Matter Around Us Book Back Questions & Answers

Unit 3 > Science > Class 6 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium

    Choose the correct answer

  • 1. _____ is not made of matter

    a. gold ring

    b. iron nail

    c. light ray

    d. oil drop

    Correct answer: c. light ray

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  • 2. 200 ml of water is poured into a bowl of 400ml capacity. The volume of water now will be

    a. 400 ml

    b. 600 ml

    c. 200ml

    d. 800ml

    Correct answer: c. 200ml

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  • 3. Seeds from water-melon can be removed by_____method.

    a. hand-picking

    b. filtration

    c. magnetic separation

    d. decantation

    Correct answer: a. hand-picking

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  • 4. Lighter impurities like dust when mixed with rice or pulses can be removed by_______

    a. filtration

    b. sedimentation

    c. decantation

    d. winnowing

    Correct answer: d. winnowing

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  • 5. ______ of is essential to perform winnowing activity

    a. Rain

    b. Soil

    c. Water

    d. Air

    Correct answer: d. Air

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  • 6. Filtration method is effective in separating______ mixture.

    a. solid-solid

    b. solid-liquid

    c. liquid-liquid

    d. liquid-gas

    Correct answer: b. solid-liquid

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  • 7. From the following______is not a mixture

    a. Coffee with milk

    b. lemon juice

    c. water

    d. ice cream embedded with nuts

    Correct answer: c. water

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  • True or false

  • 1. Air is not compressible

    Correct answer: False

    Correct Statement: Air is highly compressible

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  • 2. Liquids have no fixed volume but have fixed shape.

    Correct answer: False

    Correct Statement: Liquids have fixed volume but have no fixed shape.

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  • 3. Particles in solids are free to move

    Correct answer: False

    Correct Statement: Particles of solid cannot move have freely (or) particles of liquid are free to move

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  • 4. When pulses are washed with water before cooking, the water is separated from them by the process of filtration

    Correct answer: False

    Correct Statement: When pulses are washed with water before cooking, the water is separated from them by the process of decantation.

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  • 5. Strainer is a kind of sieve which is used to separate a liquid from solid

    Correct answer: Ture

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  • 6. Grain and husk can be separated by winnowing

    Correct answer: Ture

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  • 7. Air is a pure substance

    Correct answer: False

    Correct Statement: Air is a mixture of gases.

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  • 8. Butter from curds is separated by sedimentation.

    Correct answer: False

    Correct Statement: Butter from curd is separated by Churning

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  • Match the following

  • 1. Breaks easily ( brittle)

    Correct answer: Mud pot

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  • 2. Bends readily

    Correct answer: Plastic wire

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  • 3. Can be stretched easily

    Correct answer: Rubber band

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  • 4. Gets compressed easily

    Correct answer: Cotton wool

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  • 5. Gets heated readily

    Correct answer: Metal pan

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  • Match the following

  • 1. Separation of visible undesirable components

    Correct answer: Rice and stone - Hand-picking

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  • 2. Separating of heavier and lighter components

    Correct answer: Husk and paddy - Winnowing

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  • 3. Separation of insoluble impurities

    Correct answer: Water mixed with chalk powder - Filtration

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  • 4. Separation of magnetic component from non- magnetic components

    Correct answer: Iron impurities - magnetic separation

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  • 5. Separation of solids from liquids

    Correct answer: Sand and water - decantation

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  • Match the following

  • 1. Separation of visible undesirable components

    Correct answer: rice and stone

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  • 2. Separating of heavier and lighter components

    Correct answer: husk and paddy

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  • 3. Separation of insoluble impurities

    Correct answer: water mixed with chalk powder

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  • 4. Separation of magnetic component from non- magnetic components

    Correct answer: iron impurities

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  • 5. Separation of solids from liquids

    Correct answer: sand and water

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  • Fill in the blanks

  • 1. Matter is made up of ______

    Correct answer: Atoms

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  • 2. In solids, the space between the particles is less than in ______-

    Correct answer: liquids and gases

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  • 3. Grains can be separated from their stalks by______

    Correct answer: Threshing

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  • 4. Chillies are removed from upma by____method

    Correct answer: Handpicking

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  • 5. The method employed to separate clay particles from water is_____

    Correct answer: Filtration

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  • 6. Among the following items: safety pins, pencil and rubber band,_____will get attracted to a magnet

    Correct answer: Safetypins

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  • 7. Water obtained from tube wells is usually______-water

    Correct answer: impure

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  • Complete the given analogy

  • 1. Solid: rigidity:: gas:_____

    Correct answer: flexibility

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  • 2. Large Inter-particle space: gas::_____:solid

    Correct answer: Little inter-particle space

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  • 3. Husk-grains: winnowing:: SawdustChalk piece:_____

    Correct answer: Filtration

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  • 4. Murukku from hot oil:_____ : coffee powder residue from decoction

    Correct answer: Filtration

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  • 5. Iron sulphur mixture : ____________: Mustard seeds from Urad-dhal: rolling

    Correct answer: magnetic separation

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