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Water

Key Topics

Water is an Important Resource Potable Water No Wastage of Water
Water is Useful Making Water Fit for Drinking Storing Rainwater

Sources of Water

Water is an Important Resource

Water is an important resource. It is a vital part of our lives. It is necessary

because it helps us to digest the food we eat. Water helps us to throw out the

undigested wastes from the body.

Water is Useful

Water is very useful for us. We use water in different ways. We need water for the

following

Cooking Drinking Bathing

Cleaning Washing Swimming

Other than the above, water is also used for gardening, as a coolant in vehicles,

etc.

Sources of Water

We get water from rain.

Rainwater fills lakes, ponds,

rivers and seas. We can see

water on the surface of the
Earth. This is called surface

water.
River Lake Sea

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