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Q1.
Answer the questions given by choosing the most appropriate alternative.
- 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
- The mesosphere extends up to a height of _____________ km.
- 80
- 90
- 70
- 75
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- (d) Thermosphere
- (a) Stratosphere
- (b) Nitrogen
- (a) A-68
- (a) 80
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
- Water Vapour
- Mesopause
- Stratosphere
- gases
Q3.
Write (T) for true and (F) for false.
- The atmosphere makes life possible on Earth.
- Troposphere has high night-shining (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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- True
- False
- False
- True
- False
Q4.
Differentiate between Oxygen and Carbon dioxide.
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Differentiate between Ozone layer and Atmosphere.
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