Question 1:
Soil contents like ______, ______, sand, etc. are widely used for construction of homes, buildings, roads etc.
Question 2:
Just like bees, ____ also supports pollination, as pollens get blown away by ___ from plants, cross pollination takes place.
Question 3:
Flow of air at high speed is called ______, and it is used to generate power by installation of turbines.
Question 4:
Pollution from natural occurrences such as _____, _______, ______, pollen dispersal, evaporation of organic compounds and natural radioactivity cause air pollution.
Question 5:
Soil is made up of four components: 1. ____ such as minerals, 2._____ such as humus, 3. air and water, and 4. _____ such as bacteria, and fungi.
Question 6:
The air that we breathe is present in the first zone of earth known as _______. It is 10 to 12 km from the surface of the earth.
Question 7:
______ is the ultimate source of all food production, since plants form the base of all ecological food chains and plants grow in ______ and derive nutrition from it. Humans depend on ______ for food, clothing, furniture, medicine etc. Even other animals, insects receive food by grasing on plants.
Question 8:
Air gets polluted due to presence of pollutants in the _______ and it can result from both human and natural occurrences.
Question 9:
Emissions from _______, ________ and manufacturing activities release high levels of carbon monoxide, organic compounds, and chemicals into the air.
Question 10:
Sewage, fertiliser and agricultural run-off lead to increased growth of ______, which leads to eutrophication.