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Water

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What happens when water freezes?

  1. Its size increases.

  2. Its size decreases.

  3. Its weight increases.

  4. Its weight decreases.

  5. Its size remains the same as it was before freezing.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When water freezes, its size (volume) increases. This is one of the reasons for the bursting of water pipeline in winter because when water freezes, it converts into ice and increases in size. Water is one of the few substances that expand on cooling.

I am colourless and tasteless. I take the shape of the container. No life on the earth can survive without me. Who am I?

  1. Food

  2. Water

  3. Air

  4. Milk

  5. Sun


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Water is colourless, tasteless and also takes the shape of any container as it is liquid. No life is possible on the earth without water.

What is the name of the instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall?

  1. Thermometer

  2. Rain gauge

  3. Seismometer

  4. Anemometer

  5. Barometer


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rain gauge is an instrument, which measures the amount of rainfall. When rain falls, many times it is absorbed into the earth, making it hard to figure out how much rain fell. Weather forecasters use rain gauges to provide accurate information about rainfall.

At what temperature does water evaporate the most rapidly?

    • 10ºC
  1. 10ºC

  2. 40ºC

  3. 100ºC

  4. 0ºC


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water boils when it reaches its boiling point of 100ºC. This is the temperature at which water turns to steam or water vapour. Steam is an invisible gas. At this temperature, water evaporates very fast.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. All living things do not need water.

  2. All non-living things need water.

  3. We cannot survive without water.

  4. Water is not important on earth.

  5. Ice and snow are liquid forms of water.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We cannot survive without water because water is very important component of our life. Living things need water to grow and survive. They cannot survive without water for very long. All kind of processes, like growth, metabolism of food depend on water.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. All living things do not need water.

  2. All non living things need water.

  3. We cannot survive without water.

  4. Water is not important on earth.

  5. Ice and snow is liquid form of water.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We cannot survive without water because water is very important component of our life.Living things need water to grow and survive. They can not survive without water for very long. Water is essential for all living things.All kind of processes like growing, food,metabolism of food depends on the water.

Match the following.

 
1. Ice and snow A. Liquid
2. Water B. Solid
3. Steam C. Gas
  1. 1 - C, 2 - B, 3 - A

  2. 1 - A, 2 - C, 3 - B

  3. 1 - B, 2 - A, 3 - C

  4. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C

  5. 1 - C, 2 - A, 3 - B


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is correct option. Ice and snow are solid forms of water, water is liquid and steam is solid.

I am cool. You put me in your drinks in summer. When temperature soars, I disappear. Who am I?

  1. Water vapour

  2. Ice

  3. Rain

  4. Water

  5. Dew


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ice is the solid form of water, it is obtained when water freezes up to its freezing point. It is cool, and we usually put it in drinks in summers. It disappears when it melts and gets converted into water.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. When we heat water, there is no change.

  2. When we heat water, it bubbles and boils.

  3. When we heat water, it changes its colour.

  4. When we heat water, it freezes.

  5. When we heat water its shape changes.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is right option because when we heat water it reaches to its boiling point and starts boiling and making bubbles.

When I fall from the clouds, everybody rejoices. The trees and plants grow cheerfully too. The ponds, rivers and seas get a refill. Who am I?

  1. Dew

  2. Sun

  3. Rain

  4. Heat

  5. Snow


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When rain is poured from the sky, it gives everybody relief from the heat, so everybody rejoices. It also helps plants and trees to grow. Ponds, rivers and seas, which get dried because of transpiration of water get a refill due to rain.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. We use water for drinking.

  2. We take bath and clean our body with water.

  3. Plants do not need water.

  4. Birds drink water.

  5. We must filter water before drinking.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plants need water. If there is no water, all plants will die as water helps them to grow, to prepare food etc.

I am delicate and pretty. I fall early morning at day break.You find me when you walk in the grass and on flowers and leaves in the early morning. Who am I?

  1. Rain

  2. Shower

  3. Snow

  4. Dew

  5. Wind


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dew is the tiny droplets of water found on the surface of leaves and flowers. Dew is formed when air contains water in the form of water vapor. In the evenings, when warm, moist air passes over cool surfaces, the air cools down.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Water pollution is caused by littering.

  2. Water pollution is caused by dumping wastes into water.

  3. Water pollution is harmful.

  4. Water is precious, we must use it carefully.

  5. Water pollution is harmless.


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Water pollution is very harmful. It is affecting our life in many ways. So, we should not make the ponds, rivers and seas dirty by throwing wastes in it.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. All water is fit to drink.

  2. We must not filter water before we drink.

  3. We must boil and filter water before drinking.

  4. Sea water is drinkable.

  5. We can survive without water.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This statement is correct. We should filter or boil water before drinking as it contains lots of bacteria, viruses and dust particles that are harmful for our body.

Match the following.

 
1. Tiny drops of water A. Water rising to the sky
2. Evaporation B. Boiling point of water
3. 0 degree Celsius C. Cloud
4. 100 degree Celsius D. Freezing point of water
  1. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - D, 4 - C

  2. 1 - C, 2 - A , 3 - D, 4 - B

  3. 1 - D, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - A

  4. 1 - B, 2 - C, 3 - D, 4 - A

  5. 1 - A, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - D


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is a right option, here all are correctly matched. The tiny drops of water are the clouds, evaporation is the water rising to the sky, 0 degree Celsius is the freezing point of water and 100 degree celsius is the boiling point of water.

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