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CBSE Class 10 Science Solved Question Paper 2018

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31.

Name the scientist who first of all showed that an atomic number of an element is a more fundamental property than its atomic mass.

32.

State Modern periodic law.

33.

A student is unable to see clearly the words written on the black board placed at a distance of approximately 3 m from him. Name the defect of vision the boy is suffering from. State the possible causes of this defect and explain the method of correcting it

34.

Why do stars twinkle? Explain.

35.
Write the function of each of the following parts of the human eye :
(i) Cornea
(ii) Iris
(iii) Crystalline lens
(iv) Ciliary muscles

(i) Cornea: When light enters the eye, most of the refraction occurs at the surface of the cornea. Cornea allows the light to enter the eyeball.

(ii) Iris: It is a dark, muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil.

(iii) Crystalline lens: Helps in the finer adjustment of the focal length required to focus objects at different distances on the retina.

(iv) Ciliary muscles: Its function is to alter the length of the crystalline lens so that the image of the objects at various distances if clearly focussed on the retina.

36.

Why does the sun appear reddish early in the morning? Will this phenomenon be observed by an astronaut on the Moon ? Give reason to justify your answer

37.

Name the process by which an amoeba reproduces. Draw the various stages of its reproduction in a proper sequence

38.

A student is viewing under a microscope a permanent slide showing various stages of asexual reproduction by budding in yeast. Draw diagrams of what he observes. (in proper sequence)

39.

An object of height 4.0 em is placed at a distance of 30 cm from the optical centre ‘O’ of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm. Draw a ray diagram to find the position and size of the image formed. Mark optical centre ‘O’ and principal focus ‘F’ on the diagram. Also find the approximate ratio of the size of the image to the size of the object.

40.

A student added few pieces of aluminium metal to two test tubes A and B containing aqueous solutions of iron sulphate and copper sulphate. In the second part of her experiment, she added iron metal to another test tubes C and D containing aqueous solutions of aluminium sulphate and copper sulphate.

In which test tube or test tubes will she observe colour change ? On the basis of this experiment, state which one is the most reactive metal and why.