This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is not a factor of soil formation? A) Time. B) Soil texture. C) Organic matter. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil texture. 2. Most of the water used in the world is for A) Electricity generation. B) Industry. C) Agriculture. D) Recreation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 3. The largest body of freshwater in the world is ..... A) The Pacific Ocean. B) The Mississippi River. C) Lake Superior. D) The Ogallala Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lake Superior. 4. Which of the following is a result of surface mining? A) Primary succession. B) Black lung disease. C) Mountain top mining. D) Increased albedo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary succession. 5. What percentage of the Earth's fresh water is frozen? A) 75%. B) 3%. C) 2%. D) 97%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 75%. 6. Which step of water treatment removes plant nutrients, especially nitrates and phosphates, from effluent? A) Primary treatment. B) Secondary treatment. C) Tertiary treatment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary treatment. 7. Why do so many tornadoes occur in "tornado alley" ? A) This is where cold air masses from the south run into warm air masses from the North. B) This is where warm air masses from the south run into cold air masses from the North. C) This is where warm air masses from the West run into cold air masses from the East. D) This is where warm air masses from the East run into cold air masses from the West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is where warm air masses from the south run into cold air masses from the North. 8. The percentage of fresh water is available and fit for human use is A) 2.7%. B) 70%. C) 1%. D) 0.1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1%. 9. One important role that ocean waters have in heating Earth is that it ..... A) Absorb and transport solar energy. B) Transport nutrients and waste. C) Create and emit solar energy. D) Wear away rock and soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorb and transport solar energy. 10. In most parts of modern America, we have ..... to clean, fresh water every day. A) Access. B) Agricultural. C) Available. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Access. 11. Which one of the following statements is not an argument in favour of multipurpose river projects? A) Multi-purpose projects bring water to those areas which suffer from water scarcity. B) Multi-purpose projects by regulating water flow helps to control floods. C) Multi-purpose projects lead to large scale displacements and loss of livelihood. D) Multi-purpose projects generate electricity for our industries and our homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multi-purpose projects lead to large scale displacements and loss of livelihood. 12. More than ..... % of the Earth is covered with water. A) 75%. B) 70%. C) 60%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 70%. 13. Bioaccumulation is ..... A) Where a toxin accumulates in an aquifer. B) Where a toxin accumulates in the tissues of an animal. C) The result of complex food chains. D) The result of wastewater treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where a toxin accumulates in the tissues of an animal. 14. This is the time that water usually stays with in its compartment or storage place. A) Salt water intrusion. B) Rain shadow. C) Residence time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Residence time. 15. Wildlife includes A) Animals & Birds. B) Insects. C) Aquatic life forms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Planting trees, grass, or any plant to create a "natural fence" to protect water from pollutants A) Fertilizer. B) Drought. C) Vegetative buffer. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vegetative buffer. 17. Largest watershed in the United States A) Chesapeake Bay Watershed. B) Mississippi River Watershed. C) Susquehanna River Watershed. D) Turri River Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mississippi River Watershed. 18. Which word describes and artificial pond with raised edges used for agriculture A) Shaduf. B) Paddy. C) Aqueduct. D) Chinampa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paddy. 19. People and their demands are ever growing but the availability of land is limited. Also, the quality of land differs from place to place, and some land is more useful to humans. On what basis can land be divided? A) Culture land and subculture land. B) Private land and community land. C) Recyclable land and Non Recyclable land. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Private land and community land. 20. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VEGETATION IS GROWN IN THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL? A) GRASSLAND. B) FORESTS. C) SHRUBS. D) THORNY BUSHES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FORESTS. ← 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