(j) Our body is a conductor of electricity.
Answer. True.

(k) For a circuit to be complete, every part of it must be made up of conductors.
Answer. True.

(l) All metals are conductors of electricity.
Answer. True.

(m) The switch should not be touched with wet hands.
Answer. True.

(n) A switch is an on-off device in an electric circuit.
Answer. True.

2. Fill in the blanks

(a) A magnet has two poles.
(b) Like poles repel each other and unlike poles attract.
(c) An electromagnet is used to separate large mass of iron scrap.
(d) The strength of magnetic field of an electromagnet is increased by inserting a core of soft iron.
(e) In a torch we use dry cell as the source of electricity.
(f) To light a table lamp and to run a refrigerator, we use mains as the source of electricity.
(g) A group of two or more cells is called a battery.
(h) Conductors pass electricity through them.
(i) Insulators do not pass electricity through them.

3. Match the following

4. Select the correct alternative

(a) A freely suspended magnet rests in

1.  east-west direction
2.  north-south direction
3.  north-east direction
4.  north-west direction.

(b) Electromagnets are made up of

1.  steel
2.  copper
3.  brass
4.  soft iron.

(c) An electromagnet is used in

1.  electric oven
2.  ammeter
3.  electric bell
4.  radio set.

(d) The purpose of armature in an electric bell is

1.  to make and break the circuit
2.  to produce sound
3.  to produce magnetic field
4.  to provide spring action.

(e) In a torch, the source of electricity is

1.  the bulb
2.  the switch
3.  the cell
4.  the mains.

(f) Electricity can flow through

1. wood
2.  rubber
3.  plastic
4.  copper wire.

(g) Electricity does not flow through

1.  human body
2.  animals body
3.  rubber
4.  silver.

(h) We should not touch the switch with wet hands otherwise

1.  electricity may pass through our body
2.  electricity may not pass through the appliance
3.  circuit may break
4.  the switch may get off.

B. Short/Long Answer Questions

Question 1.
State two properties of a bar magnet.
Answer:
Properties of a bar magnet

1.  Attractive property: A magnet attracts small pieces of iron, cobalt or nickel.
2.  Directive property: A magnet when suspended freely, always point towards North and South direction.
3.  Like poles, i.e. North and North or South and South poles repel each other.
4.  Unlike poles i.e. North and South attract each other.
5.  Poles always exist in pairs, i.e. poles of a magnet cannot be separated.

Question 2.
How will you test whether a given rod is a magnet or not?
Answer:
Aim— To test whether a given rod is a magnet or not.
Apparatus —

1.  rod to be tested
2.  a bar magnet
3.  a stand
4.  a thread

Procedure —

1.  Suspend the rod to be tested with a thread on the stand.
2.  Bring the bar magnet near the rod with its north pole towards the rod’s end.
3.  Observe.

Inference — In every case, the magnet comes to rest in a north- south direction which shows its directive property.
Observation and Inference —
— If the rod is attracted towards the bar magnet, the rod may be magnet or not.
— But if the rod remains in the same direction of rest as in the start of the experiment, it show it is not a magnet.

Question 3.
How will you test whether a given rod is made of iron or not?
Answer:
Bring a magnet near the rod if the rod is attracted by the magnet then it will be made of iron else not.

Question 4.
You are given two similar bars. One is a magnet and the other is of soft iron. How will you distinguish and identify them ?
Answer:
Take first bar and suspend it in a stand with the help of a thread. So that it is free to rotate in horizontal plane. Note the direction in which it sets itself. If the direction is North and South it may be magnet. Again rotate it, if this time again it sets itself in north and south direction, it is a magnet, otherwise, it is iron.
Now repeat above experiment with second bar and in the same way find it if it sets always in north and south direction then it will be a magnet.

Question 5.
You are given a magnet. How will you use it to find north-south direction at a place?
Answer:
The earth is a huge magnet in itself with its North and South poles. The North and South of the place can easily be detected with the help of a bar magnet. A freely suspended bar magnet always rest in the geographic N-S direction. Since the South pole of the earth’s magnet is closer to the geographic North, the North pole of the suspended magnet will always rest in the geographic North, and the South pole of the freely suspended magnet will point towards geographic South.

Question 6.
Describe a simple experiment to illustrate that like poles of two magnets repel each other while the unlike poles attract.
Answer:
Like poles repel and unlike poles attract.
Two like poles (both North poles or both South poles) repel each other. Two unlike poles (one North pole and the other South pole) attract each other. This can be demonstrated by the following simple experiment.
Take two bar magnets A and B. Suspend one magnet A with a silk thread from a support so that it is free to swing. The magnet A will come to rest in the North-South direction. The North pole of the magnet A is in the North direction and its South pole is in the South direction. Now holding the other magnet B in your hand if you bring its North pole near the North pole of the suspended magnet A as shown in figure you will observe that the two poles repel each other. Care is taken that the two magnets do not touch each other.

Now if you bring the South pole of the magnet B near the north pole of the suspended magnet A as shown in figure without touching it, you will observe that the two poles attract each other.

The above experiment shows that the like poles repels each other while the unlike poles attract each other.

Question 7.
“Poles exist in pair”. Comment on this statement.
Answer:
The magnetic poles always exist in pairs. It is not possible to separate the two poles of a magnet.
If a bar magnet is broken at the middle in two parts each part is found to be a magnet. Each part has the property to attract the small iron pieces. Each part rests in the North-South direction when suspended such as to swing freely. This shows that the new poles are formed at the broken ends.
If these pieces are broken again and again, each part will still found to be a complete magnet. Each part contains both the poles (N-pole and S-pole). Thus, the two poles of a magnet exist simultaneously.

Question 8.
What is a magnetic compass ? State its use.
Answer:
Magnetic compass is a device which is used to locate the direction of a place. It always rests in a North-South direction. It is used in the navigators in ships, submarines, aeroplanes etc.

Question 9.
Explain the meaning of the term magnetic field.
Answer:
The space around the magnet where its influence can be experienced is known as magnetic field. This field is formed by the magnetic lines of force which run from the North pole to the South pole. These lines can be found to be maximum crowded at the two ends of the magnet which are the poles i.e. the North pole and the South pole.

Question 10.
What is an electromagnet ?
Answer:
An electromagnet — An electromagnet is a temporary magnet which behaves as a magnet when electric current is passed through the insulated copper wire and loses its magnetism when current is stopped. It has a soft iron piece called the core with an insulated copper wire wound on it.

Question 11.
Name the material of an electromagnet.
Answer:
Iron bar, insulated copper wire, battery.

Question 12.
Draw a labelled diagram to make a soft iron bar as an electromagnet. Describe in steps the procedure.
Answer:
Usually, the electromagnets are made in two shapes :
(1) bar or I shaped magnet and (2) horse shoe or U shaped magnet.

1.  To make a fiar or I shaped electromagnet: Take a soft iron bar PQ and wind a thin insulated copper wire around the bar. Connect a cell or a battery B, and a key K in series between the ends of the coil. The circuit diagram is shown in figure.
   
   When key K is closed, current passes through the winding of the coil and the bar becomes a magnet. As the key K is opened, the current stops flowing in the coil and the bar loses its magnetism. Thus, the bar behaves like an electromagnet.
2.  To make a horse shoe or U shaped electromagnet: Take a U shaped soft iron piece. Wind a thin insulated copper wire on its arms such that the winding in the two arms is in opposite direction. In figure winding in the arm A starts from the front and is in clockwise direction (when seen from the bottom).
   On reaching the upper end of the arm A, winding starts from the back at the top of the arm B and is in anticlockwise direction. Connect a battery B and a key K between the two ends of the wire.
   

Question 13.
You are given a U shaped soft iron piece, insulated copper wire and a battery. Draw a circuit diagram to make a horse shoe electromagnet.
Answer:
End A becomes S-pole and B becomes N-pole.

Question 14.
Name two factors on which the strength of magnetic field of an electromagnet depends.
Answer:
The magnetic field of an electromagnet (I or U-shaped) can be increased by the following two ways :

1.  By increasing the number of turns of winding in the solenoid.
2.  By increasing the current through the solenoid.

Question 15.
State two ways by which the strength of magnetic field of an electromagnet can be increased.
Answer:
The magnetic field of the electromagnet can be increase in the following two ways :

1.  By inserting a rod of soft iron or steel inside the cylindrical tube. This rod is called the core.
2.  By increasing the total number of turns of the coil.

Question 16.
State two common uses of electromagnets.
Answer:
Uses of electromagnet —

1.  In electrical appliances such as electric bell, fan etc.
2.  In lifting heavy loads of iron scrap.
3.  To remove tiny particles of iron from the wound.
4.  In loading furnaces with iron.
5.  In separation of magnetic substances from the non-magnetic substances.

Question 17.
Name a domestic device in which an electromagnet is used.
Answer:
Electromagnet is used in ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES like ELECTRIC BELL, RADIO, T.V., FAN and MOTORS etc.

Question 18.
Draw a neat and labelled diagram of an electric bell and describe its working.
Answer:
Working of the bell— Principle of working of electromagnetism When the switch is pushed on, the circuit gets completed and current stalls flowing through the U-shaped electromagnet which creates magnetic field in the core. This attracts the iron armature. Now when the armature moves towards the electro-magnet, the hammer strikes the gong and the bell rings. But as the armature
moves towards the electromagnet, the contact with the adjustment screw breaks which breaks the closed circuit and stops the current. Now when there is no current there is no electromagnetism and the armature returns to the original position. This making and breaking of the circuit of the electromagnet continues as long as the button remains pressed.

Question 19.
The incomplete diagram of an electric bell is given in fig. Complete the diagram and label its different parts.

Answer:

Question 20.
What is declination ? Draw a diagram to show the angle between the declination and true direction of geographic north.
Answer:

Magnetic declination is the angle of the horizontal plane between the magnetic North and the geographic North (or true North). This angle is shown in figure by symbol θ.
The angle of declination is different at different places on the earth surface and it also changes at a place with time. The declination is taken positive if the magnetic North is towards the east of the true North as in figure and is negative if the magnetic north if towards the west of the true North.

Question 21.
Define the term current.
Answer:
An electric current is a flow of electric charge. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by moving electrons in a wire.
The S.I. unit of electric current is the ampere.

Question 22.
Name four appliances which work using electricity.
Answer:

1.  an electric iron
2.  an electric heater
3.  an electric kettle
4.  an immersion rod

Question 23.
Name two sources of electricity.
Answer:

1.  dry cell and battery
2.  generator and solar cell

Question 24.
What is a battery?
Answer:
If we use a group of two or more cells, it is called a battery. A battery is used where we require more electricity.

Question 25.
What is an electric circuit?
Answer:
For a smooth flow of electric current, a complete circuit is needed. This is known as electric circuit.

Question 26.
Describe an experiment to show that electricity flows only if the circuit is complete and it does not flow if the circuit is incomplete.
Answer:
Take two torch bulbs A and B. Connect them to a cell through a switch as shown in fig. The bulbs are said to be in series. Close the switch (i.e., the circuit it completed), you will see that both the bulbs glow.

Now take out the connection of the bulb B as shown in fig. Now close the switch, you will observe that the bulb A does not glow because the circuit is now incomplete.

Now replace the bulb B by a fused bulb fig. and close the switch. Again you will see that the bulb A does not glow. This is because the circuit being in series, is still incomplete.

Question 27.
You are provided with a torch bulb, a cell and two plastic coated f metal wires. Draw a diagram to show a complete circuit to light the bulb.
Answer:
Take two bulbs A and B. Connect them through switches S₁ and S₂ in parallel as shown in fig. Close both the switches. You will see that both the bulbs glow.

Question 28.
In which of the following case the bulb will glow :

1.  Only one terminal of a cell is joined with a metal wire to one terminal of the bulb.
2.  Both terminals of the bulb are joined with two metal wires to one terminal of the cell.
3.  One terminal of the cell is joined to one terminal of the bulb and other terminal of the cell to the other terminal of the bulb.
   Answer:
   The bulb will glow in (3) case i.e.

Question 29.
Distinguish between conductors and insulators of electricity. Give two examples of each.
Answer:
Conductors

1.  Conductors are those substances which allow electricity to flow through them.
2.  e.g. all metals, human body.
   Insulators
   Insulators are those which do not allow electricity to pass through them.
   e.g. wood, paper, glass.

Question 30.
Select conductors and insulators from the following :
Glass, silver, copper, wood, paper, pure water, impure water, aluminium, iron, leather, plastic, steel, human body and ebonite.
Answer:
Conductors — Silver, copper, impure water, aluminium, iron, steel, human body.
Insulators — Glass, wood, paper, pure water, leather, plastic and ebonite.

Question 31.
The following diagram shows four circuits A, B, C and D. Each circuit has a cell and a torch bulb. Name the circuits in which the bulb will glow ? Give a reason to your answer

Answer:
The bulb will glow in circuit (D).
This is because copper is the best conductor of electricity as compared to aluminium. Silk is a non-conductor of electricity.

Question 32.
The diagram given below shows a bulb connected with a cell having terminals A and B. Mark the direction of current in the bulb.

Answer:

Current always flows from +ve terminal to the -ve terminal of a cell.

Question 33.
State the function of each of the following in an electric circuit and draw its symbolic representation: (1) Switch and (2) Cell.
Answer:

1.  Switch – A switch or key is used to put the circuit on and off. fig. shows the symbol of a switch or key when it is open (to put the circuit off and when it is closed (to put the circuit on)
   
2.  Cell – A cell or a group of cells is generally used as a source of electricity. A positive (+) and a negative (-). It is represented by the two vertical lines of unequal lengths. The long vertical line represents the positive terminal and the short line represents the negative terminal as shown in fig.
   

Question 34.
Draw a circuit diagram for a bulb connected to a cell with a switch. Mark arrow in the diagram to indicate the direction of flow of current.
Answer:

Question 35.
In which arrangement are the appliances connected in the electric circuit of our homes, Series or Parallel ? Give one reason for your answer.
Answer:
Parallel circuit: When the circuit is in parallel, the appliances work independently. This is the reason that in our household wiring system, all the circuits are in parallel. Every appliance when put on, works on its own without the interruption of the other appliance.

Question 36.
State two precautions that you must take when switching on an electric circuit.
Answer:
Precautions to be taken before the circuit is switched on
Before the circuit is switched on, following precautions must be taken :

1.  See that all the components of the circuit are properly connected.
2.  See that the connection wire is tightly connected to each appliance or component.
3.  Do not touch the switch or any component with wet hands.