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Water

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

World Water Day is celebrated on _______________.

a)

5 June

b)

March 22

c)

13 September

d)

17 August

2.

Tsunami is a Japanese word, which means _____________.

a)

High waves

b)

Tidal Waves

c)

Harbour Waves

d)

Destruction

3.

______________ are formed by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun.

a)

Ocean Currents

b)

Tides

c)

Waves

d)

Tsunami

4.

_________ currents originate near the Equator and move towards the Polar regions.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Hot

d)

None of these

5.

_______ are formed when winds scrape across the ocean surface

a)

Currents

b)

Waves

c)

Air

d)

Tides

6.

What fraction of earth is covered by water

a)

(a) Three-fourth

b)

(b) One-fourth

c)

(c) One-half

d)

(d) One-third

7.

The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land

a)

Water cycle

b)

Tides

c)

Ocean currents

d)

none of these

8.

Indira point was in

a)

Kerala

b)

Lakshadweep

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Andaman and Nicobar islands

9.

Cold currents carry water from lower latitudes to poles.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

maybe

d)

i dont know

10.

Tides are highest on a full or new moon day.

a)

true

b)

maybe

c)

false

d)

i dont know

11.

Which statement best describes freshwater?

a)

Freshwater is water only found in the atmosphere.

b)

Freshwater is water found in the oceans.

c)

Freshwater is water found only underground.

d)

Freshwater is water found in lakes, rivers and streams.

12.

What percentage of the Earth is covered with water?

a)

71%

b)

30%

c)

50%

d)

90%

13.

Where is most freshwater on Earth located?

a)

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in lakes, rivers and streams.

b)

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in snow, ice caps and glaciers.

c)

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in the oceans and seas.

d)

Most of Earth's freshwater is found in groundwater.

14.

What percentage of ALL WATER on Earth is saltwater?

a)

20%

b)

3%

c)

97%

d)

84%

15.

What percentage of freshwater is available for us to use?

a)

1%

b)

2%

c)

3%

d)

10%

16.

The water of the earth closer to the moon gets pulled under the influence of the moon's gravitational forces and causes.............

a)

High tide

b)

Low tide

c)

Small tide

d)

Large tide

17.

..................... is absolutely essential for survival.

a)

Car

b)

Books

c)

Water

d)

Bike

18.

The movements that occur in the oceans can by broadly categorised as.............

a)

Waves

b)

Tides

c)

Current

d)

All of these

19.

The Ocean currents may be............

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

20.

Generally the warm ocean current originate near..............

a)

Equator

b)

Poles

c)

None of these