This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Management > Irrigation > Water Management – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... made it illegal to release point-source pollution without a permit, set water pollution standards, and funded sewage treatment plant construction. A) Clean Water Act. B) Endangered Species Act. C) Toxic Substances Control Act. D) National Environmental Policy Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean Water Act. 2. Conserving water for residential use would involve A) Xeriscaping. B) Drip irrigation. C) Reusing cooling water. D) Manufacturing goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xeriscaping. 3. Of the following are disadvantages of dam and reservoir systems; one is not. Choose the one that is not. A) Dams and reservoirs disrupt migration of some fish. B) Dams and reservoirs displace people behind the dam. C) Dams and reservoirs lead to devastating flooding if there is a failure. D) Dams and reservoirs increases downstream flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dams and reservoirs increases downstream flooding. 4. Which of the following test parameters is a direct measure of pollution? A) Turbidity. B) Suspended solids. C) BOD. D) Conductivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspended solids. 5. Where is Lesotho based? A) North Africa. B) It is surrounded by South Africa. C) No where near Africa. D) Just outside of South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is surrounded by South Africa. 6. Aquifers closest to the vadose zone. A) Unconfined. B) Artesian well. C) Aquitards. D) Confined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unconfined. 7. Includes plastics and industrial waste, which can poison organisms, cause cancer, etc. A) Toxic chemical pollution. B) Sediment pollution. C) Nutrient pollution. D) Biological pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toxic chemical pollution. 8. Hydrology helps in A) Deciding the minimum reservoir capacity. B) Forecasting the availability of quantity of water at reservoir site. C) Predicting the effects on the river water level on completion of dams. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 9. Water borne disease, pollution, food production, potential conflict are all examples if what? A) Factors affecting water security. B) Factors affecting water supply. C) Nothing they are all their own thing. D) Factors affecting water insecurity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Factors affecting water insecurity. 10. Removing salt, or saline, from sea water is called ..... A) Deconstruction. B) Dehydration. C) Desalination. D) Demoralization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desalination. 11. Why is fresh water a limited resource? A) It isn't because it is a renewable resource. B) 97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. C) Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes. 12. What 2 important nutrients are tested for in a body of water to check for eutrophication levels? A) Nitrates and phosphates. B) Dissolved oxygen and pH. C) CO2 and O2. D) Nitrates and dissolved oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrates and phosphates. 13. Pollution from mining is considered: A) Municipal. B) Marine. C) Industrial. D) Agricultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial. 14. Regulation of water quality standards in the USA: A) Potable Drinking Water Act. B) Qualitative Water Usage Act. C) Brockovich Bill. D) Clean Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clean Water Act. 15. Which one of these is a mechanical process of treating water? A) Addition of chlorine to water. B) Screening of sewage. C) Digestion of sewage. D) Aeration of sewage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Screening of sewage. 16. Pumping water out of the ground faster than it's replaced by rainfall causing wells to dry up and high pumping costs is known as what? A) Over Extraction. B) Over Pumping. C) Over Absorption. D) Over Usage Of Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over Absorption. 17. What is Palar pani? A) River water. B) Milk. C) Spring. D) Rain water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rain water. 18. Pollutants entering waterways from a general area, such as runoff from farmland or suburban communities A) Non-point Source Pollution. B) Pollution. C) Point Source Pollution. D) Turbidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-point Source Pollution. 19. When a volcano ejects acid lava, the eruption is usually A) Light and less violent. B) Soft and less violent. C) Loud but less violent. D) Loud and more violent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loud and more violent. 20. Sardar Sarovar Project has been constructed on A) Narmada. B) Kaveri. C) Mahanadi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narmada. 21. Most of Earths fresh water is frozen into? A) Rivers. B) Lakes. C) Groundwater. D) Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ice. 22. Gray Water is suitable for A) Swimming pools. B) Cooking. C) Washing cloths. D) Watering plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watering plants. 23. Fluoride may be added in ..... A) Coagulation. B) Second filtration. C) Aeration. D) Additional treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Additional treatment. 24. Which water source is the most reliable to use? A) Ice. B) Groundwater. C) Surface water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groundwater. 25. Includes pathogens, or disease-causing organisms and viruses; this can come from human or animal waste A) Nutrient pollution. B) Toxic chemical pollution. C) Sediment pollution. D) Biological pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological pollution. 26. The nutrient-rich water mixed with chemical fertilizers and pesticides, promotes the growth of weeds resulting in ..... A) De-eutrophication. B) Eutrophication. C) Aeration. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 27. Using groundwater at a rate faster than it is naturally re-supplied is called: A) Over draft. B) Wetland. C) Water budget. D) Influent streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over draft. 28. Desalination is a promising source of water for some locations because: A) Desalinated water can be delivered at a lower cost than many water sources. B) Desalination is a potential water source for even the most arid (dry) coastal area. C) Desalination produces water purer than surface water. D) Desalination requires less energy than transporting water over long distances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalination is a potential water source for even the most arid (dry) coastal area. 29. Which of the following environmental issues impact oceans. A) Oil spills. B) Toxic chemicals such as Mercury. C) Nutrients that run off from the land, forming nitrogen-rich algae blooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 30. Which of the following best describes how a frozen river can cause a flood? A) The water behind the ice dam collects and when the dam breaks, it causes flooding upstream. B) The ice in the river cracks into piecesthat eventually create a dam causing the water to overflow. C) The ice in the river cracks causing the water to overflow. D) The ice in the river melts too quickly and causes a flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ice in the river cracks causing the water to overflow. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Management QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesWater Management Quiz 1Water Management Quiz 2Water Management Quiz 3Water Management Quiz 4Water Management Quiz 6Water Management Quiz 7Water Management Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books