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प्रश्न
How do the hair of certain animals help in keeping their bodies warm?
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उत्तर
The hair of the body of the certain animals trap a lot of air. Since air is a poor conductor of heat, this shields the body from cold and keeps it warm.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
You must be familiar with the following nursery rhymes:
Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow
Answer the following:
What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?
Which of the following does not yield wool?
What is meant by term Rearing?
Given below is a crossword puzzle based on this lesson. Use hints to fill in the blank spaces with letters that complete the words.
Down
(D) 1: Thorough washing
2 : Animal fibre
3 : Long thread like structure
Across
(A) 1 : Keeps warm
2 : Its leaves are eaten by silkworms
3 : Hatches from egg of moth
______ is a non-biodegradable material.
What are the major steps involved in this wool factory.
Write the uses of the wool.
Paheli wanted to buy a gift made of animal fibre obtained without killing the animal. Which of the following would be the right gift for her to buy?
State whether the following statement is True or False. If false, correct them.
In the process of obtaining wool from fleece, sorting is done after scouring.
A wholesale woollen fibre dealer gets the woollen fibre of different textures sorted for various purposes. Match the items in Column I with the woollen fibre in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Pashmina shawl | (i) | Camel wool |
| (b) | Woollen carpet | (ii) | Angora wool |
| (c) | Baby blanket | (iii) | Kashmir goat |
| (d) | Woollen sweater | (iv) | Sheep wool |
