This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Conservation > Water Resources – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification are associated with what kind of pollution? A) Nutrient. B) Toxic Chemical. C) Sediment. D) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toxic Chemical. 2. Thorny shrubs and scrubs grow in area of A) Heavy rainfall. B) Low rainfall. C) Moderate rainfall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low rainfall. 3. Dams are also known as ..... river valley projects. A) Multipurpose. B) Multi planned. C) Multi used. D) Planned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multipurpose. 4. The breaking up of rocks is known as ..... A) Erosion. B) Reclamation. C) Degradation. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 5. Cultural eutrophication can result from ..... pollution. A) Nutrient. B) Toxic-chemical. C) Nutrition. D) Toxic-biological. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nutrient. 6. Which of the following is not true about hurricanes? A) Hurricanes are fueled by the energy stored in warm tropical ocean waters. B) A majority of Earth's inhabitants do not live close enough to coastal areas to be affected by tropical cyclone. C) Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that contain winds in excess of 119 km/hr (74 mph) or more. D) Atmospheric patterns are complex and varied, making hurricane prediction and study difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A majority of Earth's inhabitants do not live close enough to coastal areas to be affected by tropical cyclone. 7. The presence of water fleas is ..... A) A sure sign of polluted water. B) A bad omen. C) Unsanitary. D) An indication that the water is relatively clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An indication that the water is relatively clean. 8. Which of the following is NOT part of the water cycle? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Biomagnification. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomagnification. 9. More than 2, 400 American service members have been killed in the ..... A) Conflict. B) Plumbing. C) Resources. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 10. Pesticides: A) Sprays that kill bugs. B) Water, soil, minerals, wildlife, forests. C) Where something lives. D) Smoke and harmful gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprays that kill bugs. 11. The term subsidence refers to A) Failure of the groundwater supply. B) Accumulation of silt behind a dam. C) Sinking of ground when water has been withdrawn. D) Intrusion of salt water into a freshwater aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sinking of ground when water has been withdrawn. 12. Which is an advantage of surface mining? A) Topsoil erosion. B) Habitat loss. C) Efficient. D) Increased stream turbulence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Efficient. 13. What sector uses the largest amount of fresh water? A) Household. B) Agriculture. C) Industrial. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 14. ..... mining turns groundwater into a nonrewable resource. A) Groundwater. B) Underwater. C) Underground. D) Surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 15. Which is the most appropriate method to check soil erosion on steep slopes? A) Shelter belts. B) Terrace farming. C) Mulching. D) Contour barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrace farming. 16. Which of the following are 2 characteristics of forests that develop when fires are suppressed? A) Large quantities of dead biomass on the forest floor and Larger trees develop. B) Tree density decreases and Fire-intolerant species decrease in number. C) Fire-tolerant species that need fire to germinate seeds increase in population and Increased canopy coverage eliminates understory growth. D) Tree density decreases and biomass on the forest floor becomes scarce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large quantities of dead biomass on the forest floor and Larger trees develop. 17. Unfortunately, the available surface fresh water is not equally ..... throughout the world. A) Contaminated. B) Distributed. C) International. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distributed. 18. The ogallala aquifer is a one time deposit of water and has such a slow recharge rate it is A) Not replenishing at the rate it is being used, and one result is land subsidence. B) Protected by state laws and is therefore underutilized. C) Suffering from severe salinization as water infiltrates the ground and dissolved minerals are added to the aquifer. D) Increasing each year with the expectation that the rate of increase will grow as the climate changes and brings more storms to the Great Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not replenishing at the rate it is being used, and one result is land subsidence. 19. Which of the following can cause floods? A) Dam breakage. B) Tsunamis. C) Landslides. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 20. Which of the following factors make an earthquake deadly? A) Ground type. B) Population density. C) Both of these answers are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these answers are correct. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books