This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Water Resources – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an unintended environmental consequence of aquaculture? A) Meeting an increasing demand for seafood. B) Decreasing the prevalence of disease in nearby wild fish. C) Contamination of surrounding water by organic waste. D) High initial cost of facility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contamination of surrounding water by organic waste. 2. Water is known as a universal solvent because ..... A) It is found throughout the world. B) It is found throughout the universe. C) It dissolves so many substances. D) Is dissolves everything known to man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It dissolves so many substances. 3. Water fit for human consumption is known as ..... A) Freshwater. B) Treated water. C) Well water. D) Potable water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potable water. 4. One way a local community might regulate a shared and limited resource and reduce the tragedy of the commons is to ..... A) Eliminate ownership of the resources and make them available to all. B) Divide the resources into parcels and assign them to individuals. C) Offer subsides to users of the resources in the form of tax breaks. D) Reduce the cost of access to the resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divide the resources into parcels and assign them to individuals. 5. The best way to reduce groundwater pollution is to A) Increase the use of groundwater mining. B) Prevent it from happening. C) Build more desalination plants. D) Speed up the eutrophication process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prevent it from happening. 6. The most valuable resource in the world today is: A) Natural gas. B) Wind. C) Oil. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 7. It is a natural or artificial lake that stores water for human use. A) Dam. B) Reservoir. C) Salination. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reservoir. 8. What percent of fresh water is fit for human use? A) 1%. B) 1.5%. C) 0.5%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1%. 9. Which of the following would be an environmental impact of high density animal farming? A) Bad smells. B) Livestock can escape. C) Water pollution due to runoff. D) Improvement of feeding efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water pollution due to runoff. 10. Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground. A) Well. B) Aquifer. C) Groundwater. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 11. Water of Bhakra Nangal Project is being used mainly for: A) Hydel power and irrigation. B) Fish breeding and navigation. C) Industrial use. D) Flood control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydel power and irrigation. 12. Most freshwater on Earth is A) Liquid. B) Frozen solid. C) Gas. D) In the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frozen solid. 13. What is an aquifer? A) A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater. B) Stores water to be used for water vapor. C) Groundwater. D) Allows the flow of water from rivers or lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater. 14. What would be the best definition of permeability? A) Percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces. B) The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores. C) The inability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores. D) The level below which the ground is saturated with water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores. 15. What is a point-source pollution? A) Oil spilling from supertanker. B) Drainpipe spilling waste into river. C) Toxic Chemicals. D) Single sites of waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drainpipe spilling waste into river. 16. All of these are reasons why water sources need to be conserved EXCEPT? A) We have a limited amount of fresh water. B) Pollution reduces the amount of usable water. C) Because we need to save it for the whales. D) We could run out of usable water to drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because we need to save it for the whales. 17. This occurs when the demand for water exceeds the available amount or when poor quality restricts its use. A) Water stress. B) Water consumption. C) Water withdrawal. D) Water scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water scarcity. 18. The major cause for the decline in the worldwide catch of fish since 1990 is A) Escalating price of fuel. B) Competition from aquaculture. C) Overfishing. D) Decline in market price. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Overfishing. 19. The Ogallala Aquifer extends from South Dakota to ..... A) Texas. B) Louisiana. C) New Mexico. D) Oklahoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Texas. 20. Which of the following is point-source pollution? A) Water runoff from city andsuburban streets that maycontain oil, gasoline, animalfeces, and litter. B) A discharge pipe from a factory spewing toxic waste. C) Chemicals added to roadsurfaces (salt and otherde-icing agents). D) Pesticides, herbicides, andfertilizer from residential lawns, golf courses, and farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A discharge pipe from a factory spewing toxic waste. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Water Resources Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books