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Water soaking into the ground reached the wells and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Stepwells are called so because people could:Read the answer and worked solution →Stepwells were built partly to serve:Read the answer and worked solution →Water was carried for travellers in a piau or in a leather:Read the answer and worked solution →Order the path of the rainRead the answer and worked solution →Match each water wordRead the answer and worked solution →True or false on waterRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on GhadsisarRead the answer and worked solution →Then or now at GhadsisarRead the answer and worked solution →Quick picks on waterRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →Does it float or sinkRead the answer and worked solution →Which source of energy powers the water cycle on Earth?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the change of liquid water into water vapour called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which process turns water vapour into tiny droplets that form clouds and fog?Read the answer and worked solution →Which process releases water vapour from plants into the air?Read the answer and worked solution →Roughly what share of all water on Earth is stored in the oceans?Read the answer and worked solution →Ice caps, glaciers and permanent snow hold about what share of Earth's water?Read the answer and worked solution →After water evaporates, about how long does it stay in the atmosphere on average?Read the answer and worked solution →How long can water stay deep underground before it leaves?Read the answer and worked solution →What name is given to particularly old groundwater?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the flow of water from the ground surface into the soil called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which process is the downward flow of water through soil and rocks under gravity?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the movement of water through the atmosphere called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which term covers the ways water moves across the land surface, as in streams and rivers?Read the answer and worked solution →Rain, snow, hail and sleet are all forms of which part of the water cycle?Read the answer and worked solution →What is solid ice changing directly into water vapour, without melting, called?Read the answer and worked solution →Why does evaporation act as a natural water purifier?Read the answer and worked solution →What happens to heat when liquid water changes into vapour?Read the answer and worked solution →What does deforestation do to a local area's water balance?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Water soaking into the ground reached the wells and the:

  1. Bavudis
  2. Barajas
  3. Batwaras
  4. Bagichas
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Correct answer: A. Bavudis

1. Some water from the lakes soaked into the ground. 2. It reached the wells and bavudis, which are stepwells. 3. The soil of the area also became wet and fertile. _Source: syllabus Environmental Studies, 'Looking Around', Ch 6 'Every Drop Counts'_

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Stepwells are called so because people could:

  1. Wait beside the water
  2. Walk down to the water
  3. Wind ropes to the water
  4. Wade across the water
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Correct answer: B. Walk down to the water

1. A stepwell has steps going down several storeys deep. 2. Instead of drawing the water up, people could go down the steps and reach it. 3. That is why they are called stepwells. _Source: syllabus Environmental Studies, 'Looking Around', Ch 6 'Every Drop Counts'_

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Stepwells were built partly to serve:

  1. Thatched terraces
  2. Thankful tenants
  3. Thirsty travellers
  4. Thriving traders
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Correct answer: C. Thirsty travellers

1. People used to make long journeys with caravans of animals and goods. 2. It was felt to be a good thing to give water to thirsty travellers. 3. So many beautiful stepwells were built. _Source: syllabus Environmental Studies, 'Looking Around', Ch 6 'Every Drop Counts'_

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