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NCERT VI Social Sciences A bar magnet was placed deep inside a sack of coal. Fine particles of coal got stuck to it. From this, can we infer that coal is attracted towards a magnet? |
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Answer» l is not attracted towards a MAGNET. It you touch something withhand, like MOIST sand, some particles are ATTACHED to your HAND. That doesn't mean your hand attract them. Similarly magnet doesn't attract coal. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Say whether the following statements are true or false. (a) Growth in living things takes place from the inside. (b) To exhale is to take oxygen from the air into the body. (c) Human beings continue to grow all their life. (d) Plants respire. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences How will you separate husk or dirt particles from a given sample of pulses before cooking? |
| Answer» SEPARATE them by the METHOD 'Winnowing' | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Give an example in which packaging could have been reduced? |
| Answer» GE of PLASTIC COVERS for PACKING must have to be reduced because they are non reclable and BURNING of these plastics are harmful which may cause several kinds of diseases | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Fill in the blanks: (a) The process of changing water into its vapour state is called _______ __. (b) The process of changing water vapour into water is called _______ __. (c) No rainfall for a year or more may lead to _______ __ in the region. (d) Excessive rains may cause _______ __. |
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Answer» oration. ..B)CONDENSATION. ...C)drought. ....d) FLOODS ...! |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Give examples to explain the differences between changes that can or cannot be reversed. |
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Answer» like burning of paper or plucking of leaves cannot be reversed (we cannot MAKE paper from its ASHES / we cannot join a plucked leaf BACK to the PLANT)and hence known as irr-reversible change (chemical change).CHANGES like changing of ice into water or changing of water into vapour can reversed (by codensation and evaporation process) and hence are known as reversible change (physical change). |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Fill in the blanks: (a) Plant fibres are obtained from ________ and ________. (b) Animal fibres are ________ and ________. |
| Answer» NT FIBRES are obtained from jute and COTTON.(b) Animal fibres are SILK and WOOL. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Fill in the blanks: (a) The presence of specific features, which enable a plant or an animal to live in a particular habitat, is called _________. (b) The habitats of plants and animals that live on land are called _________ habitat. (c) The habitats of plants and animals that live in water are called _________ habitat. (d) Soil, water, and air are _________ factors of a habitat. (e) Changes in our surrounding that makes us respond to them are called _________. |
| Answer» ATION. ..B) TERRESTRIAL. . C)Aquatic. ...D)ABIOTIC......E)STIMULI...! | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences What is the characteristic of naphthalene balls? |
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Answer» eristic of a naphthalene BALL...Sublime in nature means solid state is directly convt into GASEOUS state.It has characteristic aroma or smell.It is used in many PLACES to KEEP insects away.. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Take out a cold bottle of water from the refrigerator and keep it on the table. After some time, you will notice a puddle of water around it. Why? |
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Answer» bottle CONTAINS COLD water its outer surface is cold. The air AROUND us contains watervapour. When the cold surface of the bottle meets with the water vapour it condenses and SMALL drops of water appear on the surface of the bottle and after some TIME water collects around it and we can notice a puddle around it . |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences A bar magnet has no markings to indicate its poles. How can you find out the location of the north pole? |
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Answer» s, we need to take following steps:Tie the BAR MAGNET with a string and SUSPEND it with a horizontal support.Allow the magnet to come to rest.Mark the END which points to the NORTH, as north pole.Repeat the above two steps to confirm. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Write the similarities and the differences between the motion of a bicycle and a ceiling fan that has been switched on. |
| Answer» ITIES between the motion of a bicycle and a ceiling FAN: (i) The blades of a fan and the wheels of a bicycle are fixed at a point. (ii) Both have CIRCULAR motion about their RESPECTIVE fixed points. Differences between the motion of a bicycle and a ceiling fan: (i) A bicycle has linear motion, whereas the blades of a ceiling fan do not have linear motion. (ii) The motion of the blades of a fan is periodic, whereas the motion of a bicycle is RECTILINEAR motion. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Answer the following questions: (a) Name the parts of a plant. (b) What are root hairs? (c) What is bud? Where is it found on a plant? (d) What is a leaf apex? |
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Answer» , stem , LEAVES, flower , fruit.b)ROOT hairs are tiny outgrowth from the root which help in absorption of water .C)Bud is immature shoot , it is present in the AXILE of LEAF known as axillary bud.d)Leaf apex is the tip of leaf. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on oil or kerosene. |
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Answer» ball, paper, thermacol, CORK, bamboo stick, plastc bottle, BLOWED BALLOON, boats, HAIR etc are not sink both OIL and kerosene |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic: Nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute |
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Answer» :DNatural FIBRES are wool,COTTON,juteArtifical fibres are NYLON,SILK, polysterHope this helps |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Write any two properties of a magnet. |
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Answer» poles of magnets are always repels each OTHER2. it ATTRACTS the OBJECTS which contains magnet in it (even in a small amount) like IRON etc |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Collect pieces of different kinds of paper. Find out which of these can be recycled. |
| Answer» ES of PAPER are RECYCLED. no paper is there that DOESNT RECYCLE. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Why can we not measure the speed of a butterfly? |
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Answer» measure speed of BUTTERFLIES ...there are certain highspeed camera TYPE intruments for measurement of speed of things in irregular motion....i saw on t.v a wildlife photographer did it...avearge speed is calculated by the displacement covered by it...and not the distance....and NEW technologies are to MAKE 3D images of the path of butterfly which is afterwards calculated... |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet? |
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Answer» do that be PASSING ELECTRICITY through it with COILED WIRE AROUND it......... |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences How do you think they weighed elephants in olden times? |
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Answer» n TIMES they weighted the ELEPHANTS by their footprints depth on the soil. Not only their WEIGHT but also their HEIGHT and size. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Is it possible to separate sugar mixed with wheat flour? If yes, how will you do it? |
| Answer» THINK we can do that be SIEVING... | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Name : (a) Parts of the root. (b) Parts of the stem. (c) The place on the stem where leaves grow. (d) Parts of a leaf. (e) A small leaf-like part at the base of the leaf. (f) Parts of a flower. (g) Outermost whorl of a flower. |
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Answer» ) Primary root(b) Secondary roots(c)Root CAP(d)Root hairB(a) Main stem(b)Secondary stem(c)Node(d)Inter nodeCNodeD(a)The blade(b)VEINS(c)Midrib(d)Margin(e)PetioleEstipuleF(a)STIGMA(b)Style(c)Anther(d)Pistil(e)Ovary(f)Petal(G)STAMEN(h)Filament |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Why do water works have settling tanks? |
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Answer» orks have SETTLING tank to remove the FLOATING, undissolved substances. After removing the larger substances from the water, it can be SENT for further treatment. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Use the words in the brackets to fill in the blanks : (m/sec, cm/sec, linear, uniform linear) (a) An object that moves steadily in one direction has ………….. motion. (b) A girl slipping fast down a slide has ………….. motion. (c) The unit of speed in the M.K.S. system is ………….. . (d) The unit of speed in the C. G. S system is ………….. . |
| Answer» OBJECT that moves steadily in one direction has uniform LINEAR motion. (b) A girl SLIPPING fast down a SLIDE has linear motion. (c) The unit of speed in the M.K.S. system is m/sec (d) The unit of speed in the C. G. S system is cm/sec | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences In a completely dark room, if you hold up a mirror in front of you, will you see your reflection in the mirror? |
| Answer» ONT be seeing our reflection as there was a LACK of LIGHT in the room and it was DARK too. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Where are the poles of a disc magnet located? |
| Answer» ES of a disc MAGNET are located in North and SOUTH ! | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences At what time of the day should we water the plants in a garden? |
| Answer» G plants should be done at day time...and not at NIGHT ! | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Name five objects which can be made from wood. |
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Answer» which can be made from wood are CRICKET bats , HOCKEY STICKS, CHAIR , Table , doors. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length? |
| Answer» AUSE EVERY human in this world has GOT different sized footsteps and PACE...and standard UNIT should be equal for all...it cannot have different measurements for different people... | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Would the bulb glow after completing the circuit shown in Fig. 12.14, if we use an eraser instead of a safety pin? |
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Answer» BULB WILL NOT GLOW BECAUSE ERASER IS AN INSULATOR (NON-CONDUCTOR) OF ELECTRICITY AND HENCE IT WILL NOT ALLOW ELECTRICITY TO PASS THROUGH IT. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences In the above experiment, what will you observe if the poles were interchanged? |
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Answer» ection of MOVEMENT of the MATERIALS will be reversed. And the poles WOULD be interchanged too. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences If a plant has fibrous roots, what type of venation are its leaves likely to have? |
| Answer» ANT has FIBROUS ROOT system then it would have parallel VENATION! | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences How is drinking water obtained from sea water? |
| Answer» ER here is COLLECTED to reservior plants and they are sun dried FIRST then it is RO Processed and used for drinking .the waste sediments are used for manure | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences When light travels through a circular hole you get a circular spot of light on a wall on the other side. What can you infer from this? |
| Answer» RAVELS in a STRAIGHT LINE PATH. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences If a plant has leaves with reticulate venation, then what kind of roots does it have? |
| Answer» NT has tap root SYSTEM as it has reticulate VENATION. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences What material is used for dry-cleaning clothes? |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Name two flowers each with joined and separated sepals. |
| Answer» WERS :-each with JOINED SEPALS is Hibiscus and china rose but with SEPARATED sepals are Lotus and LILY. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Is it possible for you to recognize leaves without seeing them? How? |
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Answer» bsolutely we can recognise LEAVES without SEEING it by roots of the PLANT. If you see a plant having tap ROOT system then for sure the LEAF has reticulat venation but whereas if you find a plant having fibrous root then its leaves will be Parallel venation . |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Why can you not use an elastic measuring tape to measure distance? What would be some of the problems you would meet in telling someone about a distance you measured with an elastic tape? |
| Answer» TIC measuring TAPE is HIGHLY flexible and hence it would give DIFFERENT readings at different TIMES. Hence, an elastic measuring tape cannot be used to measure distance. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Why are radishes, carrots, beetroots, and sweet potatoes thick, fleshy and bulging? Which part of the plant do they form? |
| Answer» HES, carrots, beetroots and sweet potatoes are thick , fleshy and bulging.❇This is DUE to storage of food materials.❇These are biennial plants , in which the food materials synthesized in the first year is stored in the roots ,due to which it gets bulged and become Tuberous.❇The food stores in the roots is then utilised for METABOLISM in the second year.❇ It's a ROOT modification in which the roots are modified to STORE food materials.❇In carrot, radish, beetroot ....the tap root is modified to store food .❇In Sweet potato, the Adventitious root is modified to store food. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences The height of a person is 1.65 m. Express this in cm and mm. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Explain why speed is important for survival in the grasslands for animals that live there (Hint: There are few trees or places for animals to hide in grasslands habitat). |
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Answer» re animals, living in grassland has to protect themselves from the carnivores. Since there is very less trees and places to hide, the only way to protect themselves is to run. UNLESS they are faster than the PREDATORS, they won't be ABLE to survive. And for carnivores to survive, they have to HUNT other animals. unless they are fast ENOUGH to catch the preys, they won't be able to survive in grasslands |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Discuss: (a) Is garbage disposal the responsibility only of the government? (b) Is it possible to reduce problems relating to the disposal of garbage? |
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Answer» Even we are the responsible to disposal the GARBAGE because we are the one who throw garbage EVERWHERE...! 2) Yes , it is possible by RECYCLING the garbage ! We can recycle or reuse the garbage if NECESSARY ! |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences The component of air used by green plants to make their food is __________. |
| Answer» DIOXIDE is the ANSWER | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Find the odd-man-out : (a) node, internode, bud, root hair (b) calyx, corolla, gynoecium, leaf apex |
| Answer» HAIR2. GYNOECIUM | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Give reasons why : (a) Waste water should not be allowed to stagnate in puddles. (b) Waste water from a factory should not be allowed to mix with drinking water. (c) Rubber, plastic should not be burnt. (d) The quantity and types of garbage generated have increased. |
| Answer» SEWAGE stagnating in PLACES make a perfect breeding ground for disease-causing flies and mosquitoes.b) Wastewater, if allowed to mix with the drinking water can cause many harmful diseases as it contains many harmful microbes and other contaminants.c) If rubber and plastic are burnt they would produce many harmful gases which are not supported for human survival.d) Due to great industrialisation and building up of any FACTORIES and other garbage producing ACTIVITIES the QUANTITY and types of garbage generated have increased. | |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’. (i) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole. (ii) Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece. (iii) Similar poles of a magnet repel each other. (iv) Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is bought near them. (v) Bar magnets always point towards the North−South direction. (vi) A compass can be used to find the East−West direction at any place. (vii) Rubber is a magnetic material. |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Mark ‘True’ or ‘False’ for the following statements: (a) Electric current can flow through metals. (b) Instead of metal wires, a jute string can be used to make a circuit. (c) Electric current can pass through a sheet of thermocol. |
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Answer» B.falseC.false |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Given below are the names of some objects and materials: Water, basket ball, orange, sugar, globe, apple, and earthen pitcher Group them as: (a) Round shaped and other shapes (b) Eatables and non-eatables |
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Answer» d SHAPED - basket ball and globeother shaped - WATER, orange, sugar, APPLE, and EARTHEN pitcher(b) EATABLES - Water, orange, sugar and apple.non-eatables - basket ball, globe and earthen pitcher |
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NCERT VI Social Sciences Answer the following questions. (a) Name the constituents of air and give their proportion in air. (b) Of what use is carbon dioxide to plants? (c) What is meant by nitrogen fixation? How does it happen? (d) Which measures are necessary for arresting pollution? (e) What ill-effects of pollution are being seen? (f) What function does an observatory perform? |
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Answer» rogen-78.08% Oxygen-20.95% Argon-0.93% Carbon dioxide-0.038% Krypton-0.0001% Helium-0.0005% Hydrogen-0.00005% Neon-0.0018% Xenon-0.000009% (ii)Carbon dioxide is used by the plants to make their food by the process of photosynthesis whereby the green plants make their own food with the help of water, sunlight and carbon dioxide and give out oxygen which is used for the process of respiration by ANIMALS. (iii)Nitrogen fixation is a chemical process in which ATMOSPHERIC nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds in LIVING organisms and in nitrogen cycle. (iv)Plants designed 10 years or before or by lowly equipped designs are sure cases for detailed study. For prevention generous use of scrubbers & filters will be necessary. It is said that a ROUTINE check will reduce 10%, a minor modification will reduce 15-20% and a thorough overhauling of the system will reduce more than 30% of power consumption and pollution creation. (v)ACIDIFICATION Eutrophication Ground-level ozone Particulate matter (vi)An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. |
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