Fill in the blanks and complete the story selecting words from the box given here.

cold, demand, leaders, dry, hot, scarcity, workers,

wet, oceans, harvesting, rivers

Rajasthan is a _________ and dry place. The challenge of natural _______ of water was met by a successful experiment. A band of social ________ had transformed a _________ area into a green place. They have revived five dried-up ________ by constructing water ___________ structures.

State whether the following statements are True or False. If false, give the correct statement.

(a) The process of seeping of water into ground is called filtration.
(b) 51% of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
(c) Year 2003 was observed as the International Year of Freshwater.
(d) Snow and ice both are solid forms of water.

Fill in the blanks in the given passage.
The rainwater and ________________ from other sources such as rivers and ponds seeps through the ______________ and fills the empty spaces and cracks deep below the ground. The process of seeping of water into the ground is called ______________.

Place the following statements in a proper order to form a meaningful paragraph.

(a) Which in turn decreases the seepage of rainwater into the ground.

(b) This decreases the open areas like park, and playgrounds.

(c) Increasing population create demand for construction of houses, shops, offices, roads and pavements.

(d) This results in depletion of water table and creates scarcity of more water.

How can you observe the three forms of water in (i) nature and (ii) at home?