This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Water Resources – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sediment pollution is most closely tied to A) Eutrophication. B) Erosion. C) Mining. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erosion. 2. The Green Revolution was A) A dramatic increase in crop yields in developing countries. B) Change to more sustainable agriculture. C) Way of fighting soil erosion. D) Power grab by the Green party in the 1980s. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dramatic increase in crop yields in developing countries. 3. Where is MOST of Earth's available freshwater stored? A) The atmosphere. B) Underground. C) Lakes and rivers. D) Ice caps and glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underground. 4. A sustainable society would emphasize A) A sustainable society would emphasize. B) Converting the world's high-quality energy resources to low-quality heat. C) Recycling both matter and high-quality energy. D) Using energy efficiently and reusing and recycling matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using energy efficiently and reusing and recycling matter. 5. Which of the following would reduce water tables? A) Snowmelt. B) Overpopulation. C) Flood. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overpopulation. 6. His handling of foreign affairs mirrors a defining principle of Cambiemos: That Argentina's welfare cannot be dissociated from the ebbs and flows of ..... markets. A) Contaminated. B) Plumbing. C) International. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) International. 7. The continuous movement of water between Earth and its atmosphere A) Precipitation. B) Water cycle. C) Homeostasis. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water cycle. 8. What is the first step in a typical drinking-water treatment process? A) Chlorination. B) Filtration. C) Aeration. D) Settling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filtration. 9. Which one of the following is not in favour of the conservation of Nature? A) Switch off the bulb when not in use. B) Close the tap immediately after using. C) Dispose polypacks after shopping. D) Tree plantation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dispose polypacks after shopping. 10. Which is one way that water helps living things? A) Temperature regulation. B) Oxygen transportation. C) Heat absorption. D) Nutrient production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature regulation. 11. ..... activities involve over 1 billion people worldwide and generate over $ 2.4 trillion every year. A) Agricultural. B) Contaminated. C) Plumbing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural. 12. What is a natural part of a forest ecosystem and may be required for seed germination? A) Floods. B) Tornadoes. C) Fire. D) Polar vortex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fire. 13. In Rajasthan what is rain water referred to as? A) Barsaat pani. B) Barish pani. C) Palar Pani. D) Badal pani. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palar Pani. 14. Which of the following is not the benefit of rain water harvesting? A) Helpful in production of hydro electricity. B) It improves the quality of ground water through dilution of contaminants like fluoride and nitrates. C) It increases water availability. D) It checks the declining ground water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helpful in production of hydro electricity. 15. The farmers in India depend a lot on ..... for irrigating their fields A) River. B) Underground water. C) Rain. D) Lakes and ponds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain. 16. Which is a primary cause of dead zones in lakes and coastal estuaries? A) Effluent from sewage treatment plants. B) Organic waste from agricultural fields and feedllots. C) Power plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organic waste from agricultural fields and feedllots. 17. The process of supplying fresh water to farm fields and orchards is called ..... A) Condensation. B) Irrigation. C) Desalination. D) Reclamation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation. 18. What is a pollutant? A) A substance that causes harm to the environment. B) Bacteria. C) A virus that effects the environment. D) Pollen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A substance that causes harm to the environment. 19. Which one of the following properties of a mineral is not correct? A) Impure. B) Non-Renewable. C) Unevenly Distributed. D) Non exhaustible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non exhaustible. 20. Which of the following abiotic factors would likely affect humans directly? A) Soil pH. B) Humidity. C) Water availability. D) Climate change. 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