This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Water Pollution – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Pollution Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A person empties a barrel of gas into a pond. What kind of pollution is this? A) Biological. B) Thermal. C) Aquatic. D) Chemical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chemical. 2. Another way to talk about water pollution is to talk about water ..... A) Quantity. B) Speed. C) Quality. D) All of these options. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quality. 3. What is the % of fresh water in the world A) 5%. B) 50%. C) 30%. D) 3%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3%. 4. Introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water A) Biomagnification. B) Water pollution. C) Artificial eutrophication. D) Wastewater. E) Thermal pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water pollution. 5. What percent of earth is drinkable water A) 10%. B) 70%. C) 7%. D) 3%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3%. 6. The gradual downward flow of water that soaks into surface A) Erosion. B) River. C) Water uptake. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infiltration. 7. ..... is water that is safe to drink. A) Pathogen. B) Permeability. C) Porosity. D) Potable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potable. 8. "Transboundary" water pollution is ..... A) When the polluted water of one's country spilling into the water of another country. B) When the source of polluted water is changing. C) The water at the dividing line between two countries. D) When the polluted water is treated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the polluted water of one's country spilling into the water of another country. 9. What do factories use to cool down there mishaneries that cause pollution A) Sea water. B) Water. C) Fertilizer. D) Polluted water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 10. A distinct location from which pollution is directly produced. A) Nonpoint source. B) Water pollution. C) Wastewater. D) Point source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point source. 11. ..... pollution is pollution that comes from a single source and is easily identified. A) Non-point source pollution. B) Point source. C) Air. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point source. 12. A mixture of decomposing organic matter, such as manure and rotting plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner A) Compost. B) Leachate. C) Recycling. D) Biodegradable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compost. 13. Can water pollution spread? A) Yes. B) Maybe so. C) I don't know. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. An underground water supply is ..... A) Aquifer. B) Erosion. C) Water shed. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. 15. All of the following are examples of causes for water pollution except: A) Solar Energy. B) Oil Spill. C) Household Waste. D) Industrial Waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar Energy. 16. Waste that harms the land, water, or air is called A) Pollution. B) Reuse. C) Recycle. D) Reuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 17. Which is a true fun fact about water pollution A) It can be used to make soup. B) Animals love to eat it. C) Millions are killed by it. D) It cannot be harmful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Millions are killed by it. 18. Planting trees, grass, or any plant to create a "natural fence" to protect water from pollutants A) Vegetative buffer. B) Drought. C) Fertilizer. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vegetative buffer. 19. Sources of ocean pollution include A) Oil spills. B) Direct dumping of wastewater. C) Activities on land. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. What are examples of water pollution? A) Oil, grease, and chemicals from our cars and trucks. B) Fish dying in the ocean. C) Organisms fighting for food. D) Organisms fighting for space. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oil, grease, and chemicals from our cars and trucks. 21. When cars age or are poorly maintained, they tend to leak oil onto roadways and parking lots. This oil is washed into the nearest waterway with the next rainfall. What type of water pollution does this cause? A) Toxic. B) Sediment. C) Bacterial. D) Nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toxic. 22. Logging operations used to use a technique called clear-cutting, in which all of the trees in an area are cut down. What type of water pollution will this most likely lead to? A) Bacterial. B) Sediment. C) Toxic. D) Nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sediment. 23. Microplastics absorb A) Water. B) Toxins. C) Salt. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toxins. 24. Which type of pollution can interfere with aquatic organisms to feed and breath? A) Toxins. B) Nutrients. C) Bacterial. D) Sediments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sediments. 25. Which of the following are the primary causes of water pollution? A) Plants. B) Animals. C) Human activities. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human activities. 26. The pesticides used in which fields? A) Agriculture field. B) Industrial field. C) Both fields. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture field. 27. Which category of pollution is the biggest contemporary water pollution issue in the Chesapeake Bay region? A) Sediments. B) Bacterial. C) Toxins. D) Nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nutrients. 28. How much plastic leaks from land based sources? A) 70%. B) Over 80%. C) 40%. D) Below 35%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over 80%. 29. Farming and agriculture can cause pollution by: A) Increasing the amount of filtration. B) Increasing the number of trees. C) Increasing the amount of pesticides and sediment into bodies of water. D) Increasing the amount of heat around bodies of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increasing the amount of pesticides and sediment into bodies of water. 30. What is a point-source pollution? A) Oil spilling from supertanker. B) Toxic Chemicals. C) Drainpipe spilling waste into river. D) Single sites of waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drainpipe spilling waste into river. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesWater Pollution Quiz 1Water Pollution Quiz 2Water Pollution Quiz 3Water Pollution Quiz 4Water Pollution Quiz 5Water Pollution Quiz 6Water Pollution Quiz 7Water Pollution Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books