Hydrosphere


 
 
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Hydrosphere

Hydrosphere:

The part of the environment which contains water in all its various forms is called the hydrosphere. Hydrosphere includes ground water (the seas, the oceans, the rivers, etc.), underground water,ice caps and water vapours.

On Earth, liquid water exists on the surface in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers. It also exists below ground - as ground water, in wells and aquifers. Water vapour is most visible as cloud and fog. The frozen part of the Earth's hydrosphere is made of ice,glaciers, ice caps and icebergs. The frozen part of the hydrosphere has its own name, the cryosphere.

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Question : 1

Which of the following are correct :

(a) The frozen part of the hydrosphere has its own name, the cryosphere.

(b) The frozen part of the Earth's hydrosphere is made of ice,glaciers, ice caps and icebergs.

(c) On Earth, liquid water exists on the surface in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers.

Right Option : D
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Question : 2

What percentage of the earth's surface is covered with water?

Right Option : D
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Question : 3

The part of the environment which contains _________________ in all its various forms is called the hydrosphere. 

Right Option : B
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