alleryWhy is water sent down a drain not truly destroyed?
AIt leaves the planet
BIt stays in the water cycle
CIt turns into hard rock
DIt becomes crude oil
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It stays in the water cycle
1. Water discharged to sewers or the environment is not lost.
2. It remains within the hydrologic cycle and returns as precipitation.
3. What is wasted is the community's captured and treated supply.
_Source: Wikipedia, Water conservation, Wasting of water_
Keep practising Water
Browse all Water questions for CTET, or explore more Environmental Studies topics.
Related questions
Which way does ocean circulation carry heat in the water cycle?What is evaporation combined with transpiration from plants called?What is climate change doing to the global water cycle?What do hillside farmers gain from capturing runoff?Why did Venice depend for centuries on harvested rainwater?The Veeranam tank in Cuddalore was built in the later period of which dynasty?Frankfurt Airport uses its harvested rainwater mainly for what?Why are check dams built across streams?