This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Water Resources – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 23 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To help regulate river flow and to build a stable supply of water, engineers build A) Aquifers. B) Water tables. C) Dams. D) Wells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dams. 2. Recycling: A) Making something new out of something old. B) Sprays that kill bugs. C) Where something exists or lives. D) Smoke and harmful gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making something new out of something old. 3. The Clean Water Act of 1972 focused on ..... A) Parks and recreational areas. B) Rural communities. C) Point-source pollution. D) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point-source pollution. 4. When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS? A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 5. Any physical, biological, or chemical change in water quality that adversely affects living organisms or makes water unsuitable for desired uses is called? A) Atmospheric deposition. B) Non-point source pollution. C) Point source pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water pollution. 6. The material could be used as a filter for cleaning ..... drinking water. A) Agricultural. B) Contaminated. C) International. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contaminated. 7. What is it called when a persistent pollutant (like mercury or PCBs) builds up in the tissues of an organism as they continue to eat something that contains the pollutant A) Subsidence. B) Biomagnification. C) Bioaccumulation. D) Cultural eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bioaccumulation. 8. What can you do to help protect groundwater? A) Recycle used waste oil. B) Don't use more lawn chemicals than necessary. C) Dispose of hazardous and household chemicals properly. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. The colorado river is A) An underutilized resource that could easily provide water to farmers, ranchers, and cities. B) A government subsidized water utility that provides cities such as san diego, las vegas, and los angeles with cheaper water because lake powell and lake mead are huge bodies of water. C) A water diversion project that supplies water to large cities such as las vegas, los angeles, and san diego. D) A confined aquifer that is being over pumped and polluted because of increasing populations in the cities it serves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A water diversion project that supplies water to large cities such as las vegas, los angeles, and san diego. 10. Water cycle is also known as ..... A) Hydrological cycle. B) Oxygen cycle. C) Renewable cycle. D) Continuous cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrological cycle. 11. Manufacturers use water ..... A) To transport people. B) To irrigate farms. C) To create tools. D) To produce wood and paper products. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To produce wood and paper products. 12. What is the only example of Non-point source pollution below? A) Emissions from the exhaust pipes of everyone's cars. B) A leaky city sewer pipe. C) A factory dumping hazardous waste. D) Litter from pedestrians. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emissions from the exhaust pipes of everyone's cars. 13. Overuse of groundwater in coastal areas would most likely result in which of the following? A) Rise in water table. B) Increase in stream flow. C) Bacterial contamination of surface water. D) Saltwater intrusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saltwater intrusion. 14. A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called ..... A) A water table. B) Accumulation. C) An aeration zone. D) A well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A well. 15. Which one of the following is not the cause of water scarcity? A) Rapid growth of population. B) Uneven distribution of water resources. C) Construction of dams and reserves. D) Increase in demand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Construction of dams and reserves. 16. Why are water transfer schemes popular? A) They can transfer large amounts of water to where it is needed. B) They cause little environmental impact. C) Only surplus water is transferred that would otherwise be lost to the sea. D) They are cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can transfer large amounts of water to where it is needed. 17. In the coastal and dry regions, rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover, this process is known as A) Contour Barriers. B) Terrace Cultivation. C) Shelter belts. D) Mulching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shelter belts. 18. Bhakra Nangal river valley project is made on the river A) Satluj Beas. B) Ravi Chenab. C) Ganga. D) Son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satluj Beas. 19. What would be the best definition of porosity? 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: A) Percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces. 20. Air Pollution: A) Smoke and harmful gases. B) Littering and dumping illegally on the ground. C) Water, soil, minerals, wildlife, forests, etc. D) Where something exists or lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smoke and harmful gases. ← 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