This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following is not an adverse effect of irrigation? A) Irrigation changes cropping pattern. B) Water intensive crops are grown in dry areas. C) Salinasation of Soil. D) Increased crop production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased crop production. 2. Examples are freshwater rivers and streams A) Surface Water. B) Confined aquifer. C) Water table. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surface Water. 3. Land covers about ..... of earth's surface. A) 70%. B) 30%. C) 80%. D) 20%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30%. 4. The diversion channels seen in the Western Himalayas are called: A) Guls or Kuls. B) Khadins. C) Johads. D) Recharge pits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guls or Kuls. 5. Which of these are changes you could make to increase water in your local aquifer? A) Water the lawn between 11 am and 4 pm. B) Take a shorter shower and turn off the water while you brush your teeth. C) Dispose of medications in the landfill, not the toilet. D) Use bottled water instead of tap water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take a shorter shower and turn off the water while you brush your teeth. 6. What are some ways water shapes Earth's surface? A) By transporting nutrients and waste. B) By forming glaciers and weathering ocean shores. C) By forming rivers and mountains. D) By absorbing and transporting solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By forming glaciers and weathering ocean shores. 7. What are aquifers? A) Hold potable water above ground. B) Water found in Earth's streams, rivers and lakes. C) Reservoirs of water maintained by dams. D) Underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that contains safe, clean fresh water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that contains safe, clean fresh water. 8. In the 11th century CE, ..... was one of the largest artificial lakes built at that time A) Nagarjuna sagar. B) Bhopal lake. C) Hauz Khas Lake. D) Dal lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhopal lake. 9. The thin layer of grainy substance covering the surface of the earth is called A) Land. B) Soil. C) Humus. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. 10. Does water quality need to be monitored? A) Yes. B) No. C) Sometimes. D) Every month. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. Which of the following will be densely populated? A) Steep slopes of the mountains. B) River valleys. C) Forested areas. D) Desert areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) River valleys. 12. Ethiopia and Egypt have long fought over Nile water ..... in Africa. A) Plumbing. B) Population. C) Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resources. 13. All of the following may be consequences of dam construction except A) Reduced upstream migration of fish. B) Reduced downstream migration of fish. C) Lower fertility of floodplains downstream. D) Higher risk of levee failure downstream of the dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Higher risk of levee failure downstream of the dam. 14. Which of these is ok to use black water for? A) Irrigation. B) Washing hands. C) Showering. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrigation. 15. Which of the following are hazards associated with volcanic eruptions? A) Tsunamis. B) Lahars. C) Tephra. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 16. ..... slow the surface runoff and replenish underground water. A) Contours. B) Rock Dams. C) Vegetation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vegetation. 17. The best example of selective cutting is; A) Loggers cut small groups of intermediate or mature trees, resulting in less erosion and loss of nutrients on the hillside. B) Loggers cut a thin strip of trees along a hillside, the forests naturally regenerates, and loggers then cut a thin strip of trees next to the regenerated area. C) In a managed area forest containing one or two species of trees, loggers clear cut one section, then clear-cut it again when the trees have reached a certain size. D) Loggers cut only the trees they can reach easily from exsisting access roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loggers cut small groups of intermediate or mature trees, resulting in less erosion and loss of nutrients on the hillside. 18. What do manufacturers use water for? A) To transport people. B) To irrigate farms. C) To create tools. D) To produce wood and paper products. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To produce wood and paper products. 19. Human impact on the Colorado River is evidenced by ..... A) The unchanging flow of the Colorado River. B) The Colorado River no longer flows to the sea. C) The increase in human populations in nearby cities. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Colorado River no longer flows to the sea. 20. When deep wells are heavily pumped, one result can be: A) Decreased groundwater recharge. B) Spring formation. C) A cone of depression. D) A rise in the water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A cone of depression. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWater Resources QuizzesWater Resources Quiz 1Water Resources Quiz 2Water Resources Quiz 3Water Resources Quiz 4Water Resources Quiz 5Water Resources Quiz 6Water Resources Quiz 7Water Resources Quiz 8Water Resources Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books