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Ch:5 Water

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The water of the oceans is salty or saline as it contains large amount of dissolved salts. Most of the salt is ____________ or the common tale salt that we eat.

a)

Sodium Bicarbonate

b)

Sodium Hydroxide

c)

Sodium Chlorophyll

d)

Sodium Chloride

2.

Orange River is located in which of the following continents?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

Africa

3.

How much percentage of water on the Earth are water in fresh water lakes?

a)

97.3

b)

0.0009

c)

0.009

d)

0.0019

4.

The tsunami that struck havoc in the Indian Ocean on the 26th December 2004 had a speed of ________km/h.

a)

700

b)

7000

c)

800

d)

8000

5.

Which of these are warm ocean currents?

a)

Brazilian Current

b)

North Atlantic Drift

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

West Wind Drift

6.

Which of these is a cold ocean current ?

a)

California Current

b)

North Pacific Drift

c)

Kuroshio Current

d)

Aughas Current

7.

When is world water day celebrated ?

a)

March 22

b)

March 2

c)

May 2

d)

Maroh 22

8.

Which salt lake in Israel has a salinity of 340 grams per liter of water?

a)

Lake Salty

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Jewish Lake

d)

Sodium Chloride Lake

9.

The movements that occur in oceans can be broadly categorized as:

a)

Waves

b)

Tsunami

c)

Currents

d)

Tides

10.

We all know that ___________of the Earth surface is covered by water.

a)

three-fourth

b)

fourth-three

c)

thre-forth

d)

one -fourth

11.

The first indication that a tsunami is approaching is :

a)

The rapid withdrawal of water from the coastal region.

b)

The slow withdrawal of water from the coastal region.

c)

The rapid withdrawal of cash from the bank.

d)

The rapid withdrawal of water from the waterfall.

12.

Which of these was not worstly affected during the 2004 tsunami?

a)

Puducherry

b)

Kerala

c)

Arunachal Pradesh

d)

Andhra Pradesh

13.

The word tsunami is a ___________ word.

a)

Chinese

b)

Korean

c)

Japanese

d)

Japanse

14.

Which part of India submerged completely after the 2004 tsunami?

a)

Adaman & Nicobar Islands

b)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

c)

Lakshadweep Islands

d)

Sri Lanka

15.

Which Japanese word means 'harbor wave'?

a)

Tunami

b)

Tsumani

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tsunam

16.

True Or False: It is high tide when water falls to its lowest level and recedes from the shore.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The areas where the warm and cold currents meet provide the best fishing grounds of the world. ___________& ___________are such examples.

a)

Seas around Japan & the western coast of South America.

b)

Seas around Japan & the eastern coast of North America

c)

Seas around Japan & the eastern coast of North Aremica

d)

Seas around North America & the eastern coast of Japan

18.

This is a ___________.

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

c)

Neat Tide

d)

Sprig tide

19.

What is known as the Earth's Pandemonium?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Tides

c)

Ocean Currents

d)

All of the above

20.

The Earth's water is __________% Fresh Water.

a)

97.3

b)

2.7

c)

2.77

d)

9.0