This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Water Pollution – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Water Pollution Quiz 15 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Water pollution that comes from a single source is considered ..... A) Thermal pollution. B) Point source pollution. C) Nonpoint source pollution. D) Ocean pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point source pollution. 2. Maximum contaminant levels for groundwater were set in A) The Federal Water Pollution Control Act. B) The Clean Water Act. C) The Safe Drinking Act. D) The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. E) The Water Quality Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Safe Drinking Act. 3. ..... is like throwing waste in a landfill but in water instead. A) Marine Dumping. B) Sewage. C) Pack Ice. D) Industrial Waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine Dumping. 4. Pollutants are introduced into surface or ground water without a specific location source. A) Water pollution. B) Chemicals. C) Point source. D) Non-point source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-point source. 5. Which Act strengthened the laws against dumping waste in U.S. waters? A) Clean Water Act. B) Water Quality Act. C) Marine and Protection and Sanctuaries Act. D) (a) and (c). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine and Protection and Sanctuaries Act. 6. Most incidents of pollution are deliberately caused by ..... A) Humans. B) Machines. C) Animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans. 7. Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility and can cause illness or difficulty breathing is called A) Light pollution. B) Temperature inversion. C) Chlorofluorocarbons. D) Smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smog. 8. Tertiary treatment of wastewater A) Removes heavy metals. B) Reduces sediment. C) Reduces eutrophication. D) Reduces the amount of sludge. E) Removes pathogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduces eutrophication. 9. What do you call the source of pollutants that comes from sediments, fertilizers and farm animal wastes. A) Industrial. B) Chemical Waste. C) Agricultural. D) Domestic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural. 10. In an oil spill, animals get covered resulting in ..... A) They are unaffected. B) Them not being able to swim or breath. C) They float. D) They sink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Them not being able to swim or breath. 11. The presence of which in the soil is most likely to neutralize acid rain? A) Limestone. B) Granite. C) Sand. D) Radon. E) Humus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limestone. 12. What was found in the Flint water system? A) Mercury. B) Arsenic. C) Platinum. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lead. 13. Cow feces is washed into a river. What kind of pollution is this? A) Chemical. B) Thermal. C) Biological. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological. 14. How does temperature relate to dissolved oxygen levels? A) Lower temperatures leads to higher levels of dissolved oxygen. B) Lower temperatures leads to lower levels of dissolved oxygen. C) Higher temperatures leads to higher levels of dissolved oxygen. D) Temperature and dissolved oxygen do not relate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower temperatures leads to higher levels of dissolved oxygen. 15. What is one way to cut back on water pollution? A) Plant less tress. B) Use more pesticides. C) Pour chemicals down he drain. D) Do not overuse pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do not overuse pesticides. 16. What are causes of water pollution? A) Animals bathing in rivers. B) Using different methods to clean water. C) Spilling of oil in ocean. D) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and C. 17. Useful things from nature such as air, water, minerals, trees, forest, natural gas, coal and petroleum. A) Natural Resources. B) Utilities. C) Revenue. D) Crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resources. 18. Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered ..... A) Point source pollution. B) Thermal pollution. C) Nonpoint source pollution. D) Ocean pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonpoint source pollution. 19. An underground tank (usually found outside city limits) containing bacteria that treat waste water is a A) Septic tank. B) Leach field. C) Water treatment plant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Septic tank. 20. How can trash effect wildlife? A) Trash makes it hard for wildlife to camouflage. B) Wildlife could eat trash that they think is food. C) Wildlife animals cannot hunt prey because of the smell of garbage. D) Wildlife animals are afraid of trash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wildlife could eat trash that they think is food. 21. Which of the following is a persistent inorganic pollutant that can impair neurological functioning? A) PCB's. B) DDT. C) Atrazine. D) Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lead. 22. Established Cradle to Grave monitoring of hazardous waste A) RCRA. B) Brownfields. C) Basel Convention. D) CERCLA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RCRA. 23. What makes a resource a "Renewable Resource" A) Renewable Resources can be replaced by nature at a rate close to the rate at which they are used. B) Resources that exist in a fixed amount. C) They can never run out. D) They are cheaper and easier to use than Non-Renewable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable Resources can be replaced by nature at a rate close to the rate at which they are used. 24. The introduction of harmful substances to the environment is called ..... A) Mess. B) Extinction. C) Pollution. D) Poaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 25. Pollutants from a factory enter a stream or creek and travel to a river. River water tested with the pollutant found is called A) Eutrophic pollution. B) Point source pollutionAvailable space for crops. C) Riparian pollution. D) Nonpoint source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonpoint source pollution. 26. A layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through. A) Aquifer. B) Point source. C) Subsidence. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifer. 27. The land area that supplies water to a river system is a A) Wetland. B) Watershed. C) Ocean. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watershed. 28. How does water pollution affect the organisms living in their habitat? A) It can affect their habitat by destroying it. B) It can affect the animals by harming them. C) All of the above. D) It can affect the plant by harming them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 29. An organism that is sensitive to environmental conditions and is one of the first to respond to changes. A) Water quality. B) Nitrate. C) Point source pollution. D) Bioindicator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bioindicator. 30. Most water pollution is the result of ..... A) Acid rain. B) Animal waste. C) Human activities. D) Natural processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human activities. ← 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