38. Reading Skills Comprehension: Atmosphere

ATMOSPHERE

Read the following passage carefully and write the answer to the questions which are given below:-

There are four major domains of the Earth- Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere. The solid portion of the earth is called Lithosphere. The large landmasses are known as continents. All continents lie in the lithosphere.
 There are seven continents. Asia is the largest continent and Australia is the smallest continent. Australia is called an island continent. The part of the earth which is covered with water is called Hydrosphere- The Pacific Ocean, The
The Atlantic Ocean, The Indian Ocean, The Southern Ocean and The Arctic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.
The earth is surrounded by a layer of gases called the atmosphere. There are five layers in the atmosphere. The
The biosphere is the narrow zone of contact between the land, water and air.

Answer the following questions:-                                                                                                                                        

1)How many domains of the earth are there?

2)What is Lithosphere?

3)Which continent is called island continent?

4)What is Hydrosphere?

5)Which ocean is the largest ocean of the world?

6)What is Atmosphere?

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