This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As urbanization increases and natural soil surfaces are covered, the groundwater supply is reduced due to A) Increased evaporation and transpiration. B) Decreased surface runoff. C) Loss of recharge area. D) Confinement of aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loss of recharge area. 2. Unfortunately, the ..... surface fresh water is not equally distributed throughout the world. A) Access. B) Agricultural. C) Available. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Available. 3. ..... is known as B horizon. A) Parent Rock. B) Sub soil. C) Top soil. D) Organic layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sub soil. 4. Many ..... contain phosphates. A) Detergents. B) Oil-based products. C) Fertilizers. D) Detergents and fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Detergents and fertilizers. 5. Which oxides are responsible for the formation of acid rain? A) Iron and Sulfur. B) Iron and Nitrogen. C) Nitrogen and Sulfur. D) Carbon and Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen and Sulfur. 6. Which of the following states has rights to water from the Colorado River? A) Oregon. B) California. C) Montana. D) Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) California. 7. 90% of the total world population resides in ..... of the land area. A) 10%. B) 20%. C) 30%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30%. 8. Land use for building homes and small communities A) Recreational Land. B) Residential Land. C) Transport Land. D) Commercial Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Residential Land. 9. What type of Animal Eats Plants? A) Herbivore. B) Carnivore. C) Insectivore. D) Frugivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herbivore. 10. Where most freshwater is found in ..... A) Groundwater. B) Lakes. C) Glaciers. D) Sea water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glaciers. 11. In which state is bamboo derio irrigation prevalent A) Nagaland. B) Meghalaya. C) Mizoram. D) Manipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meghalaya. 12. One method of desalination is A) Forcing the water through a filter, which removes salt from the water. B) Saturating the groundwater so the water table rises, and thus decreasing the ratio of salts within the groundwater. C) The use of hydroponic agriculture so water and salts are not added to the ground during irrigation. D) Planting only drought-resistant vegetation, reducing the amount of water needed in home gardens and in agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forcing the water through a filter, which removes salt from the water. 13. Which of the following is climate change most likely to contribute to? A) Reduced rainfall in high latitudes. B) Increased rainfall in high latitudes. C) Increase in rainfall across the world. D) Reduction in rainfall across the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased rainfall in high latitudes. 14. Which of the following would NOT help prevent future flooding? A) Building of Dams. B) Protecting wetlands. C) Protecting Forests. D) Expansion of urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expansion of urban areas. 15. Which of the following species is extinct? A) California Condor. B) Passenger Pigeon. C) Red Wolf. D) Whooping Crane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passenger Pigeon. 16. Living things will most likely be affected if there were a shortage of water on Earth because ..... A) Living things would not be able to live, reproduce, or regulate their own temperature. B) Living things would not be able to absorb and transport heat or regulate their own temperature. C) Living things would not be able to reproduce or absorb and transport heat. D) Living things would not be able to regulate their own temperature, live, or absorb or transport heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Living things would not be able to live, reproduce, or regulate their own temperature. 17. For Sanders, whose presidential campaign four years ago challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, the landscape at this key point is much different ..... as are the ..... at his disposal. A) Conflict. B) Population. C) Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resources. 18. What factors have aggravated the water and energy problems in India? A) Multiplying urban centres. B) Dams. C) Afforestation. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multiplying urban centres. 19. All life forms, plant or animals, need this to survive: A) Soil. B) Water. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) Calcium Carbonate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 20. A term meaning "disease causing". A) Eutrophic. B) Hygienic. C) Septic. D) Pathogenic. 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