Question

Replace the following with a word or a phrase.
(a) resources that go through cycles and can be replenished
(b) water that is fit to drink
(c) that process of removing salt from water
(d) the coming down of water in the form of rain, hail and snow
(e) reservoirs of underground water
(f) indiscriminate cutting down of trees
(g) condition caused by absence of rain over a long period of time
(h) water infected with undesirable germs and wastes
(i) condition caused by excess rain in a region

Answer 1

(a) Renewable sources are the resources that go through cycles and can be replenished.
(b) Potable water is the water that is fit to drink.
(c) Distillation is the process of removing salt from water.
(d) Precipitation is the coming down of water in the form of rain, hail and snow.
(e) Aquifers are the reservoirs of underground water.
(f) Deforestation is the indiscriminate cutting down of trees.
(g) Drought is a condition caused by absence of rain over a long period of time.
(h) Contaminated water is the water infected with germs and waste.
(i) Flood is caused by excess rain in a region.