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Define the term ‘mineral’.
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Name the major classes of minerals with their physical characteristics.
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In which of the following stages of landform development, downward cutting is dominated?
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A deep valley characterised by steep step-like side slopes is known as ____________.
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What do incised meanders in rocks and meanders in plains of alluvium indicate?
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Running water is by far the most dominating geomorphic agent in shaping the earth’s surface in humid as well as in arid climates. Explain.
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Which one of the following gases constitutes the major portion of the atmosphere?
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Sea salt, pollen, ash, smoke soot, fine soil – these are associated with:
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Oxygen gas is in negligible quantity at the height of atmosphere:
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Which one of the following gases is transparent to incoming solar radiation and opaque to outgoing terrestrial radiation?
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Describe the composition of atmosphere.
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Describe the composition of the atmosphere.
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What are the different levels of biodiversity?
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What do you understand by the term ‘ecology’?
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What is an ecological system?
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Make correct pairs from the following two columns.
Column I | Column II |
(i) Insolation | (a) The difference between the mean temperature of the warmest and the coldest months |
(ii) Albedo | (b) The lines joining the places of equal temperature |
(iii) Isotherm | (c) The incoming solar radiation |
(iv) Annual range | (d) The percentage of visible light reflected by an object |
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In India, why is the day temperature maximum in May and why not after the summer solstice?
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How do the latitude and the tilt in the axis of rotation of the earth affect the amount of radiation received at the earth’s surface?
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If the surface air pressure is 1,000 mb, the air pressure at 1 km above the surface will be:
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What is the unit used in measuring pressure? Why is the pressure measured at station level reduced to the sea level in preparation of weather maps?
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