Sources of Water

Q. What would the absence of water do to life on our planet?

1. Life would continue as it is.
2. The earth would become a barren land.
3. All life forms would go extinct.
4. Only some human processes couldn't function.

Q. What percentage of India's water is found in river bodies?

1. 85%
2. 35%
3. 55%
4. 65%

Q.

Give one word for the following:

The water present on Earths surface

Q. Which of the following is the original source of water on earth's surface?

[1 Mark]

1. Ocean
2. Rain
3. River
4. Lake

Q. Select the correct statement(s) regarding groundwater and surface water.

1. Groundwater is usually more contaminated than surface water.
2. Groundwater is always found inside the layer of the Earth, unlike surface water.
3. Groundwater can be found even under a rock.
4. Surface water usually has fewer nutrients than groundwater.

Q. Explain the two divisions of fallow land.

Q. is defined as the physical extent on land in which crops are grown and harvested.

1. Net Sown Area
2. Cultivated Area
3. Gross Cropped Area
4. Net Cropped Area

Q.

What is groundwater?

Q. Water ___1___ from the surface, ___2___ to form clouds and ___3___on the ground as rain.

1. evaporates, condenses, precipitates
2. condenses, evaporates, precipitates
3. precipitates, condenses, evaporates
4. evaporates, precipitates, condenses

Q. Pick out the form of water that naturally occurs on the Earth's surface.

1. Snow
2. Reservoir
3. Rain
4. Swamp

Q.

How much of the Earths surface is covered with water?

1. About two-third

2. About three-fourth

3. About one-fourth

4. About one-third

Q.

How much of the earth is covered by water?

Q. The water on the Earth renews and recharges itself through the cycle.

1. hyperlogical
2. hydroscopic
3. hygroscopic
4. hydrological

Q.

What is the source of water in the atmosphere?

Q. How many cubic metres of water seeps into the Earth to fill the groundwater level?

1. 2 lakh million cubic metres
2. 13 lakh million cubic metres
3. 8 lakh million cubic metres
4. 3 lakh million cubic metres

Q. What processes are not affected by the hydrological cycle?

1. Agricultural irrigation
2. Snow formation
3. Rock distribution
4. Cloud formation

Q. Water ______ from the surface, ______ to form clouds and ______on the ground as rain.

1. evaporates, condenses, precipitates
2. condenses, evaporates, precipitates
3. precipitates, condenses, evaporates
4. evaporates, precipitates, condenses

Q. Pick out the water that naturally occurs on the Earth's surface.

1. Snow
2. Artificial rain
3. Rain
4. Swamp