WORKSHEET: CH-16 WATER - A PRECIOUS RESOURCE
A. Choose the correct answer.
1. What is the major source of water pollution?
a) Municipal sewage b) Bathing c) Industrial discharge d) Both (a) and (c)
2. How much of the earth is covered with water?
a) 1/4th b) 3/5th c) 3/4th d) 2/3rd
3. On which day do we celebrate the World Water Day?
a) 22 September b) 22 March c) 23 March d) 23 September
4. Which of the following is the purest source of water?
a) Groundwater b) Sea water c) Rainwater d) River water
5. Which of the following is not responsible for water shortage?
a) Overpopulation b) Mismanagement of resources c) Water harvesting d) Rapid growth of industries
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. Water is a _______ resource.
2. Sea water is _______ in taste.
3. _______ is pure as it gets filtered through many layers of sand, rock and soil.
4. A lot of fresh water is frozen in _______ and polar ice caps.
5. In India, rains are a major source of _______ .
C. State True or False and rewrite the false statement.
1. River water is the purest form of fresh water. _______
2. The pool of water obtained by digging the soil till the impervious layer is called well water. _______
3. The level of water table is variable. _______
4. Water on the earth is distributed evenly. _______
5. The molecules of ice, water and steam are not the same. _______
D. Define the following.
1. Water cycle
2. Infiltration
3. Aquifer
4. Water table
5. Rainwater harvesting
F. Answer the following questions.
1. In which all ways is water important to you?
2. How does increasing population lead to depletion of water table?
3. Agricultural activities lead to depletion of water table. Explain.
4. What is the role of deforestation in depletion of water table?
5. Discuss the importance of water for plants. [1, 2]
G. ASSERTION AND REASON:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of the (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
1. Assertion: The modern buildings of schools, offices, homes should install a rainwater harvesting system.
Reason: Rainwater harvesting system helps to store rainwater for future use.
Ans: _______
2. Assertion: Water scarcity affects nutrient uptake from soil by the plants.
Reason: If the rate of photosynthesis declines, oxygen evolved will be less.
Ans: _______
3. Assertion: Large scale deforestation has occurred.
Reason: Overgrazing by our animals has destroyed large amount of vegetation.
Ans: _______
H. CASE BASED QUESTIONS:
Read the paragraph given below and answer the questions that follow:
Water drawn from underground water gets replenished by seepage of rainwater. The water table does not
get affected as long as we draw the same amount of water as is replenished by natural resources like rain.
However, there are a number of factors which cause depletion of water table at a very fast rate which is a
matter of concern for every one of us. Increase in population, industrial and agricultural activities are some
common factors affecting water table. Scanty rainfall, deforestation and decrease in the effective area for
seepage of water may also deplete the water table.
a) Which of the following does not show water shortage?
i) Taps running dry
ii) Long queue for getting water
iii) Marches and protests for demand of water
iv) A family gets three buckets of water per person per day
b) Which of the following inhibits the seepage of rainwater into ground?
i) A marble floor
ii) Playground
iii) Grass lawn
iv) Forest land
c) The world water day is celebrated on:
i) 23rd March
ii) 22nd March
iii) 21st March
iv) None of these
d) The cause of depletion of water table is
i) increase in population, industrial and agricultural activities.
ii) deforestation
iii) scanty rainfall
iv) all of these