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Multiple choice evs sources of water and water cycle groundwater and depletion of water table rain: where does it come from availability and forms of water the water cycle

Rainfall patterns depend on

  1. The underground water table

  2. The number of water bodies in an area

  3. The density pattern of human population in an area

  4. The prevailing season in an area.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rainfall pattern will depend on number of water bodies in an area, as there will be large water bodies, (ocean, river) the rate of evaporation would be high, which will help to cause rain in the area.

Multiple choice evs sources of water and water cycle groundwater and depletion of water table rain: where does it come from availability and forms of water the water cycle

More than 70% of world's fresh water is contained in

  1. Antarctica

  2. Polar ice

  3. Glaciers and Mountains

  4. Greenland

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
More than 70% of world's fresh water is contained in Polar ice. These polar ice are present in the form of two sheets in Antartica and Greenland.
So, the correct answer is 'Polar ice'.
Multiple choice evs sun and planets moon the moon's path in the sky the moon

Fill in the blank:

During one synodic month, the Moon takes ______ complete revolution around the Earth with respect to the background stars.

  1. $1$
  2. $0.5$
  3. $2$
  4. $0.25$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The time taken by the Moon to complete one revolution around the Earth with reference to the background stars, is called a synodic month.
Multiple choice evs sun and planets moon the moon's path in the sky the moon

On which day is the whole disc of the Moon visible?

  1. New moon day

  2. Full moon day

  3. Half moon day

  4. Crescent moon day

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

On a full moon day, the entire bright or illuminated part of the Moon faces the Earth. Hence it is visible as a whole disc.