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Question 11 Mark
What is meant by atmosphere ?
Answer
The air that envelops Earth from all sides is called “ atmosphere”.
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Question 31 Mark
Which country hosted the last world convention to protect the enviornment ?
Answer
The country that hosted the last world convention to protect the enviornment was held at Copenhagen Denmark, in December , $2009.$
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Question 41 Mark
When and where was the first global convention to think of ways to protect enviornment held ?
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Conferences were held first at Stockolm, the capital of Sweden in $1972$ ,and then at Rio de Janeiro of Brazil to think of ways to protect enviornment.
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Question 51 Mark
Which are non-conventional sources of energy ?
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Solar energy, wind energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy, biogas, etc. are are non-conventional sources of energy.
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Question 61 Mark
What increases the proportion of , chlorofluorocarbon $(CFC)$ in the atmosphere ?
Answer
Due to increased use of foam, plastic, fridge, $A.C$. circuit, aerosol spray, etc. the level of , chlorofluorocarbon has incresed in the atmosphere .
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Question 71 Mark
What is the proportion of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere $?$
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The proportion of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere is $319\ PPM$ (parts per million)
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Question 81 Mark
How did the problem of climate change emerge ?
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Carbon Dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbon $(CFC),$ halo carbon, etc. are known as greenhouse gases. These gases retain heat, Increase in their proportion leads to problems of global warming and climate changes.
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Question 91 Mark
What is global warming ?
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Global Warming means unequal and continual rise in average temperature in Earth’s climate due to greenhouse effect. Certain gases tarp infrared rays so that the temperature of earth increases, The planet becomes warmer. This effect is known as “Global Warming”.
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Question 101 Mark
What is climate ?
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The average condition of rain, temperature and moisture for over $35$ years in a region is called “ climate”.
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Question 111 Mark
What is weather ?
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The condition of temperature ,humidity and rainfall in a region at a particular point of time is called “Weather”.
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Question 121 Mark
What is enviornmental change ?
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Changes occuring in temperature ,wind direction, rainfall, etc. due to global warming are known as “Enviornmental Changes”.
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Question 131 Mark
How is atmosphere polluted ?
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Atmosphere is polluted by smoke from industries ,factories,power stations, vehicles, domestic ,fuel etc.
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1 Marks Each - [Old] Social science STD 8 Questions - Vidyadip