Water Cycle


 
 
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Water Cycle

Water Cycle:

You know that three-fourth of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Most of the water is cycled between the oceans and the atmosphere through evaporation and rainfall.

  • Evaporation and transpiration :  Water from the surface of oceans, rivers, ponds and lakes into water vapour. Large amount odf water vapour enters in the atmosphere through transpiration by plants.
  • Formation of clouds by condensationAs water vapour rises condensation changes it to clouds. This occur due to the decrease in the temperature of air as we go high up. The air become so cold that the water vapour in it condenses to form tiny droplets.
  • Precipitation Heavy drops of water in the clouds fall as rains. However, if the temperature is very low, the water droplets freeze in the atmosphere and fall as hail or snow.
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    Question : 1

    Cloud seeding is a teachnique that induces rain. What does the process involve ?

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 2

    The diagram above uses letters A, B, C and D to represent processes occuring in a water cycle. Identify the process that is shown by letter B ?

    Right Option : B
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    Question : 3
    • (i) Change of water vapour into water is called evaporation.
    • (ii) Change of water into water vapour is called precipitation.
    • (iii) Water cycle causes imbalance of water in nature.
    Right Option : D
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