AP State Board Notes

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 9 Public Health and the Government to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 9 Public Health and the Government

→ In order to prevent and treat illnesses, we need appropriate facilities.

→ India has a large number of doctors, clinics and hospitals.

→ India is the 4th largest producer of medicines in the world and is also a large exporter of medicines.

→ The public health service is a system of health centres and hospitals run by the government to provide treatment to all kinds of problems.

→ There is a wide range of private health facilities that exist in our country.

→ Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs) work in rural areas.

→ Medicines are too expensive for some chronic diseases to the public. So many insurance companies are present in the market.

→ Water is essential for life and good health.

→ Health care, sanitation, electricity etc., are known as public facilities.

→ Government is responsible for providing these to people.

→ Adequate food, safe drinking water, proper sanitation and preventive measures are basic to a healthy living environment.

→ Public Health: Health centres, hospitals run by the government are called Public Centres Health Centres.

→ Area Hospital: The hospital has 100 beds at the division level.

→ Public amenities: Like water, there are other essential facilities that need to be provided for everyone. Health care, sanitation, electricity, public transport etc. These are called public amenities.

→ Nutrition: All of us require some fat in our body to remain healthy to provide the source of energy for our activities to protect ourselves from infections. This is called nutrition.

→ Aarogyasri Scheme: This scheme is available to all the persons who hold white cards. They are eligible for free treatment in private hospitals also.

→ Primary Health: These are located at the mandate levels. The PHC covers a Centres population of 30,000 (roughly five Sub Centre areas).

→ Anganwadi centres: Education and health centres for children from 3 to 5 years.

→ Resistance power: Our body has some power of resisting harmful bacteria.

→ Asha: A government health worker at the village level.

Students can go through AP State Board 9th Class Biology Notes Chapter 6 Sense Organs to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 9th Class Biology Notes Chapter 6 Sense Organs

→ The eye, nose, ear, tongue and skin are the five sensory organs in human beings.

→ Stimuli from the environment around are received by the body through sense organs.

→ All sense organs work together for a particular sensation.

→ There is a particular level at which the process of sensation is triggered

→ The brain is the centre of all sensitive activities.

→ The brain receives information from sense organs through sensory nerves and after interpretation sends signals to the parts through motor nerves.

→ Aristotle and Plato mentioned the five senses of humans. Touch was the most important

→ Eyelids, eyelashes, eyebrows, lachrymal glands, eyeballs, conjunctiva are some of the parts of an eye.

→ The eye is covered by three layers called the sclerotic layer or sclera, choroid layer and retina.

→ The biconvex lens is present immediately behind the pupil

→ Lens divides the inner eyeball into an aqueous chamber and a vitreous chamber.

→ The retina contains rods for near dark vision while cones help in bright colour light, vision.

→ Blindspot is the area of no vision where the optic nerve leaves the eye.

→ Fovea or yellow spot is the area of best vision.

→ The eye forms an image in the retina.

→ The lens turns the image left to right and upside down.

→ In nearsightedness or Myopia images are formed in front of the retina.

→ In farsightedness or Hypermetropia, images are formed behind the retina.

→ Lachrymal glands secrete tears for lubrication and also prevent dehydration of various mucus membranes.

→ Ms patterns are different for different individuals and can be used for identification.

→ The main diseases and defects of the eye are night blindness, xeropthalmia, myopia (near sightedness], Hypermetropia (farsightedness], glaucoma, cataract and colour blindness.

→ Ear helps in hearing and in maintaining the equilibrium of our body.

→ The ear has three parts: external ear or pinna, middle ear and internal ear.

→ Ceruminous and sebaceous are present in the external ear to keep the ear canal lubricated

→ The tympanum or eardrum is present at the end of the ear canal or Auditory Meatus.

→ The chain of three bones malleus, incus and stapes are present in the middle ear which helps in amplifying sound

→ The internal ear consists of a bony labyrinth enclosing the membranous labyrinth.

→ Olfactory receptors or smell receptors are present in the mucus membrane of the nasal cavity.

→ 10 thousand taste buds are located in the walls of the papillae of the tongue.

→ Umami is one of the five basic tastes together with sweet, sour, bitter and salty.

→ On the tongue, a specialised nerve hotline carries nothing but taste messages to specialised regions of the brain.

→ The skin has cutaneous receptors for touch.

→ Skin is the largest organ of human beings contains the outer epidermis and the inner dermis.

→ Sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair follicles, blood vessels and fats are present in the dermis of the skin.

→ Sense organs are the gateway of knowledge.

→ The visually impaired students can read the Braille script merely by touching.

→ The impression of an eye image stays in the retina for about 1/16 of a second

→ Sensory receptors: Receptors present in sense organs that respond to a stimulus in the external or internal environment of an organism.

→ Lachrymal glands: Present in eye. They secrete lubricant for the eye aiding in the movement of the eye.

→ Stimulus: Something external that influences an activity.

→ Conjunctiva: It ¡s the layer that covers the front portion of the eye.

→ Sclera: One of the three layers that cover the eye. It is the outermost thick, tough, fibrous, non – elastic and white coloured layer.

→ Iris: It ¡s the part formed by the choroid layer around the pupil.

→ Cornea:

• It is the part that is formed due to the bulging of the sclera.
• It is the clear window in the sclera in front of the iris.
• The transparent protective covering is on the outer surface of the eye.

→ Pupil: The small black round area in the middle of the eye.

→ Choroid layer: It ¡s the second layer that covers the eye. It is black ¡n colour and contains a lot of blood vessels.

→ Pinna: External ear; visible part of the ear on either side of our head.

→ Ceruminous glands: Wax producing glands ¡n the pinna.

→ Sebaceous glands: Oil-producing glands ¡n the pinna. Helps ¡n lubricating cheer canal (or) Glands present ¡n inner layer of skin i.e., the dermis. It secretes oil.

→ Auditory meatus: The canal in the ear.

→ Malleus: The first bone of the three bones present in the middle ear.

→ Incus: The second bone of the three bones present in the middle ear.

→ Stapes: The last one of the three bones present in the middle ear. All these three bones amplify vibrations received on the tympanum membrane.

→ Tympanum: Also called the eardrum. A thin layer is present at the end of the auditory meatus.

→ Vestibule: It is the first part of the membranous labyrinth present in the internal ear.

→ Vestibular nerves: Nerve fibres from vestibule forms vestibular nerve.

→ SnlIunar canals: It is the second part of the membranous labyrinth present in the internal ear connected with the vestibule and filled with endolymph.

→ Cochlea: It ¡s the third part of the membranous labyrinth. It is spiral-shaped.

→ Basilar membrane: Membrane that separates semi-lunar canals and cochlea.

→ Vestibular membrane: It separates vestibule and semilunar canals.

→ Cochlear nerve: Cochlear nerve fibres from the cochlear nerve.

→ Auditory nerve: It is formed by the union of vestibular and cochlear nenes.

→ Suspensory ligaments: Biconvex lens ¡s present behind the pupil and is attached to suspensory ligaments.

→ Vitreous chamber: It is the part of the inner ball divided by a lens. It is filled with jelly-like fluid.

→ Aqueous chamber: It is another part of the inner ball divided by a lens. It is filled with water like fluid.

→ Suspensory ligaments: Biconvex lens is present behind the pupil and is attached to suspensory ligaments.

→ Vitreous chamber: It is the part of the inner ball divided by a lens. It is filled with jelly-like fluid.

→ Aqueous chamber: It is another part of the inner ball divided by a lens. It is filled with water like fluid.

→ Retina: Image formation site in eye. It contains cells called rods and cones. Yellow spots and blind spots are present in it.

→ Blindspot: The area of no vision In Retina

→ Fovea or Macula or yellow spot: The area of the best vision in the Retina.

→ Optic nerve: It ¡s formed by the nerve cells bundled together. It transports visual information from the eye to the brain.

→ Night blindness: Type of eye disease. The person cannot see the objects in dim light and in the night.

→ Myopia: Also called nearsightedness. Images are formed in front of the retina. Type of eye disease. Can’t see objects at a distance.

→ Hypermetropia: Also called farsightedness type of eye disease. mages are formed behind the retina. Cannot see near objects properly.

→ Cataract: Type of eye disease. A thin layer is formed over the conjunctiva. The lens becomes white instead of clear.

→ Colour blindness: Type of eye disease. Unable to see the difference between all or some colours.

→ Chemoreceptors: These are specialised nerve cells designed to respond to chemical stimuli.

→ Foliate papillae: These are the bump-like structures present on the sides of the tongue.

→ Filiform papillae: Small prominences or Flakes on the tongue. They are thin, ‘V’ shaped but do not contain taste buds. Numerous in number not involved in gestation. Mechanical in function.

→ Olfactory sense: Sense of smell.

→ Vallarta papillae: These are dome-shaped structures on the tongue. Their number varies from eight to twelve. They get afferent taste nerves from the cranial nerve, glass pharyngeal.

→ Fungiform papillae: The roundish structures on the tongue.

→ Melanin: It Is a pigment, responsible for the colouration of the skin.

→ Cutaneous receptors: Receptors present in the skin for touch.

→ Tactile receptors: Separate Receptors for touch in the skin.

→ Pacinian receptors (Corpuscles): Receptors for pressure ¡n skin.

→ Nociceptors: Receptors for temperature in the skin.

→ Leucoderma: Disease due to the deficiency of melanin.

→ Pella gro: Disease due to the deficiency of Vitamins.

→ Umami: It is the savoury flavour found in protein-rich foods such as meat, seafood and cheese. It is one of the five basic tastes together with sweet, sour, bitter and salty.

→ While issuing identity cards like AADHAR. They take photographs of your eyes. Do you know why did they take a photo of your eye? Iris patterns are individual specific and can be used for identification just as our fingerprints.

→Each taste bud has a cavity with a pore. The pore is called the taste pore. The epithelial cells, surrounding the taste buds form taste cells or the receptors. The receptor cells and the cells supporting them are situated in the cavity. Each receptor cell connects to a nerve fibre. All the nerve fibres connect to the main nerves that carry messages to the brain and spinal cord for further processing.

→ Albertus Magnus (1193 – 1280):

• Albertus Magnus was born in Lauingen, Germany in 1193 and died on November 15, 1280, in Cologne, Germany.
• Albertus Magnus was a bishop in a church in Italy, a keen observer of nature and a lover of science.
• Albertus Magnus follows Aristotelian ideas but comments on them for the first time and making them accessible for wider academic debate.
• He mentions the role of nerves for the first time in the sensation of touch.

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 8 Impact of Technology on Livelihoods to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 8 Impact of Technology on Livelihoods

→ Technology is something we see and use every day.

→ Technology is the practical application of knowledge in our everyday lives that leads to a new product or an improvement in the way something works or how something is done.

→ The steam engine changed many production processes in factories.

→ Technology is not always welcomed. People are afraid that they would lose their jobs to the machines.

→ Agriculture around the time of independence was traditional. Agricultural goods were produced mostly for self and some for the market.

→ After independence, the government began building dams and providing irrigation facilities.

→ The use of agricultural machinery also changed the production process quite considerably.

→ Tractors, Combined Harvesters began to be used.

→ Extensive farm mechanization is leading to the displacement of laborers.

→ The British introduced power loom production in India. Later they moved from large mills to small sheds.

→ Technological changes also affect service activities.

→ India’s telecommunication network is the third-largest in the world.

→ The changes in telephone technology brought down the cost of communication.

→ technology: Technology is the practical application of knowledge in our everyday lives that leads to a new product or an improvement in the way something works.

→ Invention: When the new machine or method of production is created for the first time, it is called an invention.

→ irrigation Facilities: Supplying water to the fields through different methods is called Irrigation facilities.

→ Fertilizers and Pesticides: Fertilisers are used for high yielding, Pesticides are used for killing insects in fields.

→ Agricultural Operations: Ploughing, sprouting, etc., are all agricultural operations.

→ Service Activities: All the activities that support agricultural industries and all the trading activities are called service activities.

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 7 Money and Banking to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 7 Money and Banking

→ In a barter system, goods are directly exchanged for each other without the use of money.

→ If we use money, there will be no problem in exchanging commodities. Any commodity or service can be exchanged for money.

→ Over time, people preferred scarce and attractive metals as a medium of exchange.

→ Coins became the acceptable form of money by traders and people.

→ Paper money is also called Hundis. It also has its defects.

→ Banking is a business activity where money deposits are collected from the public and these deposits can be transferred from one person to another.

→ Deposits refer to the money that people keep in the bank.

→ Nowadays cheques are widely used for making payments and receiving money.

→ Banking activity is being done with computers with the internet and other electronic means of communication which is called electronic banking or internet banking.

→ Deposits are the way through which money saved by people comes into the bank.

→ Banks give loans and advances to different sections of the public.

→ Different people can obtain loans for different requirements under some rules and conditions of the bank.

→ Barter: Exchange goods or services for other goods and services

→ Forms of Money: Coins, notes, Hundis, receipts, bills, etc.

→ Deposits: Put down in a specific account.

→ Savings: A reduction in money expenditure for future purposes.

→ Loan: A sum of money that is Pent to someone.

→ Interest: Money paid for the use of money that is being lent

→ Cheque: A written order to a bank to pay a stated sum from an account to a specified person.

Students can go through AP State Board 10th Class Physical Science Notes Chapter 7 Classification of Elements- The Periodic Table to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 10th Class Physical Science Notes Chapter 7 Classification of Elements- The Periodic Table

→The group of three elements in ascending order of their atomic weights in which the molecular weight of a middle element is the average of the first and third element is called a triad.

→ Elements are arranged in ascending order of their atomic weights, then every eighth element from starting element has similar properties. This is called an octave.

→ The horizontal rows and vertical columns of a periodic table are called periods and groups respectively.

→ The systematic arrangement of elements in a table in horizontal rows and vertical columns is called a periodic table.

→ Mendeleev’s periodic law: The physical and chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic weights.

→ Atomic weight = Equivalent weight × valency.

→ Moseley’s periodic law: The physical and chemical properties of elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.

→ If differentiating electron enters s sub-shell, they are called s-block elements.

→ If differentiating electron enters p, d, and f shells they are called p-block, d-block, and f-block elements respectively.

→ The Group of elements is called the element family or chemical family.

→ Elements having atomic numbers 58 to 71 are called lanthanides.

→ Elements having atomic numbers 90 to 103 are called actinides.

→ Metalloids or semi-metals are elements that have properties that are intermediate between the properties of metals and non-metals.

→ Elements are classified on the basis of similarities in their properties.

→ Dobereiner grouped the elements into Triads and Newlands gave the law of octaves.

→ Modern periodic law: The physical and chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their electronic configurations.

→ Anomalous in the arrangement of elements based on increasing atomic mass could be removed when the elements were arranged in order of increasing atomic number, a fundamental property of the element discovered by Moseley.

→ Elements in the modern periodic table are arranged in 18 groups and 7 periods.

→ Elements are classified into s, p, d, f blocks depending upon which sub-shell the differentiating electron enters in the atom of the given element.

→ All the d-block elements (except the Zn group) are known as transition elements and all the f-block elements (both Lanthanides, Actinides) are known as inner transition elements.

→ Half of the distance between nuclei of two atoms in solids is called atomic size.

→ Atomic size is measured in a picometer.
1 pm = 10^-12 m.

→ Atomic radii of metals are called metallic radii.

→ The half of the distance between the two atoms in a covalent molecule is called the covalent radius.

→ The size of the positive ion is less than the neutral atom.

→ The size of the negative ion is greater than the neutral atom.

→ The energy required to remove an electron from the outermost orbit or shell of a neutral gaseous atom is called ionization energy (or) first ionization energy.

→ The energy required to remove the electron from unipositive ion is called 2nd ionization energy.

→ The electron affinity of an atom is defined as the energy liberated when an electron is added to its neutral gaseous atom.

→ The energy liberated when an electron is added to a uni-negative ion is called the 2nd electron affinity of that element.

→ The relative tendency of its atom to attract electrons towards itself when it is bounded to the atom of another element is called electronegativity of the element.

→ Triad: A group of three elements in which the atomic weight of a middle element is the average of first and third elements with similar properties.

→ Octave: When elements are arranged in the ascending order of their atomic weight, every element starting from a given element resembles in its properties to that of the starting element are called octaves.

→ Periodic Law: Law that regards the properties of elements in the periodic table.

→ Periodic table: The charts of elements arranged ¡n a systematic order of increasing order of atomic weight or atomic number is called periodic table,

→ Periods: The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called periods.

→ Groups: The vertical columns in the periodic table are called groups.

→ Lanthanides: Elements from ₅₈Ce to ₇₁Lu possess almost the same properties as ₅₇La. So they are called lanthanides.

→ Actinides: Elements from ₉₀Th to ₁₀₃Lr are called actinides.

→ Element family: The elements that belong to the same group in the periodic table having similar properties are called element families.

→ Metalloids: The elements which have both metallic and non-metallic properties are called metalloids.

→ Periodicity: The properties of elements in a group of a periodic table have similar properties, that is called periodicity.

→ Atomic radius: The half of distance between two nuclei in solids and half of distance between two atoms participated in a chemical bond. Simply we can give the distance between the nucleus and outermost orbital.

→ Ionization energy: The energy required to remove an electron from the outermost orbit or shell of a neutral gaseous atom is called ionization energy.

→ Electron affinity: The electron affinity of an element is the energy liberated when an electron is added to a neutral gaseous atom.

→ Electronegativity: The relative tendency of the element of an atom to attract electrons towards itself when it is bonded to another atom of another element.

→ Electropositivity (or): The tendency of metals to lose electrons is called Electro- Electropositive character positive character.

→ Mendeleev’s periodic law: The properties of elements are the periodic functions of their atomic weights.

→ Modern periodic law: The properties of elements are the periodic functions of their atomic numbers.

→ Alkali metal family: Group IA elements are called the alkali metal family.

→ Alkali earth metal family: Group lIA elements are called the alkali earth metal family.

→ Chalcogen family: The elements in group (16) form ores with elements.

→ Noble gases: The elements of the group (18) (VIII-A) which are least active.

→ Electron gain enthalpy: Electron affinity of the element is also called electron gain enthalpy.

→ Transition elements: d-block elements are called transition elements.

→ Inner transition elements: Lanthanoids and Actinoids (f block elements) are called inner transition elements.

→ Metallic radius: Half of the distance between adjacent nuclei of atoms in solid.

→ Covalent distance: Half of the distance between atoms in a covalent bond.

→ Valence (or) Valency: The combining power of elements with respect to hydrogen or oxygen.

→ Metals: The elements with three or fewer electrons in the outer shell are called metals.

→ Non-metals: The elements with five or more electrons in the outermost shell are called non-metals.

→ Pico meter: The unit of atomic size.
1 pm = 10^-12 m.

→ Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (8 Feb. 1834 – 2 Feb. 1907):

• Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev was a Russian chemist and Inventor.
• He formulated periodic law, created his own version of the periodic table of elements.
• He used the periodic table to correct the properties of some already discovered elements.
• And also predict the properties of elements yet to be discovered

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 6 Minerals and Mining to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 6 Minerals and Mining

→ Anything which we obtain naturally from under the earth is a mineral.

→ Environmentalists differentiate between two kinds of resources- renewable and non-renewable resources.

→ Andhra Pradesh is very rich in mineral resources.

→ Krishna, Godavari basin has great potential for mineral oil and gas.

→ Minerals can be taken out for use by humans through a process of mining.

→ Minerals usually occur deep in the earth.

→ A New National Mineral Policy was announced in 1993.

→ As a result, there has been a boom in mining.

→ There are extensive coal deposits in Khammam, Karimnagar, Adilabad, and Warangal. These mines are operated by Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).

→ Mangampeta in YSR Kadapa District has one of the largest – reserves of barytes mineral in the world.

→ Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation is a Govt, company.

→ In the open mines, almost all work is done by machines.

→ Minerals: Anything which we obtain naturally from under the earth is a mineral.

→ Underground mining: Building underground tunnels to mine minerals that lie very deep is called underground mining.

→ Open-pit mining: Making a large pit and extracting minerals is called open-pit mining or open cast mining.

→ Renewable resources: Renewable resources are those which can be regenerated like wood.

→ Non-renewable resources: The resources which are not possible to regenerate.

→ Coal: It is a fuel mineral. It is called Black gold.

→ Barytes: It is a mineral that is widely used in extracting natural gas and oil.

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 5 Forests: Using and Protecting Them to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 5 Forests: Using and Protecting Them

→ Different people use forests differently.

→ Human beings, trees, plants, grasses, animals, birds, insects, fishes, and other countless beings use forests.

→ Forests can be classified on the basis of different criteria.

→ About 64,000 sq. km of the state are declared as forest by the government.

→ Every year about 100 sq. km of forests are lost in our state.

→ Even today 60% of tribal people in our state live in forests.

→ During the last 200 years, the tribal people gradually lost their control and rights over the forest.

→ The British government restricted the traditional customary rights of the tribals and forest users by classifying forests as reserved and protected forests.

→ Joint Forest Management (J.F.M.) was introduced by the central government and it was changed to Community Forest Management (C.F.M.) in Andhra Pradesh.

→ At last Forest Rights Act was introduced in 2006 which recognized and restored the rights of tribals on forests.

→ Afforestation: The process of planting trees on an area of land in order to form a forest.

→ Deforestation: Clearing an area of trees.

→ Forest management: Forests are managed by the people who live in them.

→ Forest Rights Act: This was introduced in 2006. The rights of tribals on forests are restored again.

→ Reserve Forest: The forest in which no one could enter.

→ Forest tract: A large area of land covered with forest.

→ Tribal people: The people relating to a tribe.

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 4 The Polar Regions to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 4 The Polar Regions

→ The region which lies near the poles is called the polar region.

→ The boundary of the polar region is known as the ‘Arctic Circle’.

→ The Tundra region has a unique type of vegetation known as ‘Tundra Vegetation’.

→ In this region, it is extremely cold. Since the Sun does not go high up in the sky, it is never very warm.

→ Most of the region is treeless.

→ The most commonly accepted meaning of “Eskimos” is “Snowshoe-netter”.

→ Hunting seals and fishing are the primary occupations of the Eskimos.

→ Their food is related to the nature of the atmosphere.

→ Their houses are known as “Igloos”.

→ The Eskimos believe that spirits control the things like life, health, sickness, starvation, and death.

→ They had no relations with the rest of the world.

→ The pattern of relationships between the Eskimos and outsiders has been described as “boom and bust”.

→ Arctic Circle: The 66\(\frac{1}{2}\)N latitude on the globe is known as Arctic Circle.

→ Tundra Vegetation: The Tundra region gets very little sunlight, it has a unique type of vegetation known as the ‘Tundra Vegetation’.

→ Icebergs: During summer the lakes fill up, and huge chunks of ice break off and float into the ocean as icebergs.

→ Eskimos: The people who live in scattered settlements in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Síberia.

→Kayaks: Kayaks are small canoe-like boats made of animal skins stretched over a wooden frame.

→Igloo: ‘Igloo’ means house in the language of Eskimos.

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 3 Earth Movements and Seasons to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 3 Earth Movements and Seasons

→ Human beings live along with a large community of plants and animals.

→ It snows heavily in the northern countries during winter.

→ In the region of the north pole, the sun is visible during the nighttime also.

→ The sun illuminates one-half of the earth at any given movement.

→ Rotation helps the entire earth to get heat and light on a daily basis.

→ The earth revolves around the sun while rotating around its own axis.

→ There are 3 temperature belts on the earth-Torrid, Temperate and Frigid Zones.

→ The duration of the day and night at the poles is six months each.

→ The sun does not rise high in the sky but only stays just above the sunrise point. It is also called the horizon.

→ The polar region is called the ‘Land of the midnight sun”.

→ The top of the axis keeps pointing to the pole star and this is called the polarity of the axis.

→ Seasons are quite opposite in the northern and southern hemispheres.

→ Seasons: Seasons occur on the earth due to the differences in temperatures.

→ The curvature of the Earth: Earth The earth’s surface being curved.

→ Earth’s Tilt: Move into a sloping position. The Earth’s tilt at 23 1/2°.

→ Snow Fall: In the extreme north and on high altitudes there is snowfall instead of rainfall.

→ Temperature belts: There are three temperature belts on the earth.

• Tropical belt
• Temperate belt
• Polar belt

→ ‘Horizon: In the north pole, the sun does not rise high in the sky but only stays just above the sunrise point. This is called the Horizon.

Students can go through AP State Board 10th Class Physical Science Notes Chapter 6 Structure of Atom to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 10th Class Physical Science Notes Chapter 6 Structure of Atom

→ Light can be characterized by its wavelength and frequency (v) and these quantities related to the speed of light as c = vλ

→ A spectrum is a group of wavelengths.

→ Electromagnetic energy (light) can have only certain discrete energy values which are given by the equation E = hv.

→ Electrons in an atom can gain energy by absorbing a particular frequency of light and can lose energy by emitting a particular frequency of light.

→ Bohr’s model of an atom: Electrons are present in stationary states. The electron moves to a higher energy level If it absorbs energy in the form of electromagnetic energy or moves to a lower energy state by emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic energy of appropriate frequency.

→ Atomic line spectra arise because of the absorption/emission of certain frequencies of light energy.

→ It is not possible to measure the position and velocity of an electron simultaneously.

→ The space around the nucleus where the probability of finding electrons is maximum is called orbital.

→ The three quantum numbers n, l, m describe the energy, shape and orientation respectively of an atomic orbital.

→ Spin is an intrinsic property of an electron.

→ The arrangement of electrons in shells, sub-shells and orbitals in an atom is called the electron configuration.

→ According to Pauli’s exclusion principle, no two electrons of the same atom can have the entire four quantum numbers same.

→ Aufbau principle: The lowest energy orbitals are filled first.

→ Hund’s rule: The orbitals of equal energy (degenerate) are occupied with one electron each before the pairing of electrons starts.

→ As long as an electron revolves in a stationary orbit it neither loses nor gains energy.

→ A rainbow is a natural spectrum appearing in the sky.

→ Light is considered an electromagnetic wave.

→ Electromagnetic waves are produced when an electric charge vibrates.

→ The electromagnetic wave has a speed of light, i.e. 3 × 10⁸ ms^-1.

→ The relation between frequency and velocity of light is c = vλ.

→ An atom or molecule having the lowest possible energy is said to be in-ground state otherwise it is said to be in an excited state.

→ An atom or molecule in an excited state can emit light to lower its energy in order to get stability.

→ Sodium vapour lamp emits light of the wavelengths 589.0 nm to 589.6 nm.

→ Line spectrum is also known as discrete spectrum.

→ The atomic spectrum of a hydrogen atom is a line spectrum.

→ Stationary states are also called energy levels.

→ Sommerfeld proposed elliptical orbits.

→ The Quantum mechanical model of an atom was developed by Erwin Schrodinger.

→ The principal quantum number explains the size.

→ As n increases, the orbitals become larger and the electrons in those orbitals are farther from the nucleus.

→ The number of electrons in a shell is 2n².

→ Orbital quantum number (l) gives the shape of the orbital.

→ l takes values from 0 to n – 1.

→ The splitting of spectral lines in a magnetic field is called the Zeeman effect.

→ The splitting of spectral lines in an electric field is called the Stark effect.

→ The orientation of the orbital with an external magnetic field determines the magnetic orbital quantum number.

→ The magnetic orbital quantum number takes values from – l to l.

→ Orbitals of the same energy are called Degenerate orbitals.

→ Wave: Surging movement of water, electricity, etc.

→ Spectrum: A spectrum is a group of wavelengths or frequencies.

→ Intensity: The amount of energy per unit volume is called intensity.

→ Discrete energy: Definite energy s called discrete energy.

→ Line spectrum: The colours correspond to certain discrete wavelengths of light and are called Line spectrum. It Is also known as discrete spectrum.

→ Orbital: The region of space around the nucleus where the probability of finding an electron is maximum is called an orbital.

→ Quantum numbers: The numbers indicate the probability of finding the electron in the space around the nucleus.

→ Shell (or) orbit: The path of an electron around the nucleus is called shell or orbit.

→ Sub-shells: Atomic orbitals are also called sub-shells.

→ The shape of orbital electron spin: Electron has two types of spins. One is clockwise spin and the other is anti-clockwise spin,

→ Electronic configuratIon: The distribution of electrons in various atomic orbitals called electronic configuration.

→ Pauli’s exclusion principle: No two electrons of the same atom can have all four quantum numbers the same.

→ Aufbau principle: The electrons should be placed in the lowest available orbital until the total number of electrons added is equal to the atomic number.

→ Hund’s rule: This rule states that electron pairing in orbitals starts only when all available empty orbitals of the same energy are singly occupied.

→ Dispersion: The splitting of light into different colours (VIBGYOR) is called dispersion.

→ Electromagnetic wave: When an electric field and magnetic field are perpendicular to each other and at right angles to the direction of propagation of the wave is formed. Such a wave is called an electromagnetic wave.

→ Electromagnetic spectrum: The entire, range of electromagnetic wave frequencies is known as the electromagnetic spectrum.

→ Emission spectrum: When a light beam emitted by a source ¡s dispersed to get the spectrum Is called an emission spectrum.

→ Continuous spectrum of emission: When light is dispersed from a source spectrum of continuously distributed colours is obtained on a dark background is called a continuous spectrum of emission.

→ Line spectrum of emission: When a light ¡s dispersed with a sharp bright line on a dark background, such a spectrum is called a tine spectrum of emission.

→ Stationary orbits: Orbits of fixed energy are called stationary orbits of energy levels.

→ Heisenberg’s Principle of Uncertainty: It is not possible to find the exact position and velocity of an electron simultaneously and accurately.

→ Principal Quantum Number (n): The quantum number which explains the size and energy of orbitals is called principal quantum number.

→ Angular Momentum Quantum Number (l): The quantum number which defines the shape of the orbital occupied by the electron and the orbital angular momentum of the electron in motion (m).

→ Magnetic orbital quantum number (m_l): The orientation of orbital with an external magnetic field determines the magnetic orbital quantum number.

→ Spin quantum number (s): It gives spin of the electrons about their own axis.

→ c = vλ: The frequency (v), wavelength (λ) and velocity of light (c) related as follows c = vλ

→ E = hv: Electromagnetic energy can have only certain discrete energy values which is given by the equation E = hv where h = Planck’s constant
v = frequency of radiation

→ Visible spectrum: The spectrum which visible to our eyes s called the visible spectrum.

→ Duplet configuration: ns² configuration is called duet configuration.

→ Octet configuration: If the element has eight electrons in the outermost orbital, It is called Octet configuration.

→ Zeeman effect: Splitting of spectral lines in a magnetic field is called the Zeeman effect.

→ Stark effect: Splitting of spectral lines In electric field Is called Stark effect.

→ Degenerate orbitals: OrbitaIs of the same energy is called degenerate orbitals.

→ Prince Louis Victor DeBroglie:

• de Broglie, a French theoretical physicist born in 1892, received the Nobel Prize in 1929 ¡or his work on the wave nature of electrons.
• He proposed dual nature 01 electron which is very much used in the determination of characterisation 01 electron and structure 0f atom.
• He gave the wavelength (λ) material wave as I = \(\frac{\mathbf{h}}{\mathbf{m v}}\)

→ Neils Henrik David Bohr

• Neils Henrik David Bohr was a Danish physicist.
• He made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory.
• He received the Nobel Prize in Physics for those foundational contributions in 1522.
• Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter.

→ Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck:

• Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a German theoretical physicist.
• He originated quantum theory, which won him the Nobel Prize n Physics in 1918.
• Planck made many contributlon6 to Theoretical physics, but his lame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory.
• This theory revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes.

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 2 Energy from the Sun to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 2 Energy from the Sun

→ Solar energy is obtained from sunlight.

→ Temperature varies from place to place on the earth.

→ Temperature and rainfall affect life in very critical ways.

→ Greenhouses are built to grow plants with artificial protection.

→ Light, heat, UV rays, radio waves, and X-rays are some aspects of the Sun’s energy.

→ Solar radiation is radiant electromagnetic energy emitted by the Sun.

→ The incoming solar radiation is known as insulation.

→ The temperature distribution over land and oceans is much different and varying.

→ The earth’s heat balance enables mankind to live on it.

→ Scientists have recorded the highest and lowest temperatures on the earth.

→ Six maximum, the minimum thermometers can be used for measuring the temperature of a place.

→ Different places have different temperatures.

→ Temperature differs on the top of a mountain and changes as we go north or south from the equator. Places near and far from the sea have different temperatures.

→ Two types of climates are there: Moderate and extreme climates.

→ Atmosphere: The gases that surrounded the earth.

→ Equatorial regions: The places or areas near the equator.

→ Condensation: Water from humid air collecting as droplets on a cold surface.

→ Solar Radiation: Energy sent out by the sun as electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles.

→ Insolation: The solar radiation received on the surface of the Earth is called insulation.

→ The angle of Incidence: Falling of sun’s rays 90° on the equator and slantingly towards the poles.

→ Heat Balance: The Earth with its atmosphere radiates back some of its insolation. This balances the temperature on the earth.

→ Maximum Temperature: The highest temperature of a certain area during a day.

→ Minimum Temperature: The lowest temperature of a certain area during a day.

→ Temperature inversion: Temperature distribution depends on some factors. If it happens against these factors, it is called temperature inversion (sometimes).

→ Global Warming: An increase of CO₂ in the atmosphere increases global temperatures. This ¡s called Global Warming.

Students can go through AP State Board 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 1 Reading and Analysis of Maps to understand and remember the concept easily.

AP State Board Syllabus 8th Class Social Studies Notes Chapter 1 Reading and Analysis of Maps

→ A map is used by geographers to show features that we consider important.

→ Maps have a long history behind them.

→ The Sumerians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Arabs, and the Chinese prepared maps in the ancient period.

→ The science of map-making is Cartography.

→ Al Idrisi, Ptolemy, Anaximander, Hecataeus of Miletus, and Herodotus were world-famous geographers and cartographers.

→ Gerardus Mercator devised a method for showing the correct shapes and directions of continents but with distortion of sizes and distances – Mercator’s projection.

→ The foundation of map-making in India was laid during the Vedic period.

→ Ancient Indian Scholars divided the known world into seven “wipes”.

→ Mahabharata conceived a round world surrounded by water.

→ The European colonial powers sent the scientific expeditions to the colonies with map makers.

→ Mt. Everest is named after Sir George Everest.

→ Maps were in great demand during times of war.

→ Maps were made and used for a variety of purposes.

→ Thematic maps focus on only one aspect.

→ We have to use different kinds of symbols, colors, and patterns to show everything related to that map.

→ The population can also be shown through shaded maps.

→ The symbols used by the map makers are known as conventional symbols.

→ Relief feature means the high and low places on the surface of the earth.

→ Contours are lines on a map joining places of the same height measured from the sea level. They are also called Isolines.

→ An atlas is a collection of maps.

→ Projection: A forecast based on present trends

→ Symbols: Things or persons that represent something else.

→ Geographer: The person who studies the physical features of the earth and of human activity as it relates to these

→ Contour: isolines — lines on a map joining places of the same height, measured from the sea level.

→ Cartography: The science of maps.

→ Survive: To continue to live or exist

→ Conquer: Overcome and take control of a place or its people by military force.

→ Destination: The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.

→ Depict: Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art forms.

→ Significance: Importance

→ Perspective: The art of representing solid objects on a flat surface so as to give the impression of height, width, depth, and relative distance.

→ Perspective: The art of representing solid objects on a flat surface so as to give the impression of height, width, depth, and relative distance.

→ Exploration: Travelling through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

→ Enthusiasm: Great enjoyment, interest, or approval.

→ Maritime: Relating to shipping or other activity taking place at sea.

→ Curvature: The fact of being curved or the degree to which something is curved.

→ Distort: Pull or twist out of shape.

→ Impetus: The force or energy with which a body moves.

→ Indicate: Point out/Show.