1. Name two main natural sources of water.
2. Name any three inland water bodies.
3. Write one use of water in the canals.
4. Name two main rivers of North India.
5. State two methods of drawing ground water.
Answers
Answer:
1. There are two main sources of water: surface water and groundwater. Surface Water is found in lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Groundwater lies under the surface of the land, where it travels through and fills openings in the rocks. The rocks that store and transmit groundwater are called aquifers.
2. lakes.,seas,oceans,rivers are known as inland water bodies.
3. A canal is a man-made waterway. Canals are built for a variety of uses including irrigation, land drainage, urban water supply, hydroelectric power generation, and transportation of cargo and people.
4. Rivers in North India
North Indian rivers are Indus and its tributaries Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej. The Ganga and its tributaries mainly Yamuna, Gharghara, Gandak, Ram Ganga, Ramganga, Kosi, Mahananda, Chambal. The Brahmaputra and its tributaries like Manas, Subarnasri, Tista, etc.
5. the two types of drawing out ground water are bore well ,wells. A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers.
Answer:
1) Surface water, Ground water
2) Lakes, Seas, Oceans
3) A canal is a man- made waterways. Canals are built for a variety of uses including irrigation, land, drainage, urban water supply, hydroelectric power genration, and Transportation of cargo and people.
4) North Indian rivers are Indus and its tributaries Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej.
5) The two types of drawing out groundwater are bore well, wells. A water well is an excavaition or structure created in a ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to acess groundwater in underground aquifers.