This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Management > Irrigation > Water Management – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Soil salinization is common in fields that: A) Are constantly irrigated. B) Use polyculture crops. C) Use conservation tillage. D) Are situated above aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are constantly irrigated. 2. Which of the following would be the best way for a desert farmer to reduce water loss from evaporation and seepage and thus conserve water? A) Dig deeper wells. B) Recycle cooling water and wastewater. C) Install low-flow toilets. D) Install a drip irrigation system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Install a drip irrigation system. 3. When water changes from a GAS to a LIQUID? A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 4. When there is a location living without a sufficient supply of water because of the high demand for water is called what? A) Insufficient Water Supply. B) Water Insecurity. C) When there is water supply however the efficiency of it being clean is less that higher income countries. D) Water Deficit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water Deficit. 5. Process used in wastewater treatment process where colonies of bacteria are used to break down and ingest solid waste. A) Coagulation. B) Filtration. C) Bioreactors. D) Chlorination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bioreactors. 6. Removing salt from sea water to create fresh water is referred to as what? A) Filtration. B) Water Correction. C) Desalinisation. D) Desaltation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desalinisation. 7. Ground water is accessed by ..... A) Drip irrigation. B) Constructing canals. C) Drilling wells. D) Check bunds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drilling wells. 8. What is the main reason why water is not desalinated? A) Inaccessible. B) Don't know how. C) Too expensive. D) Difficult to transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too expensive. 9. Average American uses ..... liters of water daily. A) 310. B) 15. C) 250. D) 400. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 400. 10. While expensive and inefficient now, this process of removing salt from ocean water may help create more potable water in the future A) Desalination. B) Water transport. C) Towing icebergs. D) Xeriscaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalination. 11. Which of the following is the major source of fresh water which is available in India? A) Ocean water. B) Pond water. C) River water. D) Ground water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ground water. 12. How is fresh water used in industry? A) In manufacturing processes. B) In the disposal of waste products. C) To generate power. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. Which of the following treatments involves addition of chlorine? A) Initial treatment. B) Primary treatment. C) Tertiary treatment. D) Secondary treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary treatment. 14. "The Clean Water Action Plan in the United States restricts factories from releasing toxic waste into rivers."How is water water sustainably managed in the United States based on the paragraph above? A) Improve water quality. B) Improve water technologies. C) Improve water quantity. D) Improve water consumption habits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Improve water quality. 15. Large trash items are removed in ..... A) Coagulation. B) Aeration. C) First filtration. D) Second filtration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First filtration. 16. A hole that is dug into the ground to obtain fresh water is called A) A watershed. B) An aquifer. C) A well. D) The recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A well. 17. Point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution differ in A) The number or sources from which the pollution is discharged. B) Whether the pollutants are chemical or physical agents. C) Whether the source of the pollution is agricultural or industrial. D) The kind of biological agents causing the pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number or sources from which the pollution is discharged. 18. After the clarification step in wastewater treatment, the solid waste called ..... is sold off and the liquid waste called ..... moves on the be filtered and disinfected A) Sewage and dirty water. B) Sludge and effluent. C) Effluent and slude. D) Dirty water and sewage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sludge and effluent. 19. ..... includes water that is absorbed into the ground and flows below the Earth's surface. A) Polar ice caps. B) Ocean water. C) Groundwater. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 20. Toxins often appear at higher concentrations in higher trophic levels due to ..... A) Bionicle. B) Biomagnification. C) Bioaccumulation. D) Bioengineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomagnification. 21. Phosphorus-containing fertilizer is a possible source of ..... A) Biological pollution. B) Toxic chemical pollution. C) Nutrient pollution. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrient pollution. 22. Diseases that are found within water sources? A) Airborne Diseases. B) Water Treatment Schemes. C) Illness Through Water. D) Waterborne Diseases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waterborne Diseases. 23. An underground zone from which groundwater can be obtained is: A) An Aquifer. B) Recharge Zone. C) Water shed. D) Discharge Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An Aquifer. 24. Fertilizer, sewage, and animal feces can wash in to water, leading to ..... A) Desalination. B) Thermal pollution. C) Artificial eutrophication. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artificial eutrophication. 25. What is fecal coliform a measure of? A) The ability of water to transmit viruses such as influenza. B) The brownness of the water. C) A direct measurement of feces concentration. D) Number of bacteria (like E. coli) commonly found in sewage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Number of bacteria (like E. coli) commonly found in sewage. 26. A method of increasing water supplies that has been successful, but expensive is A) Desalination. B) Cloud seeding. C) Towing icebergs by ship from polar regions. D) None of these is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalination. 27. Most of the oil that pollutes the ocean comes from A) Operating boats and personal watercraft. B) Spills from oil tankers. C) Runoff from cities and towns. D) Leaking underground storage facilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff from cities and towns. 28. Which of the following is NOT a desired effect in streams? A) High temperature. B) Low nitrates. C) A pH of about neutral. D) Low salinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High temperature. 29. Layers of sand, gravel, and hard coal remove impurities in ..... A) Second filtration. B) Coagulation. C) First filtration. D) Chlorination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Second filtration. 30. Groundwater provides ..... % of the drinking water in the USA. A) 5. B) 67. C) 18. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Management QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesWater Management Quiz 1Water Management Quiz 3Water Management Quiz 4Water Management Quiz 5Water Management Quiz 6Water Management Quiz 7Water Management Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books