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Q#1: What are extreme weather conditions? Ans#1: Extreme Weather and Catastrophic events such as heat waves, droughts, floods, heavy downpours, tornadoes, hurricanes, storms, blizzards  Q#2: What are the factors that affect weather? Ans#2: Weather is affected by a variety of factors like air pressure, temperature, pollution, solar radiation, ocean currents, wind and humidity.  Q#3: Name some of the examples of weather on Earth and the atmospheric conditions present? Ans#3:  Some of the examples of weather on Earth and the atmospheric conditions present are:  Sunny , Rainy , Foggy, Cloudy, Snowy, misty, windy, partly cloudy, partly rainy, dry hoty air, cold and thunderstorms etc.  Q#4: What is the difference between weather and climate ? Ans#4: Weather describes conditions in the atmosphere over a short period of time. Climate describes weather patterns of a particular region over a longer period usually,  30 years or more. Q#5: How do these weather conditio...

 Q#1: Why do you think Black Beauty refuse to cross the bridge? Ans#1: The Black Beauty refused to cross the bridge because it sensed that something was wrong and the bridge was not safe to cross. Q#2: What happened to the bridge? Ans#2: The bridge was broken in the middle and part of it was carried away in the river due to heavy rain. Q#3: Who realized that something was wrong with the bridge? Ans#3: The Black Beauty realized that something was wrong with the bridge.  Q#4: What did John says to Black Beauty? Ans#4: John said" Come on, Beauty, What's the matter, when the Black Beauty was not willing to cross the bridge. Q#5: One of the main idea of the passage is that Black Beauty knew that the bridge was dangerous. Can you find at least two claims that support that idea? Ans#5: Following lines from the text, said by Black Beauty reveal that it knew that the bridge was dangerous:  1: ''The moment my feet touched the first part of the bridge I felt sure there was someth...

Q#1: How did Crusoe get the things he wanted from the ship back to the island? Ans#1: When Crusoe got on the ship he found some spars of wood and a spare topmast. He tied all of them with a rope and made a raft. Then he loaded it with the things he wanted from the ship.  Q#2: Why does Crusoe want to find a place to put his good? Ans#2: Crusoe wanted to find a place to put his goods to secure them. After visiting the island he realized that he is stuck there and he has to live on this strange island for an unknown period. Q#3: Why does he climb up the hill? Ans#3: He climbed up the hill to take a view of the island. He wanted to know if there is any life here and either this island is inhabited or uninhabited.

 Q#1: What is meant by a futurologist? Ans#1: Futurologists are scientists who predict about the future and what life will look like in the future.  Q#2: Do you think space Tourism is possible? Support your answer with reasons from the passage. Ans#2: Yes, space Tourism is possible because many companies have succeeded in sending passengers into space .  Q#3: Who predicted that space travels will be more frequent? Ans#3: Professor Richard Crowther predicted that space travels will be more frequent and lot cheaper in future. Q#4: At what height will the passengers be transported above the earth? Ans#4: Passengers will be transported to a height of between 100 and 160km above earth . Q#5: The article talks about some of the disadvantages of space Tourism. Can you think of more? Ans#5:  Some of the disadvantages of space Tourism are: 1: Astronauts exposure to radiation. 2: Cost is very high. 3: It's very risky.