This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Management > Water Management – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Management Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When a volcano ejects acid lava, the eruption is usually A) Light and less violent. B) Soft and less violent. C) Loud but less violent. D) Loud and more violent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loud and more violent. 2. Sardar Sarovar Project has been constructed on A) Narmada. B) Kaveri. C) Mahanadi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narmada. 3. Most of Earths fresh water is frozen into? A) Lakes. B) Rivers. C) Ice. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ice. 4. Gray Water is suitable for A) Cooking. B) Swimming pools. C) Washing cloths. D) Watering plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watering plants. 5. Fluoride may be added in ..... A) Coagulation. B) Additional treatment. C) Second filtration. D) Aeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Additional treatment. 6. Which water source is the most reliable to use? A) Ice. B) Groundwater. C) Surface water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groundwater. 7. Includes pathogens, or disease-causing organisms and viruses; this can come from human or animal waste A) Nutrient pollution. B) Toxic chemical pollution. C) Sediment pollution. D) Biological pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological pollution. 8. The nutrient-rich water mixed with chemical fertilizers and pesticides, promotes the growth of weeds resulting in ..... A) De-eutrophication. B) Eutrophication. C) Aeration. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 9. Using groundwater at a rate faster than it is naturally re-supplied is called: A) Over draft. B) Wetland. C) Water budget. D) Influent streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over draft. 10. Desalination is a promising source of water for some locations because: A) Desalinated water can be delivered at a lower cost than many water sources. B) Desalination produces water purer than surface water. C) Desalination requires less energy than transporting water over long distances. D) Desalination is a potential water source for even the most arid (dry) coastal area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desalination is a potential water source for even the most arid (dry) coastal area. 11. Which of the following environmental issues impact oceans. A) Oil spills. B) Toxic chemicals such as Mercury. C) Nutrients that run off from the land, forming nitrogen-rich algae blooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Which of the following best describes how a frozen river can cause a flood? A) The water behind the ice dam collects and when the dam breaks, it causes flooding upstream. B) The ice in the river cracks into piecesthat eventually create a dam causing the water to overflow. C) The ice in the river cracks causing the water to overflow. D) The ice in the river melts too quickly and causes a flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ice in the river cracks causing the water to overflow. 13. Surface water becomes groundwater when it A) Moves below the water table. B) Condenses to form drops of liquid water. C) Percolates into the recharge zone. D) Flows onto the ground through a spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Percolates into the recharge zone. 14. Polluted ground water is difficult to clean up because A) Groundwater is deep in the ground and dispersed through large areas of rock. B) Pollutants cling to the materials that make up the aquifer and contaminate the clean water. C) The recycling process of groundwater can take hundreds or thousands of years. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Which of the following activities accounts for the greatest fresh water used worldwide? A) Drinking. B) Washing. C) Manufacturing. D) Irrigating crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigating crops. 16. What does chlorination do to the water? A) Removes microorganisms. B) Cleans the water. C) Makes the water taste nice. D) Removes twigs and sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Removes microorganisms. 17. When surface water makes its way through porous rock and into an aquifer, it is called: A) Porosity. B) Groundwater. C) Runoff. D) Saline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groundwater. 18. Which of the following fish would likely have the largest amount of Mercury. A) Shrimp. B) Salmon. C) Shark. D) Tuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shark. 19. Layers of sand, gravel, or rock lying below the water table are called A) Aquducts. B) Aquifinas. C) Aquifers. D) Recharge zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquifers. 20. The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels is the process of? A) Interrogation. B) Instigation. C) Irrigation. D) Interdependance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Management Quiz 1Water Management Quiz 2Water Management Quiz 3Water Management Quiz 4Water Management Quiz 5Water Management Quiz 6Water Management Quiz 7Water Management Quiz 9Water Management Quiz 10Water Management Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books