Worksheet

Subject: Science
Class: VIII
A. Define the following terms:-

1. Horticulture
2. Weed
3. Hybridisation
4. Nitrogen Fixation
5. Compost
6. Winnowing
7. Threshing
8. Granaries

B. Write short notes on:-

1. Green revolution
2. Drip irrigation
3. Nitrogen Cycle
4. Kharif crops and Rabi crops

C. Differentiate between :-

1. Manures and Fertilizers.

2. Insecticides, Rodenticides and fungicides.

D. List the steps involved in crop production, in sequential order.

E. Give examples of the crop plants given below that are grown in India:-

1. Cereals
2. Pulses
3. Oil seeds
4. Tuber crops
5. Plantation crops
6. Fibre crops