Tag: the lithosphere and the hydrosphere

Questions Related to the lithosphere and the hydrosphere

What are examples of fresh water?

  1. Lakes, streams, rivers and Glaciers

  2. Sea water

  3. Ocean water

  4. Pacific Ocean water


Correct Option: A

When the air temperature increases, the saturation vapor pressure will:

  1. Increase

  2. Decrease

  3. Remain the same

  4. Vary over an increasingly broad range of values


Correct Option: A

A ___________ is formed due to the collection of water in a natural basis or depression in a mountainous area or in plains.

  1. Lake

  2. Stream

  3. Pond

  4. Spring


Correct Option: A

Which water can be consumed by humans?

  1. Ocean water

  2. Sea water

  3. Fresh water

  4. Marine water


Correct Option: C

A slow moving river of solid ice is called

  1. delta

  2. watershed

  3. glacier

  4. crevasses


Correct Option: C

Red sea is an example of a _____________  structure.

  1. Folded

  2. lava

  3. Faulted

  4. residual


Correct Option: C

Water vapor is:

  1. A gas

  2. A cloud droplet

  3. A rain drop

  4. A snowflake


Correct Option: A

Distilled water is commonly used across manufacturing and within industry when the highest quality of water is required.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Distilled water is commonly used across manufacturing and within industry when the highest quality of water is required.

Distilled water is water free from impurities through distillation process. Distillation involves boiling the water and then condensing the steam into a clean container.
Where exceptionally high purity water is required, double distilled water is used.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

Pilgrims to which of the following Hindu lakes used to consider "eaten by crocodiles" as sacred until the British caught the crocodiles and shifted them to nearby reservoir?

  1. Nakki Lake

  2. Pushkar Lake

  3. Suraj Tal

  4. Manimahesh Lake


Correct Option: B

How much water is contained by hydrosphere?

  1. 1660 million cubic km

  2. 1560 million cubic km

  3. 1460 million cubic km

  4. 1360 million cubic km


Correct Option: D