Question 19.2
Paheli kept some water in a beaker for heating. She observed that tiny bubbles appeared before the water started to boil. She boiled the water for about 5 minutes and filled it in a bottle up to the brim and kept the bottle air tight till it cooled down to room temperature. Do you think tiny bubbles will appear on heating the water taken out from the bottle? Justify your answer.
Varsha went to her native village recently. She found out that her village faces acute shortage of water. People in her village are basically involved in agricultural activities and use traditional methods of irrigation. They also depend on rain for most of the irrigation. In addition, they clear forests for agricultural activities. Also, during summers they face drought like situations as the villagers are dependent on nearby river for day to day usage of water but it dries up. She thinks that she should do something to make the situation better for the people but has no idea how she can help the villagers. Can you suggest some ideas? [5 MARKS]
During summer, Kavita carries water in a transparent plastic bottle to her school. One day, she left her bottle in the school. The bottle still had some water left in it. The following day, she observed some water droplets on the inner surface of the empty portion of the bottle. These droplets of water formed due to ____.