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    . 1. Answer the following questions briefly.

    (a) What is precipitation?


    Ans.
    (a) Falling of moisture in the form of rainfall, snow, fog, sleet, and hailstone is termed as
    precipitation. The water cycle is the process of precipitation.

    (b) What is the water cycle?


    (b) The water cycle is the process by which water continually changes its form and circulates
    between oceans, atmosphere, and land.

    (c) What are the factors affecting the height of the waves?
    (c) Winds, earthquakes, volcanic eruption, or underwater landslides are the factors affecting the
    height of the waves. The stronger the wind blows, the bigger the wave becomes.

    (d) Which factors affect the movement of ocean water?


    (d) Temperature, winds, the gravitational pull of the sun, the earth, and the moon; warm and cold
    currents are the factors that affect the movement of ocean water.

    (e) What are tides and how are they caused?


    (e) Tides are the rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water that occurs twice in a day. The strong
    gravitational pull exerted by the sun and the moon on the earth’s surface cause the tides.

    (f) What are ocean currents?


    (f) Ocean currents are streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite
    directions.

    Q. 2. Give reasons:
    (a) Ocean water is salty.
    (a) The water of the oceans is salty as it contains a large amount of dissolved salts.

    (b) The quality of water is deteriorating


    (b) Water is being used injudiciously. Whatever potable water is available, its quality is not good.
    It is because industrial effluents and untreated water of industries get mixed into streams and
    rivers. Sewerage water also gets mixed into these water bodies. As a result, the quality of water
    is deteriorating day by day.

    Last modified: 30 Sep 2024

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