This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Management > Irrigation > Water Management – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Surface water becomes groundwater when it A) Condenses to form drops of liquid water. B) Flows onto the ground through a spring. C) Moves below the water table. D) Percolates into the recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Percolates into the recharge zone. 2. Polluted ground water is difficult to clean up because A) Groundwater is deep in the ground and dispersed through large areas of rock. B) Pollutants cling to the materials that make up the aquifer and contaminate the clean water. C) The recycling process of groundwater can take hundreds or thousands of years. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Which of the following activities accounts for the greatest fresh water used worldwide? A) Manufacturing. B) Drinking. C) Washing. D) Irrigating crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigating crops. 4. What does chlorination do to the water? A) Removes microorganisms. B) Cleans the water. C) Makes the water taste nice. D) Removes twigs and sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Removes microorganisms. 5. When surface water makes its way through porous rock and into an aquifer, it is called: A) Groundwater. B) Saline. C) Runoff. D) Porosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 6. Which of the following fish would likely have the largest amount of Mercury. A) Salmon. B) Shark. C) Tuna. D) Shrimp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shark. 7. Layers of sand, gravel, or rock lying below the water table are called A) Aquifers. B) Aquducts. C) Aquifinas. D) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifers. 8. The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels is the process of? A) Instigation. B) Interdependance. C) Irrigation. D) Interrogation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation. 9. What all shouldn't be thrown in the drains A) Leftover food. B) Solid wastes. C) None of the above. D) Both of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both of the above. 10. ..... is the total amount of water taken form any given natural source A) Withdrawal. B) The Figi effect. C) The Nestle Water effect. D) Disgard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Withdrawal. 11. A factory is located next to a river. The factory has a sewage pipe running straight out of the factory and into the river. This is an example of ..... A) Tertiary receiving stream. B) Primary treatment. C) Point source pollution. D) Non-point pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point source pollution. 12. In the water cycle, energy from the sun causes water to A) Boil. B) Freeze. C) Condense. D) Evaporate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaporate. 13. Categorically, the largest consumer of water in the U.S. is for what purpose? A) Industry. B) Agriculture. C) Municipal. D) Recreation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 14. The step that prevents bacterial growth is ..... A) Coagulation. B) Chlorination. C) Additional treatment. D) Second filtration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorination. 15. Boiling water and collecting steam to isolate fresh water from salt water is best known as ..... A) Desalination. B) Water pollution. C) Water purification. D) Groundwater recharging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalination. 16. Water treatment involves A) Adding mercury. B) Removing flouride. C) Adding pathogens. D) Adding chlorine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adding chlorine. 17. A well or spring results from which water gushes without being pumped. A) Articulation. B) Artist. C) Resevoir. D) Artesian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Artesian. 18. What is the correct definition to describe an area with water surplus? A) An area where water demand is greater than the water supply. B) An area where the supply is more than enough to meet the needs of people and industries. C) An area in which has just the right amount of water to meets needs. D) An area in which most of the time has enough water to meet needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area where the supply is more than enough to meet the needs of people and industries. 19. Use of water from the Ogallala aquifer in the Great Plains region of the United States is not sustainable because A) It is recharged more slowly than it is being used. B) Industrial use has fallen off but household use has expanded. C) It originated many centuries ago. D) Increase usage for agriculture to produce ethanol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is recharged more slowly than it is being used. 20. A reservoir is ..... A) A place where seawater is stored for desalination. B) An artificial lake formed in front of a dam. C) The place where all the toilet paper is hoarded. D) An artificial lake formed behind a dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An artificial lake formed behind a dam. 21. Percent of world population that does not have access to clean drinking water. A) 25%. B) 50%. C) 5%. D) 19%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25%. 22. Which is the first state in India to make roof top rain water harvesting compulsory to all the houses? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Goa. C) Kerala. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tamil Nadu. 23. Which describes a benefit of dams? I. Creates a reservoir for drinking water II. Powers turbines that generate electricity III. Improves salmon migration A) I and II. B) I and III. C) II and III. D) I, II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I and II. 24. Select the correct order for the water treatment process. A) Sedimentation - Chlorination - Filtration. B) Filtration - Sedimentation - Chlorination. C) Sedimentation - Filtration - Chlorination. D) Filtration - Chlorination - Sedimentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedimentation - Filtration - Chlorination. 25. Many areas of the world that do not have adequate fresh water have become habitable because A) Rainfall patterns have changed. B) Water management projects have diverted water to the areas. C) Icebergs have been towed in to provide fresh water. D) People have practiced water conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water management projects have diverted water to the areas. 26. Which of the following is a source of point-pollution A) Unlined landfill. B) Runoff from city streets. C) Precipitation containing air pollution. D) Runoff from farms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unlined landfill. 27. It is difficult to predict when this natural disaster will occur. A) Flood. B) Drought. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 28. When there is no access to sufficient safe water? A) Lack of clean water. B) Water Deficiency. C) Water Deficit. D) Water Insecurity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water Insecurity. 29. The United Nations estimates that ..... people live in regions that have a scarcity of water. A) 1.2 Billion. B) 2 billion. C) 3.5 Billion. D) 500 Million. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1.2 Billion. 30. What is the most effective type of irrigation? A) Flood irrigation. B) Drip irrigation. C) Center pivot method. D) Using sprinklers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drip irrigation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Management QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesWater Management Quiz 1Water Management Quiz 2Water Management Quiz 3Water Management Quiz 4Water Management Quiz 5Water Management Quiz 7Water Management Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books