This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Water Pollution – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Pollution Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This type of pollution contaminates lakes, oceans, river, etc. A) Air. B) Land. C) Water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 2. Which of the following are potential sources of groundwater pollution? I landfillsII ozone gasIII subsurface gasoline tanks A) I only. B) I and III. C) I, II and III. D) II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I and III. 3. This act protects groundwater and surface water from pollution. A) 1972 Clean Water Act. B) 1975 Safe Drinking Water Act. C) 1987 Water Quality Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1975 Safe Drinking Water Act. 4. Human wastewater entering into bodies of water can be dangerous becauseI. It causes a drop in the biological oxygen demand II. It can lead to cultural eutrophicationIII. The wastewater can carry pathogens A) I only. B) II only. C) II and III only. D) I, II, and III. E) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) ?. 5. Leach fields are A) Used to filter septage. B) Used to remove sludge. C) Part of tertiary water treatment. D) Often used with manure lagoons. E) A result of sewage dumping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to filter septage. 6. Materials used to increase the crop production are called ..... A) Pollutants. B) Pesticides. C) Pollution. D) Fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fertilizers. 7. Which of the following is NOT a type of non-point source pollution? A) Oil in runoff from a parking lot. B) A factory dumping chemicals into a stream. C) Runoff from a rural area. D) Salt contamination in a stream during the winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A factory dumping chemicals into a stream. 8. The terms basic and acidity refer to what water quality indicator? A) Temperature. B) Dissolved oxygen. C) PH. D) Turbidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PH. 9. What do algal blooms deplete from the water that causes damage to underwater vegetation? A) Nutrients. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Oxygen. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 10. What type of water pollution is there A) Blue pollution. B) Oxygen deedeett. C) Chemical pollution. D) Chryii pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemical pollution. 11. All of the following are ways to disinfect wastewater EXCEPT: A) Fecal coliform. B) Chlorine. C) Ozone. D) UV rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fecal coliform. 12. Small particles that is made up rocks, soil A) Sediment. B) River basin. C) Water. D) Impermeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sediment. 13. What caused the eggshells of some birds to become thin and break? A) An insecticide ingested by prey species. B) An inert ingredient in herbicides. C) Heavy metal concentrations in prey species. D) A pesticide used to control pest birds such as crows. E) A pharmaceutical in the water supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An insecticide ingested by prey species. 14. A parking lot is build near a stream. Cars in the parking sometimes leak oil and anti-freeze onto the parking lot. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Sediment. B) Nutrient. C) Toxic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toxic. 15. Which does NOT contribute to poor water quality in developing countries? A) Rapid industrialization. B) Relocation of industry. C) High unemployment. D) Political instability. E) High population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High unemployment. 16. This type of pollution comes from any heating of natural water that results from human activity A) Thermal pollution. B) Chemical pollution. C) Biological pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermal pollution. 17. Groundwater can be stored in A) Glaciers. B) Lakes. C) Wetlands. D) Aquifers and springs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aquifers and springs. 18. What are waste water treatment plants A) A movement to save the whales. B) A place to cool water down. C) A nail salon. D) Waste and industrial sewage is sent there to be clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waste and industrial sewage is sent there to be clean. 19. The Portion of water that flows across the surface that does not soak into the ground and runs into water bodies A) Erosion. B) Runoff. C) Surface tension. D) Fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runoff. 20. Most of the Earth is covered with ..... A) Sand. B) Trees. C) Water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 21. What is one thing humans can do to positively impact the environment? A) They can throw their trash away anywhere. B) They can recycle items if possible. C) They can empty their drinks into rivers and other water sources. D) They can work in factories that produce a lot of smoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can recycle items if possible. 22. Soil can move from the field through the process of ..... A) Weathering. B) Deposition. C) Emigration. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erosion. 23. A high concentration of phosphates and nitrates is found in samples of a pond. Which is most likely the source? A) Lake turnover. B) Eutrophication. C) Runoff form agricultural fields. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff form agricultural fields. 24. Which is one type of an organic chemical? A) Sediment. B) Bacterial. C) Sulfuric acid. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil. 25. The Clean Water Act of 1972 is responsible for: A) Establishing the basic structure for regulating pollutant discharges into the waters of the US. B) Funded sewage treatment plants. C) Recognized the need to regulate non-point source pollution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. Eutrophication results in the death of trout and other fish as a result of A) Toxic concentrations of salt in the water. B) Toxic levels of mercury in the water. C) Toxic pH levels in the water. D) Asphyxiation from lack of oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asphyxiation from lack of oxygen. 27. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers. A) Potable water. B) Watershed. C) Surface water. D) Ground water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ground water. 28. Which of the following would be an indication that a body of water was contaminated by human waste-water? A) ?. B) High nutrient levels and low DO. C) High DO and low nutrients. D) Low nutrients and fecal coliform at zero. E) A lack of dead zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High nutrient levels and low DO. 29. A series of underground pipes that carry used water to a treatment plant is called what? A) Filtration system. B) Septic System. C) Drainage system. D) Sewer system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sewer system. 30. Of the water on earth is ....., making it undrinkable for humans. A) Surface water. B) Salt water. C) Ground water. D) Fresh water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt water. ← 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