Very Short Answer Questions: How Things Work

Q1. Name one object that can spin easily.
Ans: Coin.

Q2. Name one object that does not spin properly.
Ans: Eraser.

Q3. What does a charkha do?
Ans: It spins cotton fibre into thread for making cloth.

Q4. Who used the charkha for making handmade clothes?
Ans: Mahatma Gandhi.

Q5. What happens when a square spinner is spun?
Ans: It appears circular when it spins.

Q6. What Indian toy is similar to a spinning top?
Ans: Lattu.

Q7. What material was used to make tops in earlier times?
Ans: Clay.

Q8. What happens to an iron nail when placed in water?
Ans: It sinks to the bottom of the water.

Q9. What happens to a leaf when placed in water?
Ans: It floats on the water.

Q10. What factor, besides weight, affects floating and sinking?
Ans: The shape of the object.

Q11. What happens when aluminium foil is pressed into a tight ball?
Ans: It sinks to the bottom of the water.

Q12. Name one object that floats on water.
Ans: Empty plastic bottle.

Q13. Name one object that sinks in water.
Ans: Coin.

Q14. What should be used to make paper boats?
Ans: Paper, cardboard, or ice-cream sticks.

Q15. What kind of toy helps us learn about floating and sinking?
Ans: Paper boat.