Class 10 Science - Chapter Sources of Energy NCERT Solutions | Why are we looking at alternate sources

Can any source of energy be pollution-free? Why or why not?

What are the limitations of the energy that can be obtained from the oceans?

If you could use any source of energy for heating your food, which one would you use and why?

What is a good source of energy?

On what basis would you classify energy sources as

(a) renewable and non-renewable?
(b) exhaustible and inexhaustible?

Are the options given in (a) and (b) the same?

Hydrogen has been used as a rocket fuel. Would you consider it a cleaner fuel than CNG? Why or why not?

Which of the following is not an example of a bio-mass energy source?

      (a) wood                     (b) gobar-gas
      (c) nuclear energy      (d) coal

What are the disadvantages of fossil fuels?

Give the names of two energy sources that you would consider to be exhaustible. Give reasons for your choices.

Name two energy sources that you would consider to be renewable. Give reasons for your choices.

Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.

Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?

What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.

What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?

What is the difference between a reflex action and walking?

What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?

If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?

Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleared before burning in air?

Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.

You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?

Metallic oxides of zinc, magnesium and copper were heated with the following metals.

In which cases will you find displacement reactions taking place?

An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. Find the position and nature of the image.

What type of oxides are formed when non-metals combine with oxygen?

How are water and minerals transported in plants?

Give two important uses of washing soda and baking soda.

On the basis of the issues raised in this chapter, what changes would you incorporate in your lifestyle in a move towards a sustainable use of our resources?

Why are carbon and its compounds used as fuels for most applications?

How does the creation of variations in a species promote survival?

Why do ionic compounds have high melting points?

List two methods of producing magnetic fields.