Long Answer Type(a) Radioactive wastes.
(b) Defunct ships and e-wastes.
(c) Municipal solid wastes.
Short Answer Type(a) Greenhouse gases.
(b) Catalytic converter
(c) Ultraviolet B
Long Answer TypeCauses for Deforestation
(i) Conversion of forests into agricultural land to feed the growing human population.
(ii) Clearing of forests for making homes and establishing industries.
(iii) Excessive cutting of trees for trees for timber, fire wood, etc.
(iv) Practising of agricultural methods like Jhum cultivation in the north-eastern states which involves cutting down of trees and burning its remains to form fertilizers.
(v) Natural calamities like fire, floods and droughts that lead to destruction of the forest.
Short Answer TypeLong Answer TypeList all the wastes that you generate, at home, school or during your trips to other places. Could you very easily reduce the generation of these wastes? Which would be difficult or rather impossible to reduce?
Match The FollowingMatch the following
| A. Catalytic converter | (i) Particulate matter |
| B. Electrostatic precipitator | (ii) Carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides |
| C. Earmuffs | (iii) High noise level |
| D. Earmuffs | (iv) Solid wastes |
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