Water: Introduction

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What is infiltration

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Why should we conserve water

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Question 6

On which of the following day is World Water Day observed?
(a) 22 March
(b) 14 November
(c) 2 October
(d) 21 December

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Managing and conserving water is the responsibility of:

1. Government

2. Industries

3. Individuals

4. All of the above

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why it's called as infiltration

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Which of the following are uses of clean water?

1)Cooking

2)Drinking

3)Washing

4)Driving

1. 1, 2, 4

2. 1, 2, 3, 4

3. 1, 3, 4

4. 1, 2, 3

Q. True/ false
slow moving masses of ice are called iceberg

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When is world water day celebrated?

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Anmol's school celebrates World water day every year. Which of the following according to you is the most appropriate reason for this ?

1. to understand the importance of conservation of water

2. to study the chemistry of water

3. to find new uses of water

4. to promote the proper washing of clothes

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Tom and Jerry are participating in a competition. Whoever uses less water wins. The activities of both of them are given below. Analyse their activities and tell who will win the competition. [5 MARKS]

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Tom}& \text{Jerry}\\ \text{He loves to take bath in the swimming pool and takes bath daily.}& \text{He takes bath only on Sundays and in his bathroom.}\\ \text{Tom waters the garden using sprinklers.}& \text{Jerry uses drip irrigation to water the garden.}\\ \text{Tom loves to play in the rain but doesn't collect rainwater.}& \text{Jerry collects rainwater in an overhead tank.}\\ \text{Recently Tom built a new room on his side of the house where he hangs out with his friends.}& \text{Jerry lives peacefully all alone on his side.}\end{array}$

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Take three mugs of water and pour them on three different surfaces, namely: cemented floor, asphalt and soil in a flower pot. Which of these surfaces will show the fastest infiltration?

1. Soil in a flower pot

2. Asphalt road

3. Cemented floor

4. Same for all surfaces

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Managing and conserving water is the responsibility of:

1. Government

2. Industries

3. Individuals

4. All of the above

Q. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answers:​

(i) People obtain groundwater through________ and ________.​
(ii) Three forms of water are ________, ________ and________.
(iii) The water bearing layer of the earth is ________.
(iv) The process of water seepage into the ground is called________.​

Q. When ice on land, slides into the ocean, it displaces ocean water and causes sea level to rise.

1. True
2. False

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Identify the source that constitutes majority of the water available on the Earth.

1. Glaciers

2. Rivers

3. Oceans and seas

4. Lakes

Q. Which of the following natural resource covers 71% of Earth's surface?

1. Land
2. Water
3. Forests
4. Fossil fuels

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Identify the source that constitutes majority of the water available on the Earth.

1. Rivers

2. Oceans and seas

3. Lakes

4. Glaciers

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Define infiltration

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Garima was reading the newspaper when she suddenly saw the following poster winning the first prize in an event.

The event was most probably organised on:

1. 7^th April

2. 15^th August

3. 19^th September

4. 22^nd March

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Which of the following can be used to extract the water trapped in aquifers?

1. Canal

2. Dam

3. Water tank

4. Tube well

Q. Which of the following natural resource covers 71% of Earth's surface?

1. Forests
2. Water
3. Land
4. Fossil fuels

Q. Egyptian civilisation developed along the banks of the river.

1. Yangtze
2. Nile
3. Amazon
4. Missouri

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Which of the following is/are the use(s) of fresh water?

1. Drinking

2. Bathing

3. Cooking

4. All of the above

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Match the following.

Column 1	Column 2
World water day	June 5
World animal day	December 3
World conservation day	March 22
World environment day	October 3

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Take three mugs of water and pour them on three different surfaces, namely: cemented floor, asphalt and soil in a flower pot. Which of these surfaces will show the fastest infiltration?

1. Soil in a flower pot

2. Asphalt road

3. Cemented floor

4. Same for all surfaces

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Which of the following are uses of fresh water?

1. Drinking

2. Bathing

3. Cooking

4. All of the above

Q. Seventy percent of the human body is made up of .

1. flesh
2. blood
3. water
4. bones

Q. The Earth is at optimum distance from the Sun, which makes the life possible here.

1. False
2. True

Q. Anmol's school celebrates 'World Water Day' every year. Which of the following according to you is the most appropriate reason for this?

1. To study the chemistry of water
2. To find new uses of water
3. To understand the importance of water conservation
4. To promote proper washing of clothes