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    Class 8 Science Test - Elec. & Light

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    This document provides a worksheet on the topics of electricity and lightning for an 8th grade science class. It includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, short answer, and long answer questions testing student understanding. The questions cover key concepts like charge carriers, insulators, static electricity, conduction, induction, lightning, and using an electroscope to determine charge. Diagrams are also included for students to label parts of lightning strikes and models of charging by induction and conduction.

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    Class 8 Science Test - Elec. & Light

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    This document provides a worksheet on the topics of electricity and lightning for an 8th grade science class. It includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, short answer, and long answer questions testing student understanding. The questions cover key concepts like charge carriers, insulators, static electricity, conduction, induction, lightning, and using an electroscope to determine charge. Diagrams are also included for students to label parts of lightning strikes and models of charging by induction and conduction.

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    This document provides a worksheet on the topics of electricity and lightning for an 8th grade science class. It includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, short answer, and long answer questions testing student understanding. The questions cover key concepts like charge carriers, insulators, static electricity, conduction, induction, lightning, and using an electroscope to determine charge. Diagrams are also included for students to label parts of lightning strikes and models of charging by induction and conduction.

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    Class 8 Science Test - Elec. & Light

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    shailesh
    This document provides a worksheet on the topics of electricity and lightning for an 8th grade science class. It includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, short answer, and long answer questions testing student understanding. The questions cover key concepts like charge carriers, insulators, static electricity, conduction, induction, lightning, and using an electroscope to determine charge. Diagrams are also included for students to label parts of lightning strikes and models of charging by induction and conduction.

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    WORK SHEET
    SUBJECT- Science
    Chapter -10: Electricity & Lightning
    CLASS- VIII

    I Fill in the blanks:-

    1. A property of matter, called ---------------- gives rise to electricity.


    2. Particles that carry negative charge is called ___________ .
    II Choose the correct options:-

    1 A nonmetal which is not an insulator


    a) Carbon b) Sulphur c) Oxygen d) None

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    3 Rubbing body against each other to acquire an equal and opposite charge.
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    1 Earthing. 2. Conduction 3.Electrostatic Force

    V Draw neat and labelled diagram.

    1. Lightning strike and conductor.

    2. Charging by induction and charging by conduction.

    VI Give Reasons

    1. A piece of Styrofoam gets charged when it is rubbed with a piece of paper.


    2. The leaves of gold leaf electroscope diverge when a charged body is brought
    in contact with its disc.

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    VII Answer in 20 words:-

    1 What happens when someone rubs glass rod with a piece of silk and is
    brought near a negatively charged paper cylinder.
    2 What would you expect when a plastic ruler is rubbed with a woollen cloth.

    VIII Answer in 40 words:-

    1 When a charged rod is moved towards an uncharged paper cylinder


    suspended by a string, the cylinder gets attracted to the rod initially and then
    moves away with a jerk .Explain why?
    2 What are Lightning Conductors?

    IX Answer in 100 words:-

    1 How does lightning occur?


    2 How would you use an electroscope to determine the nature of the charge
    (positive or negative) on a body?

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    1 What is the use of Gold Leaf Electroscope?


    2 Can any other metal be used in place of gold? If yes, Name any two metals.

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