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Match the columns:

1) Exosphere Where meteorites burn.
2) Thermosphere Where satellites orbit the earth.
3) Stratosphere Where the air is very thin.
4) Mesosphere Where clouds form.
5) Troposphere Where jet planes fly.
6) Ionosphere Where radio waves are reflected.

Important Questions on Air Around Us

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Which radiation coming from the sun, is prevented by the Ozone layer from falling on the earth’s surface?
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 “A lot of indiscriminate activities of humans pollute the environment”- Support the statement by giving three examples in favour of it. Give examples of a national park and a biosphere reserve in West Bengal.
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 What is the use of the ozone layer?
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Study the picture and answer the question:

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Figure A

What is Figure A? What is it used for?

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How will you show that an empty glass bottle is filled with air?
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What is the layer of air around the Earth called?
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Explain why, when an empty glass bottle is inserted into a bucket of water vertically, water does not enter the bottle.
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_____ gets thinner with increase in altitude.
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Write a note on the different layers of the atmosphere.
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What is the atmosphere? Why is the atmosphere essential for life on earth? Why do mountaineers carry oxygen cylinders with them while climbing high mountains?
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 The atmosphere gets denser the higher you go.
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State any five uses of air?
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What is air? State the composition of air. Write any two properties of air?
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What name is given to the layer of air which surrounds the Earth?
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Why do mountaineers and divers carry oxygen cylinders with them?
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The gas responsible for stopping ultraviolet rays is _____.
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What substance is present in a bottle which appear to be empty? Explain why, Earthworms come out of the soil only during heavy rains?
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Why does a lump of cotton wool shrink in water?
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Choose the right word and fill in the blank:

In a _____ (gale/breeze) the air moves gently. 

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How is the atmosphere important to the Earth?