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Water Quality Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is dissolved oxygen?

a)

oxygen gas dissolved in water

b)

a primary plant nuttient

c)

a measure of how acidic or basic a substance is

2.

What are nitrates?

a)

a measure of how acidic or basic a substance is

b)

oxygen gas dissolved in water

c)

a primary plant nutrient

3.

What is pH?

a)

a primary plant notrient

b)

oxygen gas dissolved in water

c)

a measure of how acidic or basic a substance is

4.

Which is a true statement of the diagram above?

a)

As temperature increases dissolved oxygen increases

b)

As temperature decreases dissolved oxygen decreases

c)

As temperature increases dissolved oxygen decreases

d)

Noe of the above

5.
Which of the following are indicators of healthy water systems?
a)
high nitrates, high pH, and low temperatures
b)
low temperatures, high dissolved oxygen, and neutral pH
6.
Under which condition are large numbers of fish in a lake likely to die?
a)
when the water's dissolved oxygen is low and temperature is high
b)
right after a storm with heavy rainfall
7.

The pH of healthy water is _______________.

a)

0-5

b)

6.5-8.5

c)

9-14

8.

If a body of water has low levels of dissolved oxygen, what can most likely be concluded?

a)

water has high salinity

b)

water has high turbidity

c)

water temperature is high

d)

water has a low pH

9.

Which source most likely contains a large amount of nitrates and is non-potable?

a)

water near agricultural land

b)

water near a hillside

c)

water with a lot of leeches

d)

water source with a lot of aquatic life

10.

Which factors are most characteristic of a healthy body of water?

a)

high temperature and low amounts of algae

b)

low salinity and high turbidity

c)

high pH and low dissolved oxygen

d)

low turbidity and high dissolved oxygen

11.

All of the following add Dissolved Oxygen to the water except....

a)

From Photosynthesis by underwater plants

b)

Movement of the water

c)

Air in the atmosphere

d)

Underground Oxygen deposits

12.

How do bacteria affect Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in water bodies?

a)

increase DO through decomposition

b)

decrease DO through decomposition

c)

DO stays the same

d)

bacteria multiply DO by 8

13.

Why does the amount of dissolved oxygen increase during the day?

a)

The sunlight allows photosynthesis to occur

b)

The warmer temperatures allow the water to hold more oxygen

c)

The fish are more active so they are respiring more