The Hyderabad Public School

Class 4
Food and digestion
Question and Answers
1.Why do we need food ?
We need food to
1.give us energy.
2.keep us warm,fit and healthy.
3.grow and to repair the damaged tissues.
2.What are energy giving foods?Give examples.
Carbohyderates are the energy giving foods.They are taken in the form of sugars
and starch.
Eg.rice,bread,potato.
3.Why do we cook food?Mention few methods of cooking.
Cooking food makes it tasty,soft and easy to digest.
It kills harmful germs
Boiling,frying,roasting,steaming and baking are few methods of cooking.
4.Why should fruits and vegetables be washed before eating?
Fruits and vegetables should be washed before eating because it removes
dust,germs and chemicals present on them.
5.List three methods of food preservation.
1.By keeping the temperature low(in refregirator)
2.By boiling food,which kills germs and helps in preserving
3.By keeping the food in air tight containers.
6.What are Proteins?Give examples.
1.Proteins are body building foods.They are very important for growing children.
2.They help in repairing worn out tissues and cells.
Eg.meat,milk,fish,pulses and eggs.
7.Name the Protective foods .
Vitamins and minerals are called protetivefoods.They are rich in fruits and
vegetables.
8.Name the different parts of digestive system.
The different parts of digestive system are:
1.Mouth
2.Foodpipe
3.Stomach
4.Small intestine
5.Large intestine
6.Liver and
7.Anus

9.What are the precautions to be taken while cooking food?

The precautions to be taken while cooking food are:
1.Do not over cook the food.
2.Use a pressure cooker to the food.
3.Use clean water for cooking.
4.Use utensils with shining surface.
Define the following:
1.Balanced diet:A diet that provides us with all tht nutrients is a Balanced diet.
2.Digestion:The process of change of food into a simple form that can be easily
absorbed by the blood is called digestion.
3.Roughage:Thefibre that helps the body to get rid of undigested food is
roughage.It is present in fruits and vegetables.
TEETH AND MICROBES
Question and answers
1.Name the four kinds of teeth.
The four kinds of teeth are:
1.Incisores
2.Canines
3.Premolars
4.Molars
2.What is teeth decay?
1.When we eat food,if tiny particles of food are left between,they invite bacteria
that change sugar into an acid.
2.The acid dissolves the enamel of the teeth and causes a small hole called cavity
that leads to tooth decay.
3.How should you take care of your teeth?
To take care of our teeth we must follow the following:
1.Teeth should be cleaned properly after every meal
2.Avoid having food containing sugar.
3.Get the teeth checked by a dentist regularly.
Brush your teeth in the morning and night.
4.Explain the structure of a tooth.
Tooth has a crown and a root..The part above the gum is the gum and the part in
the gum is the root.
2.The tooth is made up of a tough dentine which is covered by enamel in the
crown.
5.How are teeth useful to us ?
1.We use our teeth to chew food to digest well.
2.Teeth give shape to our face and help us to speak properly.

6.What are microbes?

Microbes are tiny living micro organisms.Some microbes are useful to us while
some are harmful.
There are four kinds of microbes:
They are bacteria,fungi,protogoa and virus.
7.How are some microbes useful to us?
1.Some bacteria change milk into curd.
2.Some bacteria convert dead plants and animals into manure.
3.A fungus called yeast is used to make bread soft and spongy.
4.Some bacteria also help in digestion.

Fill in the blanks:

1.The part above the gum is called the _________.
2.A tooth is made up of hard substance called ___________.
3.___________ and ______________ are the permanent teeth at the back of the jaws.
4. ____________ is a fungus that is used to make bread soft and spongy.
5.The___________ dissolves the enamel of the tooth and makes a cavity.
6.There are ______ ___________ next to the incisors in each jaw.
7.A child has a set of ____________ teeth at the age of two and of years.
8.A human adult has ______________________ teeth.
9._______________ is the hardest substance in the body.
10.Malaria and amoebic dysentery are caused by protozoa.
11.Molars help in_____________ the food.
12.Acavity in the tooth is caused by __________ given off by bacteria.
13.We study microbes with the help of _________.
Write a short note on :
1.Enamel:The outermost hardest substance of a tooth,it covers the dentine.
2.Virus: These are very minute organisms.They cause diseases like
flu,measles,commoncold and polio.
3.Fungus:These are plant like organisms.Some of them attack skin and cause
diseases like ringworm.
WEATHER AND WATER:
Question and answers:
1.What is sea breeze?
The movement of cool air from the sea towards the land is called sea breeze.
2.What is land breeze?
The movement of cool air from the land towards the sea is called land breeze.
3.What are the factors which affect the rate of evaporation?
1.Water evaporates quickly when it is hot.
2.Water evaporates quickly on a dry sunny day.

3.Water evaporates quickly when it is windy.

4.Water evaporates quickly when the exposed surface is large.
4.What is weather?
The atmospheric conditions like temperature,windetc at a place and time is called
weather.
5.What are the variopus methods of purification?
a)sedimentation
b)decantation
c)filtration
6.How will you show that hot air is lighter than cool air?(Give an experiment)
Aim:To show that hot air is lighter than cool air.
Apparatus:Aruler,acandle,two paper bags,a thread and a ruler.
Procedure:Tie two paper bags at the ends of a ruler.
Hang them by a thread so that the bags are balanced on either side of the ruler.
Light a candle under one of the bags.
Observation:The end of the ruler with the candle underneath the bag moves up.
Conclusion:This happens because the air inside it gets hot and light and rises up.
7.What is sedimentation?
The process in which impurities settle at the bottom is called sedimentation.
DEFINE:
1.Evaporation:Process in which water changes atervapour on heating.
2.Condensatoin:Process in which water vapour changes into water on cooling.
3.Decantation:Gently pouring clean liquid into another vessel after sedimentation.
4.Filtration:Removing impurities through a filter paper.
5.Water table:The level of underground water in a place is called water table.
FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1.The ___________of earth
causes day and night.
2.The land gets heated _______________than the sea.
3.The sun plays an important ___________ in the change of weather.
4.___________ air pushes warm air up.
5.Water evaporates faster when the exposed surface is ________________.
6.Thick mist is called ____________.
7.water vapour condenses on leaves to form ____.
8._______________ is the change of water vapour into water.
9.The removal of impurities dissolved in water is called ________________________.
10.The level of under ground water in a place is called ______________________.
11.The change of water into water vapour is called evaporation.
12.The process in which impurities settle down at the bottom is called
________________.
13.Replacement of warm air by cool air causes __________________.
14Water vapour freezes into fine particles of ice to form______________.

15.______________________ is the method of gently pouring a clear liquid into another

vessel.
STATES OF MATTER
Question and aswers:
1.What is matter?
Anything which takes up space is called matter.All matter is made up of tiny
particles called molecules.
Eg.rice,table,wall,house.
2.Name the three states of matter with examples.
The three states of matter are:
1.Solid-table,duster
2.Liquid-juice,milk
3.Gas-smoke,steam,oxygen,carbon-di-oxide
3. What is solid?
Anything that has shape and volume is called a solid.Inside molecules are very
tightly packed.
4.What are the two types of changes of matter?
The two types of changes in matter are:
a)Physical change
b)Chemical change
5.What is a physical change?
When a substance undergoes a change without forming a new substance is called
a physical change.
6.What is a chemical change?
When a substance undergoes a change by forming a new substance is called a
chemical change.
7.What is a solution?
When a solute(solid)dissolves in a solvent (liquid) it forms a solution.
Eg.salt+water-salt solution
Solute+water-solution
8.How do we convert liquid into a solid?
A liquid can be converted into a solid form on freezing.
9.Name the solids which can be converted into a gaseous form.
a)camphor
b)iodine

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

1.Matter exists in____________ forms.
2.Solids have a definite ____________and_______________.
3.Gases like____________ and__________________ dissolve in water.
4.In ______________ molecules can move freely.
5.The dissolved oxygen helps the water plants and animals to ______________.
6.No new substance is formed in a__________________ change.
7.A new substance is formed in a ___________ change.
8.Liquid wax hardens on ______________.
9.Ice becomes water on ____________________.
10.Soda water has carbondioxide_______________ in it.
11.In sugar solution sugar is the ________________.
12.A liquid in which a solid dissolves is called a _________.