Question

The word ‘monsoon’ comes from ‘mousum’ which was used by the Arab seamen to indicate seasonal changes in the wind over the seas. As you have studied in science, the earth is spherical in shape. Around the earth there is atmosphere which is like a rind a round a fruit. It is made up of oxygen, nitrogen, water vapour and a number of other gases. It is the atmosphere that makes the earth a planet of life. It supplies us with the air to breathe, protects us from the extremes of heat and cold. Because of the atmosphere the sky looks so blue, the rising sun so colourful and the rainbow so splendid. The atmosphere is never static but always keeps moving in a complex way. The motion causes changes in the direction of winds and also in the moisture content of the atmosphere.

Choose the correct one among following three statements

i) The word monsoon came from ‘monsoon’
ii) The rainbow looks excellent because of atmosphere
iii) The atmosphere remains state

Answer 1

Answer:

Option 2 is correct I think...

Explanation:

Without Atmosphere there's no rainbow. White light passes through rain drops and forms a rainbow which contains 7 colors. We can say that white color is made up of 7 colors...

Answer 2

Option (ii) is correct statement.

Explanation:

Because in the paragraph it's given that, 'Because of the atmosphere the sky looks so blue,the rising sun so colourful and the rainbow so splendid.'