Questions

Tehri dam is located on the river Bhagirathi.

• It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.

• It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex.

Light travels Faster than Sound.

Light :

1. Light doesn't require a medium to travel.

2. It travels in the vaccum with the speed of 1,86,000 miles per second.

Sound:

1. Sound rquire a medium.

2. It travels in the Air with the speed of 340 meters per second.

3. It travels Faster in Water than in Air.

4. It travels Faster in Steel than in Water. 

Nutrients are necessary for break down the food and supply energy to the organisms and to carry out essential life functions.

• Important nutrients are Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen.

• Some more important nutrients for plants are : Potassium, Sulphur, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Calcium and Magnesium. 

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