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Tertiary consumers in ponds, feed on

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  1. Big fishes

  2. Plants

  3. Planktons

  4. Decomposers

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Correct Option: A

Water contains impurities during

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  1. Evapo-transpiration

  2. Condensation

  3. Transpiration

  4. Filtration

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is true?

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  1. The gaseous form is the water vapour present in the air around us.

  2. The liquid form is the water vapour present in the air around us.

  3. The gaseous form is the water vapour present in the river.

  4. The gaseous form is the water vapour present at the poles of the earth.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The gaseous form is the water vapor present in the air around us.

Liquid water is present in ______________.

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  1. oceans

  2. lakes

  3. rivers

  4. oceans, lakes, rivers, and even underground.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Liquid water is present in oceans, lakes, rivers, and even underground.

Which of the following is true?

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  1. The continuous cycling of water among its three forms keeps the total amount of water on the earth constant even when the whole world is using it.

  2. The continuous cycling of water among its three forms cannot keep the total amount of water on the earth constant even when the whole world is using it.

  3. The continuous cycling of water among its three forms decreases the total amount of water on the earth when the whole world is using it.

  4. The continuous cycling of water among its three forms keeps the total amount of water on the earth constant only if the whole world is not using it.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The continuous cycling of water among its three forms keeps the total amount of water on the earth constant even when the whole world is using it.

When water circulates through the water cycle it can be found in the

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  1. Solid form.

  2. Liquid form.

  3. Gas form.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

When water circulates through the water cycle it can be found in all the three forms, i.e., solid, liquid and gasat any given time somewhere on the earth.

Farmers utilized large amount of groundwater by:

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  1. wells

  2. over pumping of groundwater

  3. both A and B

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Farmers utilized a large amount of groundwater by over-pumping of groundwater.

The solid form, snow and ice, is present as

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  1. Ice caps at the poles of the earth.

  2. Snow-covered mountains.

  3. Glaciers.

  4. Ice caps at the poles of the earth, snow-covered mountains and glaciers.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The solid form, snow and ice, is present as ice caps at the poles of the earth,  snow-covered mountains and glaciers.

What is melting point of water?

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  1. 6 C

  2. 0 C

  3. 9 C

  4. 10 C

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Correct Option: B

For most of the cities water is drawn from 

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  1. Rivers.

  2. Lakes.

  3. Ponds or wells.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The water is drawn from nearby lakes, rivers, ponds or wells and is supplied through a network of pipes.