This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bhakra Nangal river valley project is made on the river A) Satluj Beas. B) Ganga. C) Son. D) Ravi Chenab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satluj Beas. 2. What would be the best definition of porosity? A) The inability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores. B) The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores. C) The level below which the ground is saturated with water. D) Percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces. 3. Which of the following in a non-renewable resource? A) Solar heating. B) Wind energy. C) Natural Gas. D) Hydroelectricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Gas. 4. Where does water vapor exist? A) Rivers and lakes. B) The atmosphere. C) Ice caps and glaciers. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Which of the following is a famous bird sanctuary? A) Gir forest. B) Bharatpur Sanctuary. C) Mudumalai. D) Kaziranga National park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bharatpur Sanctuary. 6. Underground caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock through which groundwater flows A) Aquifer. B) Confined aquifer. C) Transpiration. D) Water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. 7. Due to what feature is ocean water unfit for human consumption? A) Poisonous. B) Water Temperature. C) Salinity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salinity. 8. What can make groundwater unsafe to drink? A) Leaky landfills. B) Wells. C) Under-ground water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaky landfills. 9. Which of the following is not an endangered species? A) Big Horn Sheep. B) Key Deer. C) Gray Wolves. D) Coyotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coyotes. 10. This process of collecting and storing rainwater is called ..... A) Rainwater collection. B) Rainwater saving. C) Rainwater storing. D) Rainwater Harvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rainwater Harvesting. 11. What type of Animal Eats meat? A) Insectivore. B) Carnivore. C) Frugivore. D) Herbivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carnivore. 12. Compared with people in developing countries, people in industrialized countries are more likely to eat… A) Beef. B) Beans. C) Rice. D) Corn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beef. 13. Pollution that comes from many places over a large area A) Point-source pollution. B) Surface water. C) Nonpoint-source pollution. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonpoint-source pollution. 14. If groundwater is drawn from the ground faster than it can be restored then ..... A) The water table will be lowered. B) The water will fill nearby wells. C) The water will flow to the sea. D) The water will become polluted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water table will be lowered. 15. All of the following would result in an area that would result in an area thast was recently clear-cut EXCEPT; A) A loss of soil nutrients, because of the increase in wind and water erosion. B) An increase in erosion, because water flows faster on denuded slopes. C) An increase in biodiversity, because cleared land is more inviting to a variety of new species. D) An increase in water pollution as sediment flows into streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An increase in biodiversity, because cleared land is more inviting to a variety of new species. 16. The All-American Canal, which brings water from the Colorado River to farm fields in California, is an example of A) A reservoir. B) A well. C) A dam. D) A water diversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A water diversion. 17. Trees in ..... shed their leaves in a particular season in order to conserve loss of moisture through transpiration. A) Tundra. B) Deciduous Forest. C) Evergreen Forest. D) Tropical Evergreen Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous Forest. 18. Ocean dumping was once consider ..... A) Ethical. B) Inexpensive. C) Convenient. D) Both inexpensive and convenient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both inexpensive and convenient. 19. How does water get into the ground? A) Evaporation. B) Infiltration. C) Condensation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infiltration. 20. You must build a model of an aquifer for a science project. What material would be the best to use for the layer that will hold water? A) A material that does not have pores. B) A permeable material, such as gravel. C) A liquid, such as oil. D) An impermeable material, such as clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A permeable material, such as gravel. 21. A hole dug by the people to bring underground water to the surface for daily household activities. A) Dams. B) Sea. C) Canals. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well. 22. What is the most common use of water in the United States? A) Industry. B) Agriculture. C) Power plants. D) Domestic use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Power plants. 23. The world is covered by ..... water. A) 60%. B) 70%. C) 80%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 70%. 24. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given options. Options- I. The availability of usable water is limiting day by day. II. The available water resource is getting polluted due to increase in population, industrial, agricultural and domestic effluents. A) Only statement II is correct. B) Both are correct. Statement II correctly explains statement I. C) Both are correct but not related to each other. D) Both are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both are correct. Statement II correctly explains statement I. 25. Which water compartment can store water for up to 100, 000 years? A) Oceans. B) Ice and snow. C) Lakes. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice and snow. 26. Point beneath Earth's surface where the soil is saturated with water. A) Recharge zone. B) Water table. C) Watershed. D) Water chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water table. 27. Natural Vegetation and wildlife exist only in the narrow zone called ..... A) Atmosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 28. One method of desalination uses high pressure to force saltwater through a membrane filter. This method is called A) Active transport. B) Distillation. C) Reverse osmosis. D) Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reverse osmosis. 29. Harmful algal blooms are a result of what type of pollution? A) Mercury. B) Oil. C) Nutrient. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrient. 30. Why is freshwater a limited source? A) People do not need fresh water. B) Most of earth water is covered in fresh water. C) A small percentage of liquid fresh water is found on earth. D) Humans use salt water more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A small percentage of liquid fresh water is found on earth. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Resources QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesWater Resources Quiz 1Water Resources Quiz 2Water Resources Quiz 3Water Resources Quiz 4Water Resources Quiz 5Water Resources Quiz 6Water Resources Quiz 7Water Resources Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books