Class 4 Second Term NS Worksheet

The Hyderabad Public School
NATURE STUDY SECOND TERM - WORKSHEET CLASS IV 2013-14

Name:___________________________________________
Date: __________________
I. Fill in the blanks.

1. Food gives us energy that keeps us fit, healthy and strong.
2. Food helps us to grow and to repair damaged cells and tissues.
3. Proteins are known as body building foods.
4. Carbohydrates are known as energy giving foods.
5. Fats are the source of stored energy in the body.
6. Vitamins and minerals are called protective foods.
7. Fruits and vegetables are good source of Vitamins and minerals.
8. Some minerals help to build strong bones and healthy teeth.
9. Water is an important nutrient.
10. Water helps in the digestion of food, regulates the temperature and activities of the
body.
11. Vitamins keep the body safe from diseases.
12. Saliva makes the food soft and digestable.
13. Saliva has chemicals called enzymes which help to digest the starch present in the food.
14. Over cooking destroys the nutrients present in the food.
15. Food can be spoilt due to insects, bacteria, fungi, moisture and dust.
16. Food does not get spoiled quickly during winter.
17. Salt and water form a concentrated solution in which germs cannot live.
18. Boiling kills germs in the food.
19. Temporary teeth are also called as milk teeth.
20. There are 32 permanent teeth in an adult human.
21. Incisors help in biting and cutting food.
22. Premolars and molars are used for crushing and grinding food.
23. Dentine is the tough material of the tooth.
24. Enamel covers the dentine.

25. Microbes can change the sugar present in the food into an acid.
26. Canines are used for tearing the food.
27. Cavity of tooth can cause pain, indigestion and bad smell in the mouth.
28. Disease causing microbes are also called as germs.
29. Microbes need food, moisture, oxygen and suitable temperature to multiply.
30. Enamel protects the tooth against decay and wear and tear caused by chewing.
31. Digested food is absorbed in the small intestine.
32. Anything that takes up space is called matter.
33. The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gases.
34. Matter is made up of tiny particles called molecules.
35. Liquid takes up the shape of the container.
36. Whatever shape a liquid may take, its volume remains the same.
37. In gases the molequles are loosely packed.
38. The dissolved air in water is used by fish, other water animals and water
plants for breathing.
39. No new substance is formed as a result of physical change.
40. During a chemical change new substance is formed.
41. Water evaporates faster when the exposed surface is large.
42. Water vapour present in the air condenses to form tiny droplets called dew.
43. When mist is very thick its called fog.
44. In very cold places like Himalayas, water freezes to form snow.
45. Flowing water water carries minerals, mud, sand particles and germs.
46. Sedimentation and decantation are done together.
47. The level of underground water in a place is called water table.
48. A diet that provides us with all nutrients is a balanced diet.
49. Roughage is a fiber which helps the body to get rid of undigested food.
50. Some bacteria change milk into curd.
II. Give examples for the following.
1. Solutes which dissolve in water salt, sugar
2. Two solids pen, book
3. Two liquids milk, water

4. Two gases oxygen, hydrogen
5. Methods of purifying water sedimentation, filtration, decantation
6. Two diseases caused by bacteria typhoid, tuberculosis
7. Two disease causing protozoa malaria, amoebic dysentery
8. Two diseases caused by virus polio, flu
9. Foods preserved by using sugar syrup jam, ketchup
10. Fungus which makes bread soft and spongy yeast
11. Foods cooked by boiling rice, boiled eggs
12. Foods cooked by frying vegetables, chips
13. Foods cooked by roasting peanuts, meat
14. Foods cooked by baking cakes, biscuits
15. Foods cooked by steaming idli, momos
16. Foods rich in carbohydrates potatoes, rice
17. Foods rich in proteins chicken, cereals
III. Give reasons.
1. Proteins are called body building foods because they help in growth and repairing the
worn out tissues and cells.
2. We can preserve food by boiling because it kills all the germs which are present in the
food.
3. In liquids, the molecules are less closely packed so there is more space between the
molecules.
4. Hot air moves up because the molecules are light.
5. Rain, dew, frost and snow are caused because condensation takes place in nature.
6. Fruits and vegetables should be washed before eating to remove dust, chemicals or
germs on them.
IV. Define. (Please write in the note book.)
evaporation, condensation, decantation, filtration, water table, physical change, chemical
change, virus, fungi, enamel, nutrients, digestion, cooking, preservation.
V. Label the diagram.

a)
b)
c)
VI. Identify the pictures and name the process.
Filtration
Decantation

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The Hyderabad Public School

NATURE STUDY SECOND TERM - WORKSHEET CLASS IV 2013-14

I. Fill in the blanks.

24. Enamel covers the dentine.

3. Two liquids milk, water

V. Label the diagram.

VI. Identify the pictures and name the process.

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