The purpose of water conservation is:
Increase the amount of freshwater available.
Decrease the amount of freshwater available.
Prevent soil erosion
Increase agricultural activities.
Why the earth is called the Blue Planet?
Because only earth has air
Because 3/4th the earth is covered with water
Because earth has living beings
Because earth has plants
The amount of water on the earth is:
Increasing
Decreasing
Constant
Uncertain
Most abundant substance found in earth's surface is:
Sand
Water
Rocks
Plants
The process of water seepage into the ground is called:
Infilteration
Aquifer
Recharge
Watertable
Which of the following sentences is FALSE?
Dams store water
Dams block water flowing to sea
This water is cleaned and supplied to homes
This water cannot be used for agriculture
The human activity that uses most amount of freshwater on earth is for:
Reservoir
Industries
House use
Agriculture
Why ice in polar regions not considered as source of freshwater?
Because people don't stay there
Because ice never melts there
Because the water flows to the oceans
First electricity generation plant in Asia was build at which place?
Bangalore
Mysore
Bombay
Madras
The level of groundwater is called:
Water cycle
Water table
Surface water
