ES Q3 Water Pollution Quiz
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- Q1
The introduction of chemical, physical or biological agents into the water is
potable water
point-source pollution
water pollution
desalination
30s - Q2
What is an example of non-point source pollution
runoff from several steel factories
leaking tank
unlined tank
waste water form mine
30s - Q3
Which of the following are the primary causes of water pollution?
Plants
Human activities
None of these
Animals
30s - Q4
Which of the following is mainly responsible for the causes of water pollution?
Oil refineries
Paper factories
Afforestation
Both oil refineries and paper factories
30s - Q5
Which of the following is not a waterborne disease?
Typhoid
Cholera
Measles
Hepatitis
30s - Q6
In most freshwater lakes, the algal productivity is limited by the availability of which of the following inorganic ions?
Phosphorus
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Carbon
30s - Q7
Fertilizer from farms can cause
artificial eutrophication
increased oxygen in water
desalination
potable water
30s - Q8
Most of the pollution in the ocean comes from
leaking tankers
waste from land
commercial boats
oil spills
30s - Q9
The effects of water pollution on an ecosystem
are concentrated in one area
can become worse due to biomagnification
result mostly from point source locations
are always immediate
30s - Q10
Thermal pollution of water bodies is due to
discharge of waste from mining
discharge of chemicals from industries
discharge of heat (hot water) from power plants
discharges of agricultural run off
30s - Q11
High coliform count in water is an indicator of
industrial pollution
sewage contamination
oil pollution
hardness of water
30s - Q12
Water pollution
increases turbidity and deoxygenation
decreases turbidity
increases photosynthesis
increases oxygenation
30s - Q13
Polluted water can be purified by using
algae
pesticides
fishes
micro-organisms
30s - Q14
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a measure of
extent to which water is polluted with organic compounds
amount of carbon monoxide inseparably combined with hemoglobin
amount of oxygen needed by green plants during night
industrial waste poured into water bodies
30s - Q15
Which regions of seas/oceans are the most polluted ?
coastal
coral reefs
estuarine
sea depths
30s