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Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Question Answer
Answer the following questions.
Que- What is precipitation?
The term precipitation refers to all forms of liquid and solid water particles, which fall from the atmosphere and reach the Earth’s surface. Â
Que- What is the water cycle?
The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere, and land is known as the water cycle
Que- What are the factors affecting the height of the waves?
Speed, duration, and distance of the wind over the water determine the height of the waves.
Que- Which factors affect the movement of ocean water?
Ocean water movement is affected by temperature, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, and underwater landslides
Que- What are tides and how are they caused?
The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called a tide. The strong gravitational pull exerted by the sun and the moon on the earth’s surface causes the tides.
Que- What are ocean currents?
Ocean currents are streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions. The ocean currents may be warm or cold.
Give reasons.
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Que- Ocean water is salty.
The water of the oceans is salty or saline as it contains a large amount of dissolved salts. Most of the salt is sodium chloride or the common table salt that you eat.
Tick the correct answer
The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates
between oceans, atmosphere, and land………….
- Water cycle
- Tides
- Ocean currents
Generally, the warm ocean currents originate near
- Poles
- Equator
- None of these
The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called