This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lake Erie and Lake Ontario suffer from ..... A) Eutrophication. B) Global cooling. C) Overpopulation of fish. D) Treated water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eutrophication. 2. The majority of water directly consumed per U.S. citizen is used for A) Watering the lawn. B) Washing clothes. C) Flushing the toilet. D) Washing the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flushing the toilet. 3. When a pathogen makes it way into our water it is known as ..... pollution. A) Chemical. B) Physical. C) Biological. D) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological. 4. Which are ways that many countries transport surface water? A) Paddies and shadufs. B) Chinampas and wind-powered pumps. C) Aqueducts and underground pipes. D) Large boats and tankers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aqueducts and underground pipes. 5. ..... percent of water found on the Earth is freshwater. A) 10. B) 3. C) 32. D) 70. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 6. It is an obstruction placed in a river or stream to block it's flow. A) Dam. B) Reservoir. C) Salination. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dam. 7. In which of the following areas is water stress most prevalent? A) South America. B) North America. C) Asia. D) Australia and Oceania. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 8. The percentage of total volume of a rock that has spaces or pores A) Porosity. B) Porability. C) Permeability. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Porosity. 9. The accumulation of toxins in an organism often through the process of production and consumption A) Biological magnification. B) Biological accumulation. C) Biological Remediation. D) Biological restoration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biological accumulation. 10. What house hold process uses the most water? A) Flushing the toilet. B) Taking a shower. C) Running sink water. D) Laundry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flushing the toilet. 11. Water that are rich in organisms and organic materials which show and increase in nutrient levels and biological productivity is called… A) Red tide. B) Eutrophic. C) Oligotrophic. D) Oxygen sag. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophic. 12. A bloom of deadly aquatic microorganisms where the toxins pollute the water for consumption is called… A) Red tide. B) Eutrophic. C) Oligotrophic. D) Oxygen sag. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red tide. 13. What does CAFO stand for? A) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. B) Community Animal Feeding Operation. C) Community Agricultural Food Operation. D) Concentrated Agricultural Federal Opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. 14. Untreated industrial effluents pollute the water with ..... A) Metals. B) Nitrates. C) Only option 1. D) Both option 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both option 1 and 2. 15. The major threats to the environment are: A) Landslides. B) Soil erosion. C) Desertification. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 16. Sources of pollution, such as factories, power plants and oil wells, which discharge pollution from a specific location is called? A) Atmospheric deposition. B) Non-point source pollution. C) Point source pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point source pollution. 17. What is another major cause of water pollution? A) Farmers using chemicals. B) Drinking too much water. C) Recycling. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farmers using chemicals. 18. Some ways water shapes Earth's surface is ..... A) By transporting nutrients and waste. B) By forming glaciers and weathering ocean shores. C) By forming river and mountains. D) By absorbing and transporting solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By forming glaciers and weathering ocean shores. 19. Who benefitted from the multipurpose projects? A) Landowners and large farmers, industrialists. B) Local land owners. C) Government. D) Builders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landowners and large farmers, industrialists. 20. This happens along coastlines and in areas where salt water deposits are left form ancient oceans, over use of freshwater reservoirs often allow saltwater to intrude into aquifers used for domestic and agricultural purposes. A) Salt water intrusion. B) Rain shadow. C) Residence time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt water intrusion. ← 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