This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Water Resources > Water Resources – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Resources Quiz 25 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The world is covered by ..... water. A) 90%. B) 80%. C) 70%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 70%. 2. Consider and evaluate the following statements and choose the correct answer from the given options. Options- I. The availability of usable water is limiting day by day. II. The available water resource is getting polluted due to increase in population, industrial, agricultural and domestic effluents. A) Only statement II is correct. B) Both are correct. Statement II correctly explains statement I. C) Both are correct but not related to each other. D) Both are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both are correct. Statement II correctly explains statement I. 3. Which water compartment can store water for up to 100, 000 years? A) Oceans. B) Ice and snow. C) Lakes. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice and snow. 4. Point beneath Earth's surface where the soil is saturated with water. A) Recharge zone. B) Water chair. C) Watershed. D) Water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water table. 5. Natural Vegetation and wildlife exist only in the narrow zone called ..... A) Atmosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 6. One method of desalination uses high pressure to force saltwater through a membrane filter. This method is called A) Diffusion. B) Distillation. C) Reverse osmosis. D) Active transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reverse osmosis. 7. Harmful algal blooms are a result of what type of pollution? A) Oil. B) Nutrient. C) Mercury. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrient. 8. Why is freshwater a limited source? A) People do not need fresh water. B) Most of earth water is covered in fresh water. C) A small percentage of liquid fresh water is found on earth. D) Humans use salt water more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A small percentage of liquid fresh water is found on earth. 9. Which of the following logging methods would be the least sustainable? A) Selectively remove only the high-value trees. B) Remove all but the healthiest trees from the forest. C) Cut down all trees that do not tolerate shade. D) Remove all of the trees in the forest in one operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remove all of the trees in the forest in one operation. 10. How old are the water molecules in your glass or bottle of water? A) Several days. B) Around 1, 000 years. C) A million years. D) Thousands of millions of years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thousands of millions of years. 11. Which is NOT a source of surface water? A) Lakes. B) Wetlands. C) Streams. D) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water vapor. 12. What type of Animal Eats fruit? A) Herbivore. B) Carnivore. C) Insectivore. D) Frugivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frugivore. 13. The bacteria can be found in shower heads and faucets, hot tubs, cooling towers, hot water tanks, decorative fountains, or ..... systems in large buildings. A) Agricultural. B) Plumbing. C) Population. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plumbing. 14. Which of the following best illustrates the concept of the tragedy of the commons? A) Selective harvesting of trees by a timber company in a national forest. B) Legislation of catch limits to avoid depletion of fish stocks in a shared lake. C) Inadvertent destruction of beneficial species while attempting to control pests. D) Depletion of an aquifer by regional farmers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Depletion of an aquifer by regional farmers. 15. According to the water cycle, what is infiltration and percolation? A) Water vapor forms into clouds. B) Groundwater moves into plants. C) Water vapor becomes solid. D) Liquid water flows into the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liquid water flows into the ground. 16. Most injuries in tornadoes are caused by ..... A) Flying debris. B) Hail. C) Lightning strikes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying debris. ← PreviousRelated 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