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For fun.
(i) Solve this Crossword puzzle with the help of given clues:

Across

Down

6. An Indian tree having extraordinaryquality of providing oxygen round theclock

1. Amount of water vapour in air

8. Gas present in atmosphere occupyingonly 0.03% by volume

2. Condensation of water vapours arounddust particles in atmosphere

11. Outermost layer of atmosphere

3. Example of local wind blowing in summer in northern India

12. Mixture of many gases

4. Short-term changes in atmosphere

14. Life-giving gas

5. Precipitation in liquid form

15. Air in motion

7. Blanket of air around the Earth

16. An Indian tree valued highly formedicinal properties

9. Instrument to measure pressure

18. Gas protecting us from harmful sunrays

10. Incoming solar radiation

19. Low pressure area

13. Reduces visibility in winters

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17. It is ……. time when Sun is overhead

(ii) Make a weather calendar for one week. Use pictures or symbols to show different types of weather. You can use more than one symbol in a day, if the weather changes. For example, the sun comes out when rain stops. An example is given below:

Day

Weather

1.

Sunny day

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

Solution

(i)

(ii) Your weather calendar could look like this.

Day	Weather
1.	Clear and sunny day
2.	Mainly cloudy
3.	Cloudy and grey
4.	Cloudy, with moderate rainfall
5.	Partly to mainly cloudy, with heavy rainfall and possibility of lightning
6.	Partly to mainly cloudy, with light rainfall
7.	Mainly sunny

Some More Questions From Air Chapter

Tick the correct answer.
(i) Which of the following gases protects us from harmful sun rays?

(a) Carbon dioxide

(b) Nitrogen

(c) Ozone

(ii) The most important layer of the atmosphere is

(a) Troposphere

(b) Thermosphere

(c) Mesosphere

(iii) Which of the following layers of the atmosphere is free from clouds?

(a) Troposphere

(b) Stratosphere

(c) Mesosphere

(iv) As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure

(a) Increases

(b) Decreases

(c) Remains the same

(v) When precipitation comes down to the Earth in the liquid form, it is called

(a) Cloud

(b) Rain

(c) Snow

Match the following.

(i) Trade Winds

(a) Incoming solar energy

(ii) Loo

(b) Seasonal wind

(iii) Monsoon

(c) Horizontal movement of air

(iv) Wind

(d) Layer of ozone gas

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(e) Permanent wind

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(f) Local wind

Give reasons.
(i) Wet clothes take longer time to dry on a humid day?
(ii) Amount of insolation decreases from Equator towards Poles?

For fun.
(i) Solve this Crossword puzzle with the help of given clues:

Across

Down

6. An Indian tree having extraordinaryquality of providing oxygen round theclock

1. Amount of water vapour in air

8. Gas present in atmosphere occupyingonly 0.03% by volume

2. Condensation of water vapours arounddust particles in atmosphere

11. Outermost layer of atmosphere

3. Example of local wind blowing in summer in northern India

12. Mixture of many gases

4. Short-term changes in atmosphere

14. Life-giving gas

5. Precipitation in liquid form

15. Air in motion

7. Blanket of air around the Earth

16. An Indian tree valued highly formedicinal properties

9. Instrument to measure pressure

18. Gas protecting us from harmful sunrays

10. Incoming solar radiation

19. Low pressure area

13. Reduces visibility in winters

–

17. It is ……. time when Sun is overhead

(ii) Make a weather calendar for one week. Use pictures or symbols to show different types of weather. You can use more than one symbol in a day, if the weather changes. For example, the sun comes out when rain stops. An example is given below:

Day

Weather

1.

Sunny day

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

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