Class 9 Science - Chapter Natural Resources NCERT Solutions | What is the major source of fresh water

List any three human activities that you think would lead to air pollution.

Why is the atmosphere essential for life?

What causes winds?

Why do organisms need water?

Why is water essential for life?

We know that many human activities lead to increasing levels of pollution of the air, water-bodies and soil. Do you think that isolating these activities to specific and limited areas would help in reducing pollution?

List any three human activities which would lead to an increase in the carbon dioxide content of air.

How does the atmosphere act as a blanket?

You have seen weather reports on television and in newspapers. How do you think we are able to predict the weather?

How is our atmosphere different from the atmospheres on Venus and Mars?

Which of the following has more inertia: (a) a rubber ball and a stone of the same size? (b) a bicycle and a train? (c) a five-rupees coin and a one-rupee coin?

State the universal law of gravitation.

Which of the following are matter?

Chair, air, love, smell, hate, almonds, thought, cold, cold-drink, smell of perfume.

A force of 7 N acts on an object. The displacement is, say 8 m, in the direction of the force (Fig. 11.3). Let us take it that the force acts on the object through the displacement. What is the work done in this case?

What is meant by a pure substance?

How does the sound produced by a vibrating object in a medium reach your ear?

In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The products were 2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g water and 8.2 g of sodium observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.

sodium carbonate + ethanoic acid → sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide + water

What are canal rays?

State any two conditions essential for good health.

Who discovered cells, and how?

Explain, why is it difficult for a fireman to hold a hose, which ejects large amounts of water at a high velocity.

What are the advantages of inter-cropping and crop rotation?

In a reaction, 5.3 g of sodium carbonate reacted with 6 g of ethanoic acid. The products were 2.2 g of carbon dioxide, 0.9 g water and 8.2 g of sodium observations are in agreement with the law of conservation of mass.

sodium carbonate + ethanoic acid → sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide + water

A bus starting from rest moves with a uniform acceleration of 0.1 m s^-2 for 2 minutes. Find (a) the speed acquired, (b) the distance travelled.

How do substances like CO2 and water move in and out of the cell? Discuss.

Distinguish between loudness and intensity of sound.

Write an expression for the kinetic energy of an object.

Calculate the work required to be done to stop a car of 1500 kg moving at a velocity of 60 km/h?

What is reverberation? How can it be reduced?

A ball thrown up vertically returns to the thrower after 6 s. Find
(a) the velocity with which it was thrown up,
(b) the maximum height it reaches, and
(c) its position after 4 s.