Tuesday 7 March 2017

Homework for 3 B on 07/03/2017.

English

Learn the following words for a dictation on 09-03-17, Thursday.
1.   Arctic
2.   Ranch
3.   Sheared
4.   Windmills
5.   Outback

Science

Learn the following for review on 9/3/2017.
Instruments used to by Meteorologist:
·        Thermometer – Measures atmospheric temperature.
·        Anemometer - Measures wind speed.
·        Wind vane or weather vane – Determines wind direction.
·        Rain gauge – Measures the amount of rain. 
·        Barometer – Measure air pressure.
S.St

Write these notes in your S.St. notebook and submit on Thursday 9/3/2017.

Q1. WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION?

Ans. Transportation is the movement of people or things from one place to another.

        Q2. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION?

       Ans. Means of transportation can be classified into four groups: -
              • Roadways
              • Railways
              • Waterways
              • Airways

Roadways

      Cars, buses, trucks, vans, motorized bikes etc move on roads.
      They are fast moving vehicle and take less  time.
      These vehicles use petrol / diesel / CNG / electricity to run.
Railways:

      Trains run on tracks.
       They carry many passengers and tonnes of goods (Coal iron, steel, cement, fuel etc) at once. 
      We can travel over long and short distances in a train.