Phases of the moon occur because (a) | Class 8 Science Chapter Stars and The Solar System, Stars and The Solar System NCERT Solutions

Describe with the help of a diagram an instrument which can be used to detect a charged body.

Sketch larynx and explain its function in your own words.

Arrange the following boxes in proper order to make a flow chart of sugarcane crop production.

Make a labelled diagram of a candle flame.

What is metamorphosis? Give examples.

The following Table shows the total power shortage in India from 1991– 1997. Show the data in the form of a graph. Plot shortage percentage for the years on the Y-axis and the year on the X-axis.

Make sketches of animal and plant cells. State three differences between them.

Describe the construction of a kaleidoscope.

What is a constellation? Name any two constellations.

Complete the crossword with the help of clues given below:
Across
1. This is necessary for photosynthesis.
3. Term for component present in the cytoplasm.
6. The living substance in the cell.
8. Units of inheritance present on the chromosomes.

Down
1. Green plastids.
2. Formed by collection of tissues.
4. It separates the contents of the cell from the surrounding medium.
5. Empty structure in the cytoplasm.
7. A group of cells.

Which of the following cannot be charged easily by friction?
(a) A plastic scale
(b) A copper rod
(c) An inflated balloon
(d) A woollen cloth.

Name three liquids, which when tested in the manner shown in Fig.14.9, may cause the magnetic needle to deflect.

A tester is used to check the conduction of electricity through two liquids, labeled A and B. It is found that the bulb of the tester glows brightly for liquid A while it glows very dimly for liquid B. You would conclude that

(i) liquid A is a better conductor than liquid B.
(ii) liquid B is a better conductor than liquid A.
(iii) both liquids are equally conducting.
(iv) conducting properties of liquid cannot be compared in this manner.

Gurmit wanted to perform Activity 16.8 using a laser torch. Her teacher advised her not to do so. Can you explain the basis of the teachers advise?

Why does the increased level of nutrients in the water affect the survival of aquatic organisms?

In the following situations identify the agent exerting the force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in each case.

(a) Squeezing a piece of lemon between the fingers to extract its juice.
(b) Taking out paste from a toothpaste tube.
(c) A load suspended from a spring while its other end is on a hook fixed to a wall.
(d) An athlete making a high jump to clear the bar at a certain height.

Describe an activity to show that the incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal at the point of incidence lie in the same plane.

Draw sketches to show the relative positions of prominent stars in
(a) Ursa Major and (b) Orion

Angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
(a) Always (b) Sometimes
(c) Under special conditions (d) Never

Give the full form of IVF.