Water as a Resource

I. Define the following:

1. Chlorination: The process of addition of chlorine
tablets in water for purification is called chlorination.

2. Decantation: The process of separating clean water

from sediments is called decantation.

3. Evaporation: The process of changing of liquid into

vapour is called evaporation.

4. Condensation: The process of changing of gas into

liquid is called condensation.

II. Answer the following questions:

1. List three ways to conserve water in day-to-day
life.
Ans: The three ways to conserve water in day-to-
day life are as follows:
a) Close the running tap while brushing your teeth.
b) Get the leaky taps fixed.
c) Do not pollute sources of water by throwing
garbage into the water.

2. Explain water cycle and name the processes that

are involved.
Ans: The movement of water from land to sky and
back to land again is called water cycle.
The heat of the sun evaporates water from the
oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds etc. This water
vapour goes up in the air. In the upper layer of the
atmosphere, the temperature is low. When water
 vapour comes in contact with the cooler air, it
condenses and forms tiny droplets of water. These
droplets come together to form clouds. It is called
condensation. When clouds become heavier and
cannot hold together, they fall in the form of rain,
hail or snow. This process is called as precipitation.
The rainwater flows into rivers, streams, lakes and
finally into seas and oceans. This is called
collection. This cycle continues again and again.

3. What is rainwater harvesting?

Ans: The technique of collecting rainwater for
future use is called rainwater harvesting.

4. Name some methods to purify water.

Ans: The different methods to purify water are
filtration, boiling, chlorination, decantation and
water purifiers.

III. Give reasons for the following:

1. We cannot drink water from a pond or lake
directly.
Ans: We cannot drink water from a pond or lake
directly because this water is not pure and contains
many impurities.

2. There are liquid droplets when we take out a

water bottle from refrigerator.
Ans: When a cold bottle is taken out from the
refrigerator, the water vapour present in the room
surrounding the bottle condenses and form
droplets of water on the surface of the bottle.
Note: Draw and colour a neat labelled diagram of
water cycle in the Science CW.