Question

Q.I Fill in the blanks

1 A famine is a ____________ disaster .

2 The moon is called the _____________
of the earth.

3 Waste water contains many ____________.

4 The motion of the earth around itself
is called ______________.

Q.II Write True or False

1 We get rains throughout the year.

2 Foodstuffs get warmth when put in
a fridge.

Q.III Answer the following in one sentence

1 What are preservatives?

2 Which Foodstuffs spoil most quickly?

3 What are the different methods of preserving
food?

4 Why can't we see stars during the day time?

5 What is meant by water management?

Q.IV Give reasons

1 leftover food is kept in a refrigerator.

2 we store Foodstuffs that we need for
several days in our house.
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Answer 1

Answer

 1. A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality.wer:

2.Earth has one moon. We call it "the Moon" because for a long time it was the only one we knew about. Many languages have beautiful words for Moon. It is "Luna" in Italian, Latin and Spanish, "Lune" in French, "Mond" in German, and "Selene" in Greek

Explanation:

Answer 2

Q1 1) A famine is a natural disaster.

• Famine is an acute shortage of food leading to widespread hunger and death among people.

2)The moon is called the natural satellite of the earth.

• A natural satellite is any astronomical body that revolves around a planet.
• Earth has only one natural satellite while other planets can have more than one natural satellites.

3) Waste water contains many pollutants.

• Waste water is any used water which has pollutants in the form of pathogens, solid waste etc in it.

4) The motion of the earth around itself

The motion of the earth around itself is called rotation.

• Earth rotates on its axis. The time period of this rotation is 24hours.

Q II 1) False, we get rain only during a particular time of year (the rainy season).

2) False, Food stuff gets low temperature when refrigerated to slow down growth of microbes.