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WATER MCQs

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Question 21.


About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered with water.


  1.     True
  2.     False
  3.     Streams
  4.     Oceans
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A

71% of Earth's surface is covered with water and rest 29% with land. Out of this 71%, 97% is saltwater while only 3% is freshwater.


Question 22.


Which of the following are the sources of freshwater?
 


  1.     Lakes
  2.     Rivers
  3.     Streams
  4.     Oceans
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Lakes
:
A, B, and C
About 3% of the world's water is freshwater which is found in different sources like rivers, lakes, glaciers, ponds and even groundwater.
Ocean is the source of saltwater.
 
Question 23.


Which of these water bodies contain salt water?


  1.     Salt water lakes
  2.     Rivers
  3.     Seas
  4.     Ocean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Salt water lakes
:
A, C, and D
Oceans, seas and Salt water lakes like the Dead Sea contain water with high amount of salt (known as salt water). Rivers contain freshwater.
Question 24.


The process of passing chlorine gas through water to kill germs is known as ________.


  1.     sedimentation
  2.     chlorination
  3.     screening
  4.     filtration
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> chlorination
:
B
Chlorines gas is passed through water during treatment to kill germs and make it safe for drinking and other purposes. This process is known as chlorination.
Question 25.


Which among these is true for the Dead Sea?


  1.     It has salty water
  2.     It has fresh water
  3.     Fish can survive in it  
  4.      Fish cannot survive in it
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> It has salty water
:
A and D
The Dead Sea has salt water. The amount of salt in dead sea is so high that no living being can survive in it. Thus fish cannot survive in dead sea.
Question 26.


A water body of dense ice and snow found on mountains is known as ________.


  1.     Glacier
  2.     River
  3.     Pond
  4.     Ocean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Glacier
:
A

A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice, found on mountains. It forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its melting and evaporation over many years, often centuries.


Question 27.


If dropped in water, this object will:


If Dropped In Water, This Object Will:


  1.     Sink
  2.     Float
  3.     Burn
  4.     Freeze
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Sink
:
A

The above shown object is made up of steel. It is more dense than water. Thus, the object will sink if dropped in water.


Question 28.


The process by which water droplets in the clouds fall on the ground is called ______.


  1.     condensation
  2.     precipitation
  3.     evaporation
  4.     solidification
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> precipitation
:
B

Condensed water droplets combine to form clouds. Once the cloud gets heavy, they fall on the surface of the earth as rain, snow or hailstones. This process is known as precipitation.


Question 29.


Which of the following water source does not contain saltwater?


  1.     Rivers
  2.     Oceans
  3.     Seas
  4.     Saltwater lakes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rivers
:
A

Oceans and Seas occupy 97% of the Earth's water, which is mostly Saltwater.
Saltwater lakes too contain salt water as the name depicts.
River takes water from glaciers and rains which are sources of freshwater.


Question 30.


Which of the following contributes to water pollution?


  1.     Industrial effluents into the water bodies
  2.     Dumping of plastic bags into the water bodies
  3.     Oil spills in the seas or oceans
  4.     Excessive growth of aquatic life
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Industrial effluents into the water bodies
:
A, B, and C
Water pollution is the contamination of the water bodies. It is usually caused as a result of human activities like releasing industrial effluents into water bodies without treatment, oil spill from ships, throwing plastic bottles or bags into water, etc. However, excessive growth of aquatic life do not pollute the water bodies.

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