This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... growth and climate change will create additional challenges. A) Agricultural. B) Population. C) Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 2. A person needs approximately ..... liter(s) of water a day. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 3. Several ..... and industry groups, including the National Association of Homebuilders, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and the American Farm Bureau Federation issued statements in support of the changes. A) Agricultural. B) Conflict. C) Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural. 4. What is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment? A) Dams. B) Embankment. C) Lakes. D) Canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dams. 5. Species of some animals are on the verge of extinction as their population has decreased considerably. Such species are known as ..... A) Extinct Species. B) Dead Species. C) Endangered Species. D) Hidden Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered Species. 6. Where is most of the freshwater on Earth found? A) In underground aquifers. B) In low salt oceans. C) In groundwater. D) Locked up in ice, snow, and glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Locked up in ice, snow, and glaciers. 7. Which type of land use would allow more water to percolate through the soil to become ground water? A) Residential. B) A parking lot. C) Forest. D) Agricultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forest. 8. Hirakud Dam is constructed on the river: A) Manas. B) Ganga. C) Manjira. D) Mahanadi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahanadi. 9. Groundwater in the US is A) Found everywhere. B) Is primarily found in the central plains. C) Is found all across the nation, but some areas have little to none. D) Is only found along the coastlines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is found all across the nation, but some areas have little to none. 10. For a well to provide water, it must reach ..... A) Above the water table. B) Below the water table. C) Above an aquifer. D) Into a reservoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Below the water table. 11. As urbanization increases and natural soil surfaces are covered, the groundwater supply is reduced due to A) Increased evaporation and transpiration. B) Decreased surface runoff. C) Loss of recharge area. D) Confinement of aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loss of recharge area. 12. Unfortunately, the ..... surface fresh water is not equally distributed throughout the world. A) Access. B) Agricultural. C) Available. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Available. 13. ..... is known as B horizon. A) Parent Rock. B) Organic layer. C) Sub soil. D) Top soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sub soil. 14. Many ..... contain phosphates. A) Detergents. B) Oil-based products. C) Fertilizers. D) Detergents and fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detergents and fertilizers. 15. Which oxides are responsible for the formation of acid rain? A) Iron and Sulfur. B) Iron and Nitrogen. C) Nitrogen and Sulfur. D) Carbon and Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen and Sulfur. 16. Which of the following states has rights to water from the Colorado River? A) California. B) Montana. C) Texas. D) Oregon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) California. 17. 90% of the total world population resides in ..... of the land area. A) 10%. B) 40%. C) 30%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30%. 18. Land use for building homes and small communities A) Recreational Land. B) Residential Land. C) Transport Land. D) Commercial Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Residential Land. 19. What type of Animal Eats Plants? A) Frugivore. B) Herbivore. C) Insectivore. D) Carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbivore. 20. Where most freshwater is found in ..... A) Lakes. B) Glaciers. C) Sea water. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glaciers. 21. In which state is bamboo derio irrigation prevalent A) Nagaland. B) Meghalaya. C) Mizoram. D) Manipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meghalaya. 22. One method of desalination is A) Forcing the water through a filter, which removes salt from the water. B) Saturating the groundwater so the water table rises, and thus decreasing the ratio of salts within the groundwater. C) The use of hydroponic agriculture so water and salts are not added to the ground during irrigation. D) Planting only drought-resistant vegetation, reducing the amount of water needed in home gardens and in agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forcing the water through a filter, which removes salt from the water. 23. Which of the following is climate change most likely to contribute to? A) Reduced rainfall in high latitudes. B) Increased rainfall in high latitudes. C) Increase in rainfall across the world. D) Reduction in rainfall across the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased rainfall in high latitudes. 24. Which of the following would NOT help prevent future flooding? A) Building of Dams. B) Protecting wetlands. C) Protecting Forests. D) Expansion of urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expansion of urban areas. 25. Which of the following species is extinct? A) Passenger Pigeon. B) Whooping Crane. C) California Condor. D) Red Wolf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passenger Pigeon. 26. Living things will most likely be affected if there were a shortage of water on Earth because ..... A) Living things would not be able to live, reproduce, or regulate their own temperature. B) Living things would not be able to absorb and transport heat or regulate their own temperature. C) Living things would not be able to reproduce or absorb and transport heat. D) Living things would not be able to regulate their own temperature, live, or absorb or transport heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Living things would not be able to live, reproduce, or regulate their own temperature. 27. For Sanders, whose presidential campaign four years ago challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, the landscape at this key point is much different ..... as are the ..... at his disposal. A) Conflict. B) Population. C) Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resources. 28. What factors have aggravated the water and energy problems in India? A) Multiplying urban centres. B) Dams. C) Afforestation. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiplying urban centres. 29. All life forms, plant or animals, need this to survive: A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Calcium Carbonate. C) Soil. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 30. A term meaning "disease causing". A) Hygienic. B) Eutrophic. C) Pathogenic. D) Septic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathogenic. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Resources QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesWater Resources Quiz 1Water Resources Quiz 3Water Resources Quiz 4Water Resources Quiz 5Water Resources Quiz 6Water Resources Quiz 7Water Resources Quiz 8Water Resources Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books