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INDEX QUESTIONS- GRADE 8

CHAPTER: COMBUSTION AND FLAME

Entry level questions:


1. Which of the following will catch fire easily?
(a) Iron nail (b) Glass (c) Stone pieces (d) Paper

2. What do you mean by inflammable substances?

3. How do you define a chemical change ?

SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY

1. Combustion:

2. Ignition Temperature:

3. Spontaneous combustion:

4. Calorific value:

PROCESS SUCCESS CRITERIA


P1 Identify the different zones of a candle flame and recognize the necessary conditions
of combustion
P2 Predict the type of fire extinguisher used in various situations
P3 Explain the fuel efficiency in terms of calorific value and explain how to conserve
fossil fuels.
P4 Describe the effects of burning of fuel on the environment

LEVEL 1
1) Label the three zones of a candle flame and answer the following questions:
a. Identify the colour of the hottest part of the flame and explain why ?
b. Differentiate between a luminous and non-luminous flame.
c. Why the innermost zone of the flame is black in colour?
2) Do you think LPG is an efficient fuel? List the attributes of LPG that makes it an ideal fuel?

LEVEL 2
3) Give reason:
a. If we put sand on a burning material, the fire extinguishers.
b. Hydrogen has the highest calorific value and it does not cause pollution.
Then why do we not use it as a domestic fuel?
c. Wood catches fire easily but water does not.
4) Give two examples each of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and mention where do we use them in
everyday life.

LEVEL 3
5) The following diagram gives the list of harmful gases release during combustion.

CO

CO2 NO2

Harmful gases
release during
combustion of
fuels

Lead
compounds

SO2
Carbon
particles
Complete the given table as per the direction.

Sl. Name of the gas/compound Harmful effects on environment


No. produced during combustion of
fuels
1 CO2 Global warming
2
3
4

6) On burning 10 Kg of LPG, 50,000 kJ of energy was produced. What is the calorific value of LPG?

7) a) Manu was heating oil to fry potato chips. The cooking oil all of a sudden caught fire, he poured
water to extinguish fire. Do you think this action was suitable? If yes, why? If no, why not? In
such a condition what should Manu have done?

b) Why is soda-acid fire extinguisher not effective when oil catches fire?

Exit level questions:


1. Your LPG gas stove at home is giving an yellow flame. What does it mean ?
2. Why water is not suitable for extinguishing an oil or petrol fire ?
3. Why is LPG preferred over petrol and diesel for household cooking purposes ?
4. Name two instances where hydrogen is used as fuel.

CRITICAL THINKING /ENQUIRY


1. Sunny is very interested in doing science experiments and he wants to boil water in a paper cup.
So he took a paper cup and filled with water. Then he heated the paper cup in a flame. He
observed that water starts boiling in the paper cup. But the same time paper cup does not burn.
What do you think, why the paper cup does not burn ?
Paper cup

IBT
1. Below shows the picture of burning of charcoal. Why does charcoal not produce flame?

2. A lit candle on a cork was floated in a tub of water and a glass jar was placed upside-down on it.
The drawings below show the setup for the experiment and the result of the experiment. What
could be concluded from this result?

A . the most important gas in air is oxygen


B. the burning candle went out because the wick ran out
C. the burning candle went out because it got wet
D. the burning candle changed the volume of the air in the jar

Graphic organizer:
1. Organize your understanding of classification of fuels and effects of burning fuels with the help of
a graphic organizer.
RAC

News Article – Harmful Effects of burning fuel.


Read the article and answer the following questions:

1. What are the main harmful effects mentioned in the article regarding burning firecrackers and
burning paddy fields after harvesting?

2. How does the burning of paddy fields affect air quality and human health?

3. Suggest any alternative methods that could be adopted to reduce the need for these harmful
practices?

4. Draw a flowchart showing the harmful effects of burning fuel on environment.

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