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Water Quality and Stewardship Reviewer

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can too much rainfall in the mountains affect the turbidity of the river downstream?

a)

It can decrease the turbidity of the river downstream.

b)

It can increase the turbidity of the river downstream.

c)

There is no significant effect on the turbidity of the river downstream.

2.

Which of the following can have the greatest effect on the water quality of river?

a)

salinity and temperature

b)

type of soil and fish population

c)

nitrates level and turbidity

d)

natural disasters like flooding

3.

A body of water that has HIGH turbidity is ___________.

a)

safe to drink

b)

unsafe to drink

c)

highly potable

d)

has low pH level

4.

Which of the following indicators can be best used to determine whether the lake can be a good source of freshwater?

a)

depth and width

b)

depth and temperature

c)

location and depth

d)

temperature and pH

5.

Why is the turbidity in lake higher near the shoreline?

a)

because of increase in erosion rate

b)

because of increase in eutrophication

c)

because there is less water near the shoreline

d)

because the temperature is colder near the shoreline

6.

What is the pH of pure water?

a)

0

b)

5

c)

7

d)

14

7.

The presence of bioindicators tells a lot about the water quality. Which factor is usually measured by bioindicators?

a)

turbidity

b)

dissolved oxygen

c)

light

d)

water depth

8.

Caddisfly larva is known to be present in mountain streams and is sensitive to pollutants. Which is the best description for the use caddisfly larva in water quality testing?

a)

bioindicators

b)

endangered species

c)

invasive species

d)

nitrates

9.

How does acid rain affect the pH of a stream?

a)

it increase the pH of the stream

b)

it lowers the pH of the stream

c)

it has no significant effect on the pH of the stream

10.

Which is an example of a point source of pollution?

a)

a pipe from a sewerage system

b)

water runoff from the street

c)

fertilizer sprayed on soil

11.

Which of the following activity may result to the spread of diseases due to polluted water?

a)

using too much fertilizers

b)

oil spilling

c)

throwing of plastics

d)

dumping human waste in water

12.

Why is it important to communicate the findings of water quality studies to policy makers?

a)

so policy makers would know the importance of water and start to conserve it

b)

so laws can be enacted to protect the waters of the Earth

c)

so policy makers could lessen the penalties for violations to water health system

d)

so policy makers could make laws not related to water quality

13.

Which human activity has the most negative impact on water quality?

a)

fishing

b)

farming (agriculture)

c)

recreational boating

d)

using of toilets

14.

This is the measure of how clear or cloudy the water is

a)

turbidity

b)

salinity

c)

pH

d)

dissolved oxygen

15.

This is the term for how clean or healthy water is

a)

water testing

b)

water quality

c)

conservation

d)

pollution