Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. These plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.

The seven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate and South American plate.

Volcanoes usually form along plate boundaries , where tectonic plates are either moving towards or away from one another. They may be convergent or divergent.

Silver chloride is a chemical compound with the chemical formula AgCl is also called as Horn Silver. It is also called as cerargyrite. It is a gray, very heavy halide mineral and an ore of silver.

A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. These are compounds in foods essential to life and health, providing us with energy.

There are two types of nutrients:

1. Organic Nutrients
2. Inorganic Nutrients

Carbohydrates (CHO), Lipids (fats), Proteins and Vitamins come under organic nutrients as they contain carbon. These can add fat to the body.

Minerals and Water come under inorganic nutrients as they lack in carbon. These cannot add fat to the body.

Chemical weathering is the process of altering rocks chemically when they are broken down. It includes hydrolysis, oxidation, acid rain, etc...

The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as Brahmaputra. The river Brahmaputra in China is called Yarlung Tsangpo or Yarlung Zangbo river. In Assam and Arunachal Pradesh it is called Lohit or luit meaning blood.

The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.

A Union territory is a type of administrative division in India. Unlike the other states which have their own state governments, union territories are ruled by the central government. There are 7 union territories in India. They are ::

• National Capital Territory of Delhi – Delhi.

• Chandigarh – Chandigarh.

• Daman and Diu – Daman.

• Dadra and Nagar Haveli – Silvassa.

• Pondicherry – Puducherry.

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Port Blair.

• Lakshadweep – Kavaratti.

A monopoly is a market that has a single seller of a unique product in the market. He does not have any competition in the market as he has no substitute product for the product he is selling.

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