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    The document discusses various topics related to water and oceans. It defines key terms like precipitation, the water cycle, tides and ocean currents. It describes how tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. It also lists factors that affect wave heights and ocean water movement, such as wind speed, temperature, and currents. High tides are described as useful for navigation, fishing and generating electricity. Warm and cold ocean currents are also briefly explained.

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    The document discusses various topics related to water and oceans. It defines key terms like precipitation, the water cycle, tides and ocean currents. It describes how tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. It also lists factors that affect wave heights and ocean water movement, such as wind speed, temperature, and currents. High tides are described as useful for navigation, fishing and generating electricity. Warm and cold ocean currents are also briefly explained.

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    DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL KARNAL

    SESSION: 2023-24
    CLASS: VII
    L-5 WATER (GEO)

    Q.1. What is precipitation?


    Ans. The deposition of moisture from the atmosphere onto the earth’s surface is known as
    precipitation. Example- Rain, hail, fog, sleet or snow.

    Q.2. What is water cycle?


    Ans. The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans,
    atmosphere and land is known as the water cycle.

    Q.3. What are the factors affecting the height of the waves?
    Ans. The factors affecting the height of the waves are as follows:
    a. Speed of the wind. c. Earthquake
    b. Volcanic eruptions. d. Underwater landslides

    Q.4. Which factors affect the movement of ocean water?


    Ans.: Factors that affect the movement of ocean water are:
    a. Temperature c. Warm and cold currents
    b. Gravitational pull of the sun and the moon d. Winds

    Q.5. What are tides and how are they caused?


    Ans. 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.

    Q.6. What are ocean currents?


    Ans. Ocean currents are streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite
    directions. The ocean currents may be warm or cold.

    Extra Q/Ans

    Q.1. How are high tides useful?


    Ans. a. High tides help in navigation.
    b. The high tides also help in fishing.
    c. The rise and fall of water due to tides is being used to generate electricity in some places.

    Q.2. Write in brief about warm and cold currents.


    Ans. a. The warm ocean currents originate near the equator and move towards the poles.
    b. The cold currents carry water from polar or higher latitudes to tropical or lower latitudes.
    c. The Labrador Ocean current is cold current while the Gulf Stream is a warm current.
    d. The areas where the warm and cold currents meet provide the best fishing grounds of the
    world.
    e. The areas where a warm and cold current meet also experience foggy weather making it
    difficult for navigation.

    Q.3. What were the effects of the tsunami that occurred on 26 December 2004?
    Ans. Tsunami or the harbour wave struck havoc in the Indian Ocean on the 26 December 2004.
    a. Some of the islands of Indian Ocean were completely washed away.
    b. Indira point in Andaman got completely submerged.
    c. More than 10,000 people were killed and more than a lakh of houses were affected.
    d. Coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and the Andaman and
    Nicobar Islands were worst affected.

    Give Reasons:

    1. Ocean water is salty.


    Ans. Ocean water is salty as it contains large amount of dissolved salts.

    2. The quality of water is deterioting.


    Ans. The quality of water is deterioting because of the discharging of garbage, sewage and liquid
    wastes of agricultural lands, households, and factories into the rivers and lakes.

    Tick the correct answer;

    i. Water Cycle ii. Equator iii. Tide

    Match the foolowing:

    i. Largest lake
    ii. Periodic rise and fall of water
    iii. Strong Seismic waves
    iv. Streams of water moving along definite paths

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