26. NCERT Exemplar VIII

1. Is it possible to predict the occurrence of an earthquake?

 

YesNo, it is not yet possiblepossible to predict when and where the next earthquake might occur.

 

2. If a charged plastic straw is brought near another uncharged plastic straw, what will happen?

 

If a charged plastic straw is brought near another uncharged plastic straw, the charged plastic straw will repelwill attract another uncharged plastic straw because charges of different kind attractrepel each other.