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Chemistry of Hydrosphere

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The percentage occurrence of the earth’s water in glaciers and ice caps is about

a)

30.1%

b)

68.7%

c)

96.5%

d)

.  2.75%

2.

The greater concentration of electrons around the nucleus of the oxygen than around the hydrogen is due to its

a)

polarity

b)

electronegativity

c)

bond length

d)

atomic radius

3.

The critical temperature and pressure of water

a)

 0 K, 1 atm         

b)

273 K, 1 atm

c)

647 K, 218 atm

d)

647oC, 218 atm

4.

It is a special mix of temperature and pressure where the difference between liquid and gas ceases to exist.

a)

Critical point

b)

Saturation point

c)

melting point

d)

boiling point

5.

Specific heat is a water quality which is important for several reasons except:

a)

 It regulates the rate at which air temperature changes

b)

Aquatic organisms face less temperature variation than terrestrial organisms.

c)

The structure of liquid water changes at high pressures.

d)

Water is used in cooling systems found in cars and industrial plants.

6.

This is a result of the tendency of water molecules to attract to one another, or cohere, at the surface of any accumulation of water.

a)

Surface tension

b)

Heat capacity

c)

Heat capacity

d)

density

7.

Yellow wavelengths are absorbed in about

a)

 First meter

b)

First 10 meters

c)

first 20 meters

d)

first 30 meters

8.

Sound travels faster in water compared with air

a)

because water particles are packed in more densely

b)

Because of the visible wavelength of the sunlight

c)

Because of the attraction of water molecules to another substance

d)

None of the above

9.

Which of the following is an example of point source of water pollution?

a)

Flooding during rainy season which carries waste deposits into our waters.

b)

oil spillage

c)

pesticides

d)

Industrial waste is dumped into our waters.

10.

A water contaminant which is a sediment or organic material suspended in the water of lakes, rivers, and streams from soil erosion.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

biological

d)

organic

11.

Common types of ground water contaminants are the following except

a)

Cesspool

b)

septic tank

c)

 privies

d)

chemical fertilizers

12.

Distillation is an example of purification of water in

a)

Large scale        

b)

medium scale

c)

small scale

d)

none

13.

Ozone

a)

It is the strongest oxidant/disinfectant available.

b)

it is the most common cost-effective means of disinfecting water.

c)

It is most typically generated from a low pressure or a medium pressure lamp.

d)

all the above

14.

It is the removal of suspended solids by passing wastewater through settlement of flotation tanks

a)

 Pre- treatment

b)

Primary treatment        

c)

secondary treatment

d)

tertiary treatment

15.

The complete cycle of water treatment

a)

       Flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, storage

b)

   Coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, storage

c)

      Coagulation, filtration, sedimentation, disinfection, storage

d)

Flocculation, filtration, sedimentation, disinfection, storage