This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Management > Water Management – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In nature water may occur as A) Liquid. B) Solid. C) Vapours. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 2. ..... is a disposal method in which solid organic wastes are subjected to combustion so as to convert them into residue and gaseous products. A) Vermicast. B) Screening. C) Incineration. D) Bioaccumulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incineration. 3. The measure of the size and number of spaces in the substrate. A) Wellsize. B) Porosity. C) Aquitard. D) Friable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Porosity. 4. The percentage of surface of Earth which is covered by water is A) 70%. B) 85%. C) 90%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 70%. 5. What is the project name in Lesotho? A) The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). B) The Water Project of Lesotho (WPL). C) The International Water Scheme of Lesotho (IWSL). D) The Lesotho Project for Water Management (LPWM). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). 6. Migratory behavior of salmon in the Pacific Northwest is assisted by A) Warmer temperatures. B) Building new Dams. C) Fish Ladders. D) Cutting new migration channels parallel to rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fish Ladders. 7. Includes pollution from mining activities and erosion. A) Toxic chemical pollution. B) Sediment pollution. C) Biological pollution. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sediment pollution. 8. For what purpose is most of the water used in American households? A) Washing machine. B) Dishwasher. C) Lawns. D) Showering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lawns. 9. Storage, dams, reservoirs, water transfers and desalination are examples of what? A) How to increase the water supply. B) How to decrease the waterborne disease chance. C) Keeping water safe and contained. D) Contaminating the water to make it insufficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How to increase the water supply. 10. What is the solid waste that settles at the bottom of the in the primary treatment of waste water called? A) Sludge. B) Clarified water. C) Scum. D) Compost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sludge. 11. Runoff of sewage and agricultural wastes into coastal waters introduce A) Algae growth. B) Rainwater. C) Surface runoff. D) Oil spill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algae growth. 12. Which of the following is not a source of wastewater? A) Hospitals. B) Rain. C) Mining. D) Domestic activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain. 13. Which of the following statements about use of fertilizers is correct? A) Apply as much organic fertilizer as possible to agriculture land to ensure maximum plant use and production. B) Only apply fertilizers during dry periods. C) Apply fertilizer before it rains to allow nutrients to be washed into the soil for root systems to readily absorb. D) Dig the fertilizers into the soil as deep as possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only apply fertilizers during dry periods. 14. What is the first step in the water treatment process? A) Coagulation. B) Filtration. C) Flocs. D) Concentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filtration. 15. Sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold groundwater are called ..... A) Aquifrers. B) Reservoirs. C) Oxbow lakes. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifrers. 16. Which of the following examples is considered potable? A) Sewage. B) Lead paint. C) Bottled water. D) Standing water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bottled water. 17. Groundwater is contain in rock formations called ..... A) Reservoirs. B) Tanks. C) Pools. D) Aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aquifers. 18. The higher level of floods and droughts are led by A) Sand storms. B) Lower precipitation. C) Higher precipitation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher precipitation. 19. An example would be eutrophication; a buildup of nutrients in the water that can lead to lower oxygen levels A) Toxic waste pollution. B) Nutrient pollution. C) Sediment pollution. D) Biological pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient pollution. 20. Water that has been used by humans, but doesn't contain sanitary waste is called ..... A) Gray water. B) Septic water. C) Potable water. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray water. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Management Quiz 1Water Management Quiz 2Water Management Quiz 3Water Management Quiz 4Water Management Quiz 6Water Management Quiz 7Water Management Quiz 8Water Management Quiz 9Water Management Quiz 10Water Management Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books