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WorksheetsWATER : A PRECIOUS RESOURCE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. How much percent is freshwater
3%
4%
3.5%
2.5%
2. Which place in Rajasthan did they change the dry area into the greenery.
Udaipur
Ajmer
Jaipur
Alwar
3. Water harvesting means understanding the value of _______.
Sun
Air
Rain
Clouds
4. When there is a shortage of water, the plants may slow down the process of ___ or even stop it.
Transpiration
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Transportation
4. Due to the higher ___ rate and low expectations of life in these countries, the percentage of dependents is very high.
Death
City
Birth
Life
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.
Northwest
Northeast
Southwest
Southeast
Which of the following does not show water shortage?
Taps running dry
Long queue for getting water
Marches and protests for demand of water
A family gets three buckets of water per person per day
farmers in India depend upon ------- for irrigating their crops.
soil
seeds
rain
all the above
Why is fresh water a limited resource?
It isn't because it is a renewable resource
97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.
Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.
AMOUNT OF WATER COVERING EARTH
97%
74%
71%
68%
Which of the following is NOT a way water moves from the land to the air?
transpiration
respiration
evaporation
precipitation
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
Water saving
Rainwater harvesting
Rainwater saving
Water Harvesting
What is happening in the image ?
Rainwater harvesting
Drip irrigation
The process of Water molecules turning into water vapour is called ___________?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Irrigation
What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?
desalination
water conservation
drilling more wells into aquifers
building more dams
The most efficient way of irrigation is _______
Sprinkler irrigation
Surface irrigation
Drip system
Canal Alignment
Most of our drinkable water is found where?
ponds
ocean
groundwater
pool
What are the two main problems with water?
overuse and pollution
frozen and too salty to drink
too many fish and pollution
color and taste
