This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Chlorine is often added during water treatment to A) Make particles for clumps. B) Kill-disease-causing organisms. C) Improve the taste of water. D) Remove objects such as fish and trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kill-disease-causing organisms. 2. This plan would involve the democratization of healthcare, meaning that the government would mandate that every American citizen have ..... to the same type of health insurance. A) Access. B) Available. C) Conflict. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Access. 3. A forested hillside will help eliminate A) Using pesticides, because the shade of the forest prevents insect pests from entering the area. B) Droughts, because transportation ensures that forest areas always have a high moisture level. C) Flooding, because trees help reduce soil erosion and the flow of water downslope. D) Unsustainable farming, because crops cannot be grown on forested slopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flooding, because trees help reduce soil erosion and the flow of water downslope. 4. What percentage of the total volume of world's water is estimated to exist as oceans? A) 97.5%. B) 96.5%. C) 94.5%. D) 95.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 96.5%. 5. What percentage of the world's water is fresh and drinkable? A) 3%. B) 6%. C) 25%. D) 36%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3%. 6. A group of ecosystems within a region that have similar types of vegetation and similar climate conditions is a: A) Biome. B) Strata. C) Estuary. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biome. 7. Pollution that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources A) Estuary. B) Water shed. C) Non point source pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non point source pollution. 8. The effect of sediment and nutrient pollution are the same in that A) The water becomes acidic. B) Pathogens are spread. C) Toxic substances accumulate. D) Oxygen is depleted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen is depleted. 9. One way to conserve water in agriculture is to A) Use a technique similar to the ancient Egyptians', whereby they relied on a river to regularly overflow its banks. B) Plant crops in places with less sunlight so there are fewer hours during the day for evaporation to occur. C) Channel gray water from homes and industry to agricultural areas. D) Use a watering technique that focuses the water in the immediate area of plant roots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a watering technique that focuses the water in the immediate area of plant roots. 10. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built on which river? A) Satluj. B) Kaveri. C) Krishna. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Krishna. 11. Heat energy obtained from the earth is called .. A) Hydel Energy. B) Solar Energy. C) Tidal Energy. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal energy. 12. A drought in the 1930s transformed large part of the Midwest into a Dust Bowl. This is an example of A) The results of many inches of rain falling within a few hours. B) The conversion of rangeland or cropland into a desertlike area. C) Evaporation of water from the ground and release of moisture from leaves. D) Water flowing over the surface when it is unable to infiltrate the ground because of saturation of the soil or a steep slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The conversion of rangeland or cropland into a desertlike area. 13. An effective approach to preventing future shortages of usable water should focus on A) Emphasizing the additive effect of individual conservation. B) Developing and refining new ways to produce fresh water. C) Reducing pollution of water sources by education/enforcement. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. Identify the natural cause of water scarcity. A) Economic development. B) Pollution. C) Climate change. D) Agricultural processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate change. 15. Which of the following describe the relationship between D.O. and B.O.D.? A) When B.O.D. increases, the D.O. decreases. B) When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. increases. C) When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. decreases. D) When B.O.D. decreases, the D.O. decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When B.O.D. increases, the D.O. decreases. 16. In a residence, which uses the least amount of water? A) Dishwasher. B) Showers. C) Toilets. D) Washing clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dishwasher. 17. During times of drought, the process of ..... with dry ice crystals may be used. A) Cultural eutrophication. B) Chlorination. C) Aeration. D) Cloud seeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cloud seeding. 18. The land area that supplies water to a river system is called A) A divide. B) A wetland. C) A watershed. D) A tributary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A watershed. 19. Full form of CITES is A) Conservation of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. B) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. C) Conservation Internal Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. D) Convention in Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 20. Soil, vegetation, & rocks that are removed to get to an ore deposit below A) Overburden. B) Tailings. C) Ore. D) Reserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overburden. 21. What will MOST LIKELY happen if groundwater is drawn from the ground faster than it can be restored? A) The water table will be lowered. B) The water will become polluted. C) The water will flow to the sea. D) The water will fill nearby wells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water table will be lowered. 22. All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system A) Water table. B) Reservoir. C) Aquifer. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watershed. 23. Water scarcity is similar to water stress. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) Di q alam xori. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 24. Ore leftovers after valuable minerals have been removed A) Extraction heap. B) Smelting piles. C) Gravel. D) Tailings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tailings. 25. Water pollution includes A) Organisms in water that cause disease. B) Water that is too cold. C) High amounts of dissolved oxygen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organisms in water that cause disease. 26. Sediment pollution is most closely tied to A) Erosion. B) Eutrophication. C) Mining. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 27. The Green Revolution was A) Power grab by the Green party in the 1980s. B) Way of fighting soil erosion. C) Change to more sustainable agriculture. D) A dramatic increase in crop yields in developing countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dramatic increase in crop yields in developing countries. 28. Where is MOST of Earth's available freshwater stored? A) The atmosphere. B) Underground. C) Lakes and rivers. D) Ice caps and glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underground. 29. A sustainable society would emphasize A) A sustainable society would emphasize. B) Converting the world's high-quality energy resources to low-quality heat. C) Recycling both matter and high-quality energy. D) Using energy efficiently and reusing and recycling matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using energy efficiently and reusing and recycling matter. 30. Which of the following would reduce water tables? A) Snowmelt. B) Flood. C) Overpopulation. 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