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WATER : A PRECIOUS RESOURCE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. How much percent is freshwater

a)

3%

b)

4%

c)

3.5%

d)

2.5%

2.

2. Which place in Rajasthan did they change the dry area into the greenery.

a)

Udaipur

b)

Ajmer

c)

Jaipur

d)

Alwar

3.

3. Water harvesting means understanding the value of _______.

a)

Sun

b)

Air

c)

Rain

d)

Clouds

4.

4. When there is a shortage of water, the plants may slow down the process of ___ or even stop it.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Respiration

d)

Transportation

5.

4. Due to the higher ___ rate and low expectations of life in these countries, the percentage of dependents is very high.

a)

Death

b)

City

c)

Birth

d)

Life

6.

Due to excessive irrigation in the north side of India, it is shifting the monsoon towards the _______ of India putting the paddy farmers at extra risk of crop failure.

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

7.

Which of the following does not show water shortage?

a)

Taps running dry

b)

Long queue for getting water

c)

Marches and protests for demand of water

d)

A family gets three buckets of water per person per day

8.

farmers in India depend upon ------- for irrigating their crops.

a)

soil

b)

seeds

c)

rain

d)

all the above

9.

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

a)

It isn't because it is a renewable resource

b)

97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

c)

Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.

10.
Where most freshwater is stored is in _________.
a)
Groundwater
b)
pH
c)
Glaciers
d)
Sea water
11.
Where 97% of Earth's water is stored?
a)
Glaciers
b)
pH
c)
Groundwater
d)
Sea water
12.

AMOUNT OF WATER COVERING EARTH

a)

97%

b)

74%

c)

71%

d)

68%

13.

Which of the following is NOT a way water moves from the land to the air?

a)

transpiration

b)

respiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

14.

We have seen that most of the water that we get as rainfall just flows away. This is a waste of precious natural resource. The rainwater can be used to recharge the groundwater. What is this process called ? Choose 2 answers

a)

Water saving

b)

Rainwater harvesting

c)

Rainwater saving

d)

Water Harvesting

15.

What is happening in the image ?

a)

Rainwater harvesting

b)

Drip irrigation

16.

The process of Water molecules turning into water vapour is called ___________?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Irrigation

17.

What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?

a)

desalination

b)

water conservation

c)

drilling more wells into aquifers

d)

building more dams

18.

The most efficient way of irrigation is _______

a)

Sprinkler irrigation

b)

Surface irrigation

c)

Drip system

d)

Canal Alignment

19.

Most of our drinkable water is found where?

a)

ponds

b)

ocean

c)

groundwater

d)

pool

20.

What are the two main problems with water?

a)

overuse and pollution

b)

frozen and too salty to drink

c)

too many fish and pollution

d)

color and taste