Distribution of Water on Earth

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How many oceans are there in the world?

Q.

What are the different sources of water?

Q.

What is the main difference between saline water and freshwater?

1. Amount of salt
2. Nature of water
3. Quantity of water
4. Colour of water

Q.

Which is the second largest ocean on the Earth?

1. Pacific Ocean

2. Arctic Ocean

3. Atlantic Ocean

4. Indian Ocean

Q. Blue colour on the globe indicates the presence of _____.

1. soil
2. land
3. desert
4. water

Q.

Which ocean is found between Asia and the America?

1. Pacific Ocean

2. Atlantic Ocean

3. Indian Ocean
4. Arctic ocean

Q.

Seas are bigger than oceans.

1. True

2. False

Q. All rivers flow into the ocean.

1. True
2. False

Q.

The rivers Yamuna and Ganga start from ___ on the Himalayas.

1. caves

2. ponds

3. the glaciers

4. the Polar ice caps

Q.

Name the largest ocean.

Q. ______ contain most of the earth's freshwater.

1. Ice caps
2. Ground water
3. Rivers
4. Streams

Q. Which of the following is a river?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q.

What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?

1. Sea water is more salty than ocean water

2. Ocean has more life in it.

3. Oceans have different coloured water

4. Sea is smaller in size compared to ocean

Q. Which of the following oceans are present on the Earth?

1. Arctic ocean
2. Pacific ocean
3. American ocean
4. Indian ocean

Q.

Arrange the waterbodies in the ascending order of size: Sea, Ocean, River

1. Ocean, River, Sea

2. River, Sea, Ocean

3. Sea, River, Ocean

4. Sea, Ocean, River

Q.

Water can be found in two types: fresh water and salt water.

1. True

2. False

Q. A: Ocean water is fit for drinking.
B: Indian ocean is the biggest ocean in the world.
Which of the following option is correct with respect to the mentioned statements?

1. A is false and B is true
2. A is true and B is false
3. A and B both are true
4. A and B both are false

Q. A ______ is a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface.

1. river
2. ocean
3. glacier
4. lake

Q.

The gravitational pull of the Moon results in ___.

Q.

Polar ice caps are made up of water in its ____ form.

1. solid

2. liquid

3. Gas
4. vapour

Q. What do we understand by the term water table?

1. Maximum distance from the surface of ground to ground water.
2. Distance between the crust and the mantle.
3. Minimum distance between the surface of ground and ground water.
4. Amount of rainfall in a particular area.

Q.

Which type of water body is shown in the image?

1. Pond
2. River
3. Ocean
4. Glacier

Q. Water taken from which of the following bodies can be used for household chores?

1. Pacific ocean
2. Yamuna river
3. Arabian sea
4. Sambhar (salt water) lake

Q. Wells contain _______ water.

1. ocean
2. underground
3. river
4. sea

Q.

Water that we see in Oceans is in _____ state.

1. plasma

2. frozen

3. liquid

4. Solid

Q.

About _______ % of the total world's water is freshwater.

1. three

2. thirty

3. twelve

4. seventy

Q.

This is a water body of dense ice and snow that can move slowly.

1. Glacier

2. River

3. mountain
4. theme park

Q. Which of the following is not a source of fresh water?

1. Rivers
2. Glaciers
3. Oceans
4. Ground water

Q.

Polar ice caps are made up of water in its ____ form.

1. liquid

2. solid

3. gas

4. vapour

Q.

Describe in detail the following terms: Groundwater