NCERT Notes for Class 6 Science

Class 6 Science – Water

1. Fill Up The Blanks In The Following:

(a) The process of changing water into its vapour is called ______.
Ans: Evaporation
(b) The process of changing water vapour into water is called ________.
Ans: Condensation
(c) No rainfall for a year or more may lead to ______ in that region
Ans: Drought
(d) Excessive rains may cause_______.
Ans: Flood

2. State for each of the following whether it is due to evaporation

or condensation:
(a) Water drops appear on the outer surface of a glass containing
cold water.
Ans: Condensation
(b) Steam rising from wet clothes while they are ironed.
Ans: Evaporation
(c) Fog appearing on a cold winter morning.
Ans: Condensation
(d) Blackboard dries up after wiping it.
Ans: Evaporation
(e) Steam rising from a hot girdle when water is sprinkled on it.
Ans: Evaporation

3. Which of the following statements are "true"?

(a) Water vapour is present in the air only during the monsoon.
Ans: False
(b) Water evaporates into the air from oceans, rivers and lakes but
not from soil.
Ans: False
(c) The process of water changing into its vapour is called
evaporation.
Ans: True
(d) The evaporation of water takes place only in sunlight.
Ans: False
(e) Water vapour condenses to form tiny water droplets of water
in the upper layers of air where it is cooler.
Ans: True

4. Suppose you want to dry your school uniform quickly. Would

spreading it near an anghiti or heater help? If yes, how?
Ans: Yes, to dry school uniform quickly, spreading it near an anghiti or
heater will help. Anghiti or heater provides heat which increases the
evaporation rate and as a result, the school uniform dries quickly.

5. Take out a cooled bottle of water from the refrigerator and keep
it on a table. After some time, you notice a puddle of water around
it. Why?
Ans: We see a pool of water after a while when we take a cooled bottle
of water from the refrigerator and place it on a table. This happens due
to the condensation process. The water vapour condenses out due to
low temperature around the bottle and droplets of water are seen.

6. To clean their spectacles, people often breathe out on glasses to

make them wet. Explain why the glasses become wet?
Ans: The glasses become wet due to the breath because of
condensation. The air which we breathe out contains carbon dioxide
and moisture which condense due to lower temperature and wet the
glass.

7. How are clouds formed?

Ans: The water present on the earth forms water vapour because of
evaporation. The water vapour then mixes with the air which due to an
increase in the temperature, takes the water vapour in the upward
direction. At higher altitudes, the temperature of the water vapour
decreases which on cooling forms water droplets in the air referred to
as clouds.

8. When does a drought occur?

Ans: Drought is a phenomenon that occurs due to the scarcity of
rainwater. It occurs in places that lack rainfall. As a result, underground
water is not restored and soil loses its moisture due to evaporation.