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Water - 3 (Class VI)

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Water harvesting is done to

  1. save rainwater

  2. increase the level of groundwater

  3. recycle the polluted water

  4. Both (1) and (2)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rainwater harvesting means saving rainwater for future use and also increasing the level of groundwater.

Which of the following activities help(s) in saving maximum amount of water?

  1. Using sprinklers to water large gardens

  2. Washing of cars in car wash garages

  3. Using the pool water for cleaning purposes

  4. Both (1) and (3)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

We can use spinklers to water large areas evenly without any wastage and also, pool water can be used for cleaning purposes like moping, etc.

Open wells are mainly fed by

  1. rainwater

  2. groundwater

  3. oceans

  4. Both (1) and (2)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Open wells are mainly fed by groundwater.

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. Water vapour is present in the atmosphere only during the monsoon.

  2. Water evaporates into the atmosphere from the oceans, rivers and lakes, but not from the soil.

  3. The process of water changing into its vapour is called evaporation.

  4. The evaporation of water takes place only in sunlight.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The process of water changing into its vapour is called evaporation.

Recycling of water can be best explained by which of the following slogans?

  1. Refuse, renew, reduce

  2. Catch it where it falls.

  3. Don't let animals bathe in it.

  4. Water the plants so they can purify water.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Recycling of water can be best explained by the slogan "catch it where it falls".

Which of the following activities involve the use of water?

A. Washing clothes B. Bathing C. Cleaning utensils D. Drying wet clothes E. Cleaning bike

  1. A, B, C, D, E

  2. A, B, D

  3. A, B, C, E

  4. A, C, E


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Drying of wet clothes does not involve the use of water.

In which of the following situations does evaporation occur?

  1. Water drops appearing on the outer surface of a glass containing cold water
  2. Fog appearing on a cold winter morning
  3. Steam rising from wet clothes while they are ironed
  4. Blackboard drying up after being wiped
  1. Both 1 and 2

  2. Both 3 and 4

  3. Both 1 and 3

  4. Both 1 and 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Both 3 and 4 involve evaporation. 

By which of the following processes does water go in the atmosphere to form clouds?

a. Condensation b. Evaporation c. Transpiration

  1. Only a

  2. Both a and b

  3. Only c

  4. Both b and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water goes in the atmosphere to form clouds by transpiration and evaporation.

In which of the following activities will you use the minimum amount of water?

  1. Watering plants twice a day with a pipe

  2. Cleaning cars with a wet cloth

  3. Washing the porch daily

  4. Changing the water of the pools daily


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Instead of washing our cars daily, we can use a wet cloth or sponge to clean them.

The water we see on plants on a spring morning is due to

  1. rain

  2. groundwater

  3. respiration by plants

  4. transpiration by plants


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The water on the leaves is the condensed water lost by transpiration from the plants.

The quantity of water required to produce 8 pages of a book is

  1. 16 glasses

  2. 10 glasses

  3. 8 glasses

  4. 6 glasses


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The quantity of water required to produce 8 pages of a book is 16 glasses.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

  1. Excessive rains may cause floods.
  2. No rainfall for a year or more may lead to drought in a region.
  3. Steam rising from a hot girdle when water is sprinkled on it is due to evaporation.
  1. Only 1

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. Only 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Excessive rains may cause floods. No rainfall for a year or more may lead to drought in that region. Steam rising from a hot girdle when water is sprinkled on it is due to evaporation.

Transpiration involves the

  1. loss of water from the leaves of plants

  2. loss of nutrients from the stems of plants

  3. filtration of water from the surface of the leaves of plants

  4. accumulation of water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Transpiration involves the loss of water from the leaves of plants.

Heavy rainfall causes extensive damage to

a. crops b. property and human life c. domestic animals d. health

  1. a, b and d

  2. a, b and c

  3. b, c and d

  4. a, c and d


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Heavy rainfall causes extensive damage to crops, health, domestic animals, property and human life.

Which of the following statements is/are true?

  1. Salt is not carried by the water vapour of seawater during evaporation.
  2. Heat is an essential condition for vapourisation.
  3. Fog appearing on a cold winter morning is due to condensation.
  1. Only 1

  2. 1 and 3

  3. Only 2

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Salt is not carried by the water vapour of seawater during evaporation. Heat is an essential condition for vapourisation. Fog appearing on a cold winter morning is due to condensation.

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