This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Conservation > Water Conservation – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Conservation Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER? A) 97. B) 3. C) 2. D) 96. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 2. Which of the following is a way that farmers conserve soil in a windy area? A) Terracing. B) Crop rotation. C) Plant trees as wind barriers. D) Contour plowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plant trees as wind barriers. 3. We cannot drink water from sea/ocean because it is? A) Bitter. B) Salty. C) Creepy. D) Tangy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salty. 4. These are the sources of water. A) Lakes. B) Sea. C) River. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Approximately what percent of freshwater is accessible to humans? A) Less than 1%. B) 2%. C) 70%. D) 97%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less than 1%. 6. An area of land that is drained by a river is called a ..... A) Divide. B) State. C) Watershed. D) Fan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watershed. 7. What is the best pH for growing plants? A) 0-14. B) 3-8. C) 5-7. D) 7-12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5-7. 8. Why is clean water important? A) All life on Earth depends on clean water to live and grow. B) We need clean water for recreational activities. C) We need bodies of water for transportation. D) We need water to regulate the temperature on Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All life on Earth depends on clean water to live and grow. 9. Some of the water that precipitates does not runoff into the rivers and is absorbed by the plants or gets evaporated. It moves deep into the soil. What is this process called? A) Sublimation. B) Transpiration. C) Runoff. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infiltration. 10. ..... is the process where water runs over the surface of the earth. A) Sublimation. B) Transpiration. C) Runoff. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff. 11. Dams are constructed to ....., ..... and ..... A) Check floods. B) Store huge quantity of water. C) Generate electricity. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. What is the second stage of the water cycle? A) Sublimation. B) Precipitation. C) Condensation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condensation. 13. The area of soil underground that is filled with water is called the ..... A) Zone of Aeration. B) Watershed. C) Zone of Saturation. D) Water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zone of Saturation. 14. What is the perfect soil for growing plants? A) Loam. B) Silt. C) Sand. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loam. 15. Which of the following are the ways to conserve Water? A) Keep the tap running while brushing teeth or washing hands.. B) Take only that much of water used for washing vegetable.. C) Throw away water used for washing vegetables.. D) Do not use a mug and bucket to take bath.. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take only that much of water used for washing vegetable.. 16. Water Cycle includes to process of A) Evaporation. B) Precipitation. C) Run-off. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. How has India's need to develop more industry ended up creating problems along the Ganges River? A) Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river. B) No one is allowed to cremate dead bodies along the river since factories have been built. C) Industries use so much water along the river that the Ganges is almost dry. D) Factory owners have refused to allow the Indians living along the river to bathe or to use the water for cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factories along the river dump industrial waste and chemicals into the river. 18. Which of the following policies would be a disincentive, or "stick, " that would encourage water conservation in a municipality? A) Increasing water costs to reflect water shortages. B) Increasing the availability of reclaimed water. C) Providing rebates for low-flow toilets and shower heads. D) Providing rain barrels to catch rainwater for watering lawns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasing water costs to reflect water shortages. 19. How does most of the water in the water cycle move from lakes and rivers directly back into the atmosphere? A) Precipitation. B) Respiration. C) Evaporation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporation. 20. Utilities of dam - 1. To check flood 2. To store large quantity of water. Choose the correct option. A) Only 1. B) Only 2. C) Both 1 & 2. D) None. 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