This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Watershed > Management > Watershed Management – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Watershed Management Quiz 3 (19 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How would you describe the SOIL in the wetlands? A) Always very dry. B) Always very wet. C) Like a sponge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like a sponge. 2. The place where a river empties into a larger body of water is called the ..... A) Riverbed. B) Source. C) Mouth. D) Bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mouth. 3. Overflow during a heavy rainstorm from a wastewater treatment plant would result in - A) Flooding in the local aquifer. B) Polluted runoff into nearby ponds. C) Over-treated drinking water. D) Weakened housing foundations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polluted runoff into nearby ponds. 4. Moving against the flow of the river A) Upstream. B) Current. C) Downstream. D) Confluence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upstream. 5. Where are wetlands found? A) Only in south carolina. B) All over the USA. C) Only in ohio. D) In the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All over the USA. 6. The build up of nutrients in a lake is a process called ..... A) Pond death. B) Algae buildup. C) Volcanic eruption. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eutrophication. 7. Watershed management decreases A) Income. B) Flood and drought. C) Productivity. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flood and drought. 8. A collection of watersheds all discharging into the same major body of water is referred to as a A) Watershed. B) Drainage basin. C) River system. D) Wetland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drainage basin. 9. What is a headwater? A) A large sea. B) The mouth of a river. C) The source of a river. D) A small creek. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The source of a river. 10. A drainage basin or river basin is A) The channel of a stream. B) The land covered by floodwaters. C) The land area that contributes water to a river. D) All streams that flow directly to the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The land area that contributes water to a river. 11. Wetlands are good for everything EXCEPT .....? A) They help filter dirty water. B) They provide a habitat for many plants and animals. C) They help control flooding. D) Throwing old tires in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Throwing old tires in. 12. What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system? A) Runoff. B) Recharge. C) Watershed. D) Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watershed. 13. Primary aim of watershed management is to develop A) Soil and air. B) Air and water. C) Water and soil. D) Soil and air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water and soil. 14. All water eventually empties into A) An ocean. B) The ground. C) A river. D) A lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ocean. 15. A small well supplies water for a family and their ranch. Water enters from a series of small aquifers in the area. For many years the shape of the aquifer, the amount of water, and the species of wildlife have remained stable. There has been an increase in new homes, new roads and new sprinkler systems in the area. What effect have the changes likely had on the family's water supply? A) - The water will change direction. B) The supply of water will stay the same. C) The supply of water will increase. D) The supply of water will decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The supply of water will decrease. 16. A community decides to upgrade its water purification and management systems. What lasting impact could this have on available freshwater? A) It could cause a decrease in water demand. B) It could cause a decrease in water levels. C) It could cause an increase in waterborne diseases. D) It could cause an increase in the freshwater supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It could cause an increase in the freshwater supply. 17. Wetlands include all of the following except A) Bogs. B) Fens. C) Saddles. D) Marshes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saddles. 18. A city has decided to build a restaurant on the edge of a large lake. What is the most possible impact this may have on the lake? A) There will be no impact from the restaurant. B) The noise from the restaurant might distract the fisherman and boaters out on the lake. C) The runoff from the restaurant will pollute the water supply. D) The runoff from the restaurant will lower the water level of the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The runoff from the restaurant will pollute the water supply. 19. A region has large areas of flat farm land covered by layers of soil. Underground, there is a large aquifer that stretches beneath most of the region. Over a period of many years, much of the water in the underground aquifer that normally is removed through wells and used to irrigate crops is no longer used by farmers and locals. If the amount of precipitation maintains over the same period of many years, what effect could the lack of irrigation of crops have on the aquifer? A) The groundwater will decrease. B) The groundwater will increase. C) The groundwater will stay the same. D) The groundwater will expand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The groundwater will increase. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesWatershed QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesWatershed Management Quiz 1Watershed Management Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books