This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Management > Irrigation > Water Management – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a source of pollution that can be identified? A) Non-point source pollution. B) Weathering. C) Best management practice. D) Point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point source pollution. 2. Wetlands are beneficial to a water conservation program because: A) They remove excess nutrients. B) Break down pollutants. C) Clean up agricultural runoff. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 3. Nutrients that run off from the land, forming nitrogen-rich algae blooms. A) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). B) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). C) Bureau of Land Management (BLM). D) United States Geological Survey (USGS). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 4. Water turns from liquid into vapor. A) Condensation. B) Runoff. C) Precipitation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaporation. 5. The amount of water on average used by individuals, based on domestic is and agricultural or industrial consumption is termed ..... A) Transpiration. B) Fresh water. C) Water scarcity. D) Water footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water footprint. 6. Desalination involves A) Transferring water from one drainage basin where there is a surplus of water to one where there is a deficit. B) The removal of salt and other minerals from sea water. C) The recycling of sewage water - this involves treatment and removal of solids and impurities. D) Recharging of groundwater supplies with reclaimed (recycled water). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The removal of salt and other minerals from sea water. 7. What percent of water is used for Agricultural use? A) 5%. B) 19%. C) 40%. D) 67%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 67%. 8. One reason polluted groundwater pollution is difficult to clean is that A) The location of underground storage tanks is not always known. B) Pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers. C) Runoff contaminates the water supply. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers. 9. Chemical required by microbes to break down organic waste. A) O2. B) NO2. C) SO2. D) N & P. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O2. 10. Which of the following does not make up part of Earth's surface water? A) Wetlands. B) Rivers. C) Aquifers. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifers. 11. Soil salinization is common in fields that: A) Are constantly irrigated. B) Use polyculture crops. C) Use conservation tillage. D) Are situated above aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are constantly irrigated. 12. Which of the following would be the best way for a desert farmer to reduce water loss from evaporation and seepage and thus conserve water? A) Dig deeper wells. B) Recycle cooling water and wastewater. C) Install low-flow toilets. D) Install a drip irrigation system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Install a drip irrigation system. 13. Water contains A) One hydrogen atom and one oxygen atom. B) Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. C) One hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. D) Three hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. 14. When water changes from a GAS to a LIQUID? A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 15. When there is a location living without a sufficient supply of water because of the high demand for water is called what? A) Water Insecurity. B) Insufficient Water Supply. C) Water Deficit. D) When there is water supply however the efficiency of it being clean is less that higher income countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Deficit. 16. An aquifer is A) A man-made "artificial" lake that is built to store water. B) Ozone. C) Smog. D) An underground layer of rock and soil that has pores and is capable of absorbing water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An underground layer of rock and soil that has pores and is capable of absorbing water. 17. Process used in wastewater treatment process where colonies of bacteria are used to break down and ingest solid waste. A) Filtration. B) Chlorination. C) Coagulation. D) Bioreactors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bioreactors. 18. Removing salt from sea water to create fresh water is referred to as what? A) Desalinisation. B) Desaltation. C) Filtration. D) Water Correction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalinisation. 19. Ground water is accessed by ..... A) Drilling wells. B) Drip irrigation. C) Check bunds. D) Constructing canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drilling wells. 20. What is the main reason why water is not desalinated? A) Don't know how. B) Too expensive. C) Difficult to transport. D) Inaccessible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too expensive. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Management QuizzesWater Management Quiz 1Water Management Quiz 3Water Management Quiz 4Water Management Quiz 5Water Management Quiz 6Water Management Quiz 7Water Management Quiz 8Water Management Quiz 9Water Management Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books