This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... and ..... movements were launched against the multipurpose projects A) 'narmada bachao and chipko movement. B) Save silent valley movement and tehri dam. C) Narmada bachao and tehri dam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narmada bachao and tehri dam. 2. Which of the following is NOT a primary source goal of a dam or reservior? A) Supply water for irrigation. B) Reduce down stream flooding. C) Clean the water supply. D) Produce electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clean the water supply. 3. How much world's water exist as freshwater A) 5%. B) 4%. C) 3.5%. D) 2.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2.5%. 4. What is the process of moving water from its source to places where humans can use it? A) Recharge zone. B) Well. C) Water table. D) Water diversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water diversion. 5. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario suffer from ..... A) Eutrophication. B) Overpopulation of fish. C) Treated water. D) Global cooling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eutrophication. 6. The majority of water directly consumed per U.S. citizen is used for A) Washing clothes. B) Watering the lawn. C) Washing the car. D) Flushing the toilet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flushing the toilet. 7. When a pathogen makes it way into our water it is known as ..... pollution. A) Chemical. B) Thermal. C) Physical. D) Biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological. 8. Which are ways that many countries transport surface water? A) Paddies and shadufs. B) Chinampas and wind-powered pumps. C) Aqueducts and underground pipes. D) Large boats and tankers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aqueducts and underground pipes. 9. ..... percent of water found on the Earth is freshwater. A) 3. B) 10. C) 32. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 10. It is an obstruction placed in a river or stream to block it's flow. A) Salination. B) Reservoir. C) Dam. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dam. 11. In which of the following areas is water stress most prevalent? A) South America. B) North America. C) Asia. D) Australia and Oceania. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 12. The percentage of total volume of a rock that has spaces or pores A) Permeability. B) 100%. C) Porability. D) Porosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Porosity. 13. The accumulation of toxins in an organism often through the process of production and consumption A) Biological Remediation. B) Biological magnification. C) Biological accumulation. D) Biological restoration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological accumulation. 14. What house hold process uses the most water? A) Taking a shower. B) Running sink water. C) Laundry. D) Flushing the toilet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flushing the toilet. 15. Water that are rich in organisms and organic materials which show and increase in nutrient levels and biological productivity is called… A) Red tide. B) Oligotrophic. C) Oxygen sag. D) Eutrophic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eutrophic. 16. A bloom of deadly aquatic microorganisms where the toxins pollute the water for consumption is called… A) Oxygen sag. B) Eutrophic. C) Red tide. D) Oligotrophic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red tide. 17. What does CAFO stand for? A) Community Agricultural Food Operation. B) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. C) Community Animal Feeding Operation. D) Concentrated Agricultural Federal Opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. 18. Untreated industrial effluents pollute the water with ..... A) Metals. B) Nitrates. C) Only option 1. D) Both option 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both option 1 and 2. 19. The major threats to the environment are: A) Landslides. B) Soil erosion. C) Desertification. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 20. Sources of pollution, such as factories, power plants and oil wells, which discharge pollution from a specific location is called? A) Water pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. C) Atmospheric deposition. D) Point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point source pollution. 21. What is another major cause of water pollution? A) Drinking too much water. B) Fish. C) Farmers using chemicals. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farmers using chemicals. 22. Some ways water shapes Earth's surface is ..... A) By transporting nutrients and waste. B) By forming glaciers and weathering ocean shores. C) By forming river and mountains. D) By absorbing and transporting solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By forming glaciers and weathering ocean shores. 23. Who benefitted from the multipurpose projects? A) Landowners and large farmers, industrialists. B) Local land owners. C) Government. D) Builders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landowners and large farmers, industrialists. 24. This happens along coastlines and in areas where salt water deposits are left form ancient oceans, over use of freshwater reservoirs often allow saltwater to intrude into aquifers used for domestic and agricultural purposes. A) Salt water intrusion. B) Rain shadow. C) Residence time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt water intrusion. 25. Different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is known as A) Terrace farming. B) Intercropping. C) Mixed cropping. D) Intracropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intercropping. 26. The area of upper soil layers that hold both air and water is called? A) Zone aeration. B) Recharge zone. C) Zone of saturation. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zone aeration. 27. Which of the following is a renewable resource? A) Oil. B) Coal. C) Forests. D) Iron ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forests. 28. Underground formation that contains groundwater A) Recharge zone. B) Aquifer. C) Percolator. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquifer. 29. A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(n) A) Spring well. B) Geyser well. C) Cry well. D) Artesian well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Artesian well. 30. Which of the following human factor is an important determinant of land use pattern? A) Population. B) Technology. C) Only option 1. D) Both options 1 and 2. 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