This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Management > Irrigation > Water Management – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Average American uses ..... liters of water daily. A) 400. B) 250. C) 15. D) 310. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 400. 2. While expensive and inefficient now, this process of removing salt from ocean water may help create more potable water in the future A) Water transport. B) Towing icebergs. C) Desalination. D) Xeriscaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desalination. 3. Which of the following is the major source of fresh water which is available in India? A) Ocean water. B) River water. C) Pond water. D) Ground water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ground water. 4. How is fresh water used in industry? A) In manufacturing processes. B) In the disposal of waste products. C) To generate power. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. Which of the following treatments involves addition of chlorine? A) Primary treatment. B) Secondary treatment. C) Tertiary treatment. D) Initial treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary treatment. 6. "The Clean Water Action Plan in the United States restricts factories from releasing toxic waste into rivers."How is water water sustainably managed in the United States based on the paragraph above? A) Improve water consumption habits. B) Improve water quantity. C) Improve water quality. D) Improve water technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improve water quality. 7. Large trash items are removed in ..... A) Coagulation. B) First filtration. C) Second filtration. D) Aeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First filtration. 8. A hole that is dug into the ground to obtain fresh water is called A) The recharge zone. B) A well. C) An aquifer. D) A watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A well. 9. Point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution differ in A) The kind of biological agents causing the pollution. B) Whether the source of the pollution is agricultural or industrial. C) The number or sources from which the pollution is discharged. D) Whether the pollutants are chemical or physical agents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number or sources from which the pollution is discharged. 10. After the clarification step in wastewater treatment, the solid waste called ..... is sold off and the liquid waste called ..... moves on the be filtered and disinfected A) Sewage and dirty water. B) Sludge and effluent. C) Effluent and slude. D) Dirty water and sewage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sludge and effluent. 11. ..... includes water that is absorbed into the ground and flows below the Earth's surface. A) Surface water. B) Ocean water. C) Groundwater. D) Polar ice caps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 12. Toxins often appear at higher concentrations in higher trophic levels due to ..... A) Bioaccumulation. B) Biomagnification. C) Bionicle. D) Bioengineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomagnification. 13. Phosphorus-containing fertilizer is a possible source of ..... A) Biological pollution. B) Toxic chemical pollution. C) Nutrient pollution. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrient pollution. 14. Diseases that are found within water sources? A) Airborne Diseases. B) Waterborne Diseases. C) Illness Through Water. D) Water Treatment Schemes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waterborne Diseases. 15. An underground zone from which groundwater can be obtained is: A) Recharge Zone. B) An Aquifer. C) Discharge Zone. D) Water shed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An Aquifer. 16. Fertilizer, sewage, and animal feces can wash in to water, leading to ..... A) Thermal pollution. B) Artificial eutrophication. C) Desalination. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial eutrophication. 17. What is fecal coliform a measure of? A) A direct measurement of feces concentration. B) Number of bacteria (like E. coli) commonly found in sewage. C) The ability of water to transmit viruses such as influenza. D) The brownness of the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Number of bacteria (like E. coli) commonly found in sewage. 18. A method of increasing water supplies that has been successful, but expensive is A) Desalination. B) Cloud seeding. C) Towing icebergs by ship from polar regions. D) None of these is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalination. 19. Most of the oil that pollutes the ocean comes from A) Operating boats and personal watercraft. B) Spills from oil tankers. C) Runoff from cities and towns. D) Leaking underground storage facilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff from cities and towns. 20. Which of the following is NOT a desired effect in streams? A) A pH of about neutral. B) Low salinity. C) High temperature. D) Low nitrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High temperature. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Management QuizzesWater Management Quiz 1Water Management Quiz 2Water 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