CLASS-VII SUBJECT –SOCIAL SCIENCE

GEOGRAPHY

PART – 4 -APRIL-2020

LESSON 4- AIR ( Part-1)

INSTRUCTIONS:

 Please read and learn the lesson and notes carefully.

 Copy the notes neatly in your note book.
 Part II will be uploaded by next week.

Some important points to remember:

 The gaseous envelope around the earth's surface consisting of mixture of

gases, water vapour and tiny dust particles is called atmosphere.
 The atmosphere has its own weight called atmospheric pressure.
 Concentration of gases and other constituents of atmosphere decrease with
the increase in height.
 Atmosphere is endless with no visible boundary.

Notes:

I: Fill in the blanks:

1. Ozone gas protects us from harmful sun’s rays.

2. The most important layer of atmosphere is troposphere.
3. Stratosphere is free from clouds.
4. As we go up the layers of the atmosphere, the pressure decreases.
5. When precipitation comes down to the earth in the liquid form, it is
called rain.
II. Match the Following:

1. Trade wind a) incoming solar energy

2. Loo b) seasonal wind (3)
3. Monsoon c) horizontal movement of air (4)
4. Wind d) permanent wind (1)
e) Local wind (2)

III. Define the following

1. Air: Mixture of gases that envelope the earth.

2. Temperature: The degree of hotness and coldness of the air is known
as temperature.
3. Moisture: It is the water vapor present in the air.
4. Insolation: It is the solar energy intercepted by the earth.
5. Climate: It is the average weather condition of a place for a longer
period of time.

For further knowledge check the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VThdaxqcQmA

Prepared by: Mrs. Thahira