This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Conservation > Techniques > Water Conservation – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Conservation Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following decreased the amount of fresh water we can use? A) Too many plants. B) Fast-running rivers. C) Water pollution. D) Rich topsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water pollution. 2. Which is one reason that trash and litter can hurt wildlife? A) Wildlife are afraid of human garbage. B) Trash covers the scent of other animals they are hunting. C) Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them. D) Trash and litter removes their camouflage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them. 3. Which of the following is not one of the 3 R's? A) Recycle. B) Reuse. C) Resources. D) Reduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resources. 4. What do you do when you recycle a resource? A) Use much less of it. B) Divide it into many parts. C) Make new products out of an old one. D) Make it into a different material. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make new products out of an old one. 5. Which represents the distribution of water on Earth? A) 29% freshwater, 71% salt water. B) 71% freshwater, 29% salt water. C) 97% freshwater, 3% salt water. D) 3% freshwater, 97% salt water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3% freshwater, 97% salt water. 6. How is air pollution a problem in the rural areas? A) Waste from nuclear power plants has made the air in rural areas dangerous to breathe. B) People living in small villages drive a long distance to work in cars and trucks. C) Many heavy industries have relocated in rural areas because the land is cheap. D) Millions of people cook over wood and coal fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Millions of people cook over wood and coal fires. 7. What is it called when water vapor changes back to a liquid? A) Condensation. B) Precipitation. C) Saturation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 8. Which country harvest rainwater for agricultural need? A) Iran. B) Pakistan. C) Brazil. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazil. 9. Oceans cover what portion of the Earth surface A) One-thirds. B) Two-thirds. C) Almost Half. D) Three-fourths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two-thirds. 10. What is the main cause of water pollution? A) Invasive species. B) Animals. C) Plants and insects. D) Human impact and decision making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Human impact and decision making. 11. Which of these ways to wash the car saves the most water? A) Make your little brother wash it. B) Wash it in the driveway with the garden hose. C) Drive it into the lake. D) Take it through a car wash that recycles water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take it through a car wash that recycles water. 12. Water conservation battles which problem? A) Air Pollution. B) Water Scarcity. C) Marine life explorations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water Scarcity. 13. Earth is known as ..... planet. A) Blue. B) Green. C) Red. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blue. 14. Why could erosion be BAD for soil? A) It forms new rocks. B) It makes the soil healthier. C) It washes away important nutrients in the soil. D) It allows too many trees to grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It washes away important nutrients in the soil. 15. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy? A) Petroleum. B) Natural Gas. C) Ethanol from soybeans. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethanol from soybeans. 16. Which of the following is NOT a goal of water conservation? A) Energy conservation. B) Improving water management practices that reduce the use or enhance the beneficial use of water. C) Habitat conservation. D) Ensuring availability of water for future generations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Improving water management practices that reduce the use or enhance the beneficial use of water. 17. Which of these countries uses the most water per person per year? A) Germany. B) India. C) Egypt. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States. 18. How much water does a family of four (mom, dad, brother, and sister) use everyday? A) 250. B) 400. C) 100. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 400. 19. What area underground does not store water and is left dry? A) Zone of Aeration. B) Water Table. C) Zone of Saturation. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zone of Aeration. 20. Importance of Water Conservation A) To prepare for future droughts. B) To preserve the environment. C) To strengthen communities. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. What are the 3 Rs of Conservation? A) Recycle, Rent, Running. B) Reading, Reduce, Resist. C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. D) Reuse, Reminder, Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 22. What does WASH stands for? A) Water, Sanitation, Hygiene. B) Water, Septage, Hygiene. C) Water, Sanitation, Hydrogen. D) Water, Sustainable, Hygiene. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water, Sanitation, Hygiene. 23. What word describe water when it is attracted to surfaces? A) Solvent. B) Adhesion. C) Cohesion. D) Capillarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adhesion. 24. Put missing letters.WA ..... ER A) R. B) W. C) T. D) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) T. 25. Which is NOT a strategy of water conservation? A) Practicing sustainable methods of utilizing groundwater resources. B) Avoiding any damage to water quality. C) Protecting groundwater resources. D) Rain water harvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avoiding any damage to water quality. 26. ..... is a process similar to evaporation where liquid water is turned into water vapor by the plants. A) Sublimation. B) Runoff. C) Transpiration. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transpiration. 27. The life on the Earth began in A) Frozen Mountains. B) Primitive Oceans. C) Hot Deserts. D) River Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primitive Oceans. 28. What two elements make up water? A) Helium and oxygen. B) Hydrogen and carbon. C) Hydrogen and oxygen. D) Oxygen and carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydrogen and oxygen. 29. Runoff water that is absorbed by subsurface of soil and rock. A) Groundwater. B) Infiltration. C) Wetland. D) Saturation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infiltration. 30. Which of the following is an example of recycling ( using a resource more than one time)? A) Check for leaks in pipes and repair them. B) Collect water used to warm up showers and use it to water plants. C) Water at night to reduce evaporation. D) Run washing machine and dishwasher only when full. 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