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Class 5 Water—The Essence of Life worksheet
CBSE Science. States of water, the water cycle, fresh and salt water, rivers and seas, groundwater, saving water. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Most of the water on the Earth is found in:
- ponds
- wells
- rivers
- the oceans
Answer
(d) the oceans
about 97 out of every 100 parts
- 2.
A mopped floor dries after a while. This is because of:
- freezing
- melting
- evaporation
- condensation
Answer
(c) evaporation
- 3.
The river Mahi flows into the:
- Thar Desert
- Wular Lake
- Bay of Bengal
- Arabian Sea
Answer
(d) Arabian Sea
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Why can we not drink sea water?
Answer
It has a lot of salt dissolved in it, which makes it harmful to drink.
- 5.
Is it a solid, a liquid or a gas? (a) sea water (b) tears
Answer
(a) liquid (b) liquid
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain the water cycle in four steps.
Answer
Evaporation: the Sun heats water in seas, rivers and lakes, and it becomes vapour. Condensation: the vapour rises, cools and forms clouds of tiny drops. Precipitation: the drops join and fall as rain or snow. Collection: the water flows into rivers and seas or soaks into the ground, and the cycle repeats.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Water—The Essence of Life sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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