Why Do We Get Rain ? : āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āρ ? / āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? : Science (Water Cycle / Weather)






The Sun heats water in rivers, lakes, and oceans. The water changes into water vapour through evaporation. This water vapour rises into the sky and cools down. It then changes into tiny water droplets by condensation. These droplets join together to form clouds. When the clouds become heavy, water falls to the Earth as rain. This continuous process is called the water cycle. 


āĻ¸ā§‚ā§°ā§āϝāχ āύāĻĻā§€, āĻšā§ā§°āĻĻ āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ evaporation āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­ā§ąāύ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒāϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļāϞ⧈ āωāϠ⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ condensation āĻŦāĻž āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ⧰ āĻĢāϞāϤ āϏ⧰⧁ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āϘ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§‡āϘāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ—āϧ⧁⧰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€āϤ āĻĒ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋā§°āϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ• āϜāϞāϚāĻ•ā§āϰ āĻŦā§‹āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Key Point: Rain occurs because of evaporation and condensation in the water cycle. : āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āϜāϞāϚāĻ•ā§āϰāϤ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž evaporation āφ⧰⧁ condensation ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤===========================================================


MCQ


Q1. What is the main source of energy for rain formation ? : āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻ—āĻ āύ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Moon | B) Sun | C) Wind | D) Soil
Ans: B) Sun


Explanation: The Sun heats water and starts evaporation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¸ā§‚ā§°ā§āϝāχ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­ā§ąāύ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤







Q2. Water changing into vapour is called ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Condensation | B) Evaporation | C) Freezing | D) Melting
Ans: B) Evaporation
Explanation: Heat from the Sun turns water into vapour. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ¸ā§‚ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒāϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤



 

Q3. Water vapour rises because it is ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϞ⧈ āωāϠ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āχ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ā§ąāĻž ?
A) Heavy | B) Cold | C) Light | D) Solid
Ans: C) Light
Explanation: Water vapour is lighter than air. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻžāĨ¤

 

Q4. Vapour cooling to form droplets is called ? : āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšā§ˆ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰āĻžāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Condensation | B) Evaporation | C) Heating | D) Freezing
Ans: A) Condensation
Explanation: Vapour cools and changes into droplets. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšā§ˆ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

 

Q5. Tiny water droplets in the sky form ? : āφāĻ•āĻžāĻļāϤ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āĻŦ⧋⧰⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
A) Wind | B) Clouds | C) Rainbows | D) Ice
Ans: B) Clouds
Explanation: Clouds are made of tiny water droplets. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽā§‡āϘ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁⧰⧇ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤāĨ¤

 

Q6. Rain falling from clouds is called ? : āĻŽā§‡āϘ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻĒā§°āĻžāĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Evaporation | B) Condensation | C) Precipitation | D) Radiation
Ans: C) Precipitation
Explanation: Rain, snow, and hail are precipitation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ, āĻŦā§°āĻĢ āφāĻĻāĻŋ precipitationāĨ¤

 

Q7. Which process starts the water cycle ? : āϜāϞāϚāĻ•ā§āϰ āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
A) Rain | B) Evaporation | C) Condensation | D) Snow
Ans: B) Evaporation
Explanation: Evaporation begins the water cycle. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­ā§ąāύ⧇ āϜāϞāϚāĻ•ā§āϰ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤

 

Q8. Clouds become heavy due to ? : āĻŽā§‡āϘāĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻ—āϧ⧁⧰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ ?
A) Heat | B) Water droplets | C) Wind | D) Dust
Explanation: Droplets combine and grow heavier. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻ—āϧ⧁⧰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

 

Q9. Rain is part of which cycle ? : āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧋āύ āϚāĻ•ā§āϰ⧰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ ?
A) Carbon cycle | B) Water cycle | C) Nitrogen cycle | D) Rock cycle
Ans: B) Water cycle
Explanation: Rain is an important step in the water cycle. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āϜāϞāϚāĻ•ā§āϰ⧰ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϧāĻžāĻĒāĨ¤

 

Q10. Which of these forms clouds ? āĻāχāĻŦā§‹ā§°ā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āϕ⧋āύ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϘ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
A) Water vapour | B) Sand | C) Smoke | D) Soil
Ans: A) Water vapour
Explanation: Vapour condenses to form clouds. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§ąāύ āĻšā§ˆ āĻŽā§‡āϘ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

 

Q11. Rain occurs when clouds become ? : āĻŽā§‡āϘ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āĻ•ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Light | B) Cold | C) Heavy | D) Dry
Ans: C) Heavy
Explanation: Heavy droplets fall as rain. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āϧ⧁⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āϤāϞāϞ⧈ āĻĒ⧰⧇āĨ¤

 

Q12. Which of these is NOT part of rain formation ? āĻāχāĻŦā§‹ā§°ā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻ—āĻ āύ⧰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Evaporation | B) Condensation | C) Precipitation | D) Magnetism
Ans: D) Magnetism
Explanation: Magnetism is unrelated to rain. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Magnetism ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ• āύāĻžāχāĨ¤

 

Q13. The cooling of vapour mainly happens in the ? āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤ āĻ•’āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Ocean | B) Sky | C) Soil | D) River
Ans: B) Sky
Explanation: Vapour cools in the atmosphere. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

 

Q14. The main cause of evaporation is ? : āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­ā§ąāύ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Wind | B) Heat | C) Dust | D) Gravity
Ans: B) Heat
Explanation: Heat converts water into vapour. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒāϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤

 

Q15. Rainwater mainly comes from ? : āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤ āĻ•’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āφāĻšā§‡ ?
A) Ground | B) Clouds | C) Plants | D) Air
Ans: B) Clouds
Explanation: Clouds release water as rain. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽā§‡āĻ˜ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϚāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤

 

Q16. Which layer of Earth holds clouds ? : āĻĒ⧃āĻĨāĻŋā§ąā§€ā§° āϕ⧋āύ āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧰āϤ āĻŽā§‡āϘ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ ?
A) Lithosphere | B) Atmosphere | C) Hydrosphere | D) Biosphere
Ans: B) Atmosphere
Explanation: Clouds form in the atmosphere. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽā§‡āϘ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞāϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

 

Q17. The joining of water droplets forms ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Rivers | B) Clouds | C) Sand | D) Air
Ans: B) Clouds
Explanation: Droplets combine to form clouds. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āĻŦā§‹ā§° āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āϘ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

 

Q18. Which process turns liquid water into vapour ? : āϕ⧋āύ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āĻ• āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŖāϤ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
A) Freezing | B) Evaporation | C) Condensation | D) Cooling
Ans: B) Evaporation
Explanation: Heat causes evaporation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āϤāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­ā§ąāύ āϘāϟāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

 

Q19. Rainfall helps in ? : āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āϪ⧇ āĻ•’āϤ āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
A) Water supply | B) Pollution | C) Dry air | D) Heat
Ans: A) Water supply
Explanation: Rain provides fresh water. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āϪ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāύ āϧ⧰⧇āĨ¤

 

Q20. The key reason for rain is ? : āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖā§° āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ•āĻŋ ?
A) Wind | B) Evaporation and condensation | C) Soil | D) Fire
Ans: B) Evaporation and condensation
Explanation: These processes form clouds and rain. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻŽā§‡āϘ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦā§°āώ⧁āĻŖ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤