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Q1.
Choose the correct option.
- Radio waves transmitted from the Earth are reflected back to the Earth in ______________.
- troposphere
- stratosphere
- mesosphere
- thermosphere
- The ozone layer is a part of
- stratosphere
- troposphere
- thermosphere
- mesosphere
- The troposphere has the largest concentration of
- oxygen
- nitrogen
- water vapour
- atom
- _____________ a trillion-ton iceberg has broken off from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf.
- A-68
- A-69
- A-70
- A-67
- Melting of the glaciers would result in the rise in _____________.
- sea levels
- temperature
- carbon dioxide
- humidity
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- (d) mesosphere
- (a) stratosphere
- (c) Water vapour
- (a) A-68
- (a) sea levels
Q2.
Fill in the blanks.
- Layer of gases which envelops the Earth is called _________________.
- Air contains a variable amount of ________________ about 1 to 4 per cent.
- The upper limit of mesosphere is called the ________________.
- The layer of atmosphere where airplanes fly is called ________________.
- Meteors burn on entering the atmosphere in the presence of ______________.
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- atmosphere
- dust particles
- mesopause
- stratosphere
- gases
Q3.
Write (T) for true and (F) for false.
- The atmosphere makes life possible on Earth.
- Troposphere has high night-shinning (noctilucent) clouds.
- Temperature increases with altitude in the troposphere.
- The air resting over the poles is dense and heavy.
- Jet planes move in the mesosphere.
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- T
- F
- F
- T
- F
Q4.
Differentiate between Oxygen and Carbon dioxide.
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Differentiate between Ozone layer and Atmosphere.
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