Water: Test Review

Question 1

Which of the following items were discussed in how water is used in the industrial manufacturing of commodities or goods

Accepted Answer

Food, paper and chemicals

Question 2

The public water supply provides services, such as wastewater treatment and supplying clean water to public buildings.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Which of the following describes how many gallons of water a household consumes everyday?

Accepted Answer

400

Question 4

Recreation and tourism which is driven by water provides a/an __________ benefit to communities.

Accepted Answer

Economic

Question 5

The Earth’s surface is covered by nearly 71 percent water.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Water in the form of __________ or __________ is fundamental to the growth of crops.

Accepted Answer

Rainwater; irrigation

Question 7

Which of the following describes how the power industry uses water?

Accepted Answer

Cooling equipment

Question 8

Which of the following describes the meaning of freshwater?

Accepted Answer

Water containing less than 1,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved salts

Question 9

Pick the Wrong answer: All the ways the various sectors of the livestock industry relies on water.

Accepted Answer

Transportation facilities

Question 10

Our bodies are made up of nearly 61 percent water.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Which describes a unbeneficial water usage in agricultural production.

Accepted Answer

Runoff in fields

Question 12

__________ is the raising of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants.

Accepted Answer

Aquaculture

Question 13

Which of the following describes the amount of water contained within the ocean or is frozen in the form of a glacier?

Accepted Answer

69%

Question 14

During the production process of goods, water is often used for various functions, such as _______, _______ and _______.

Accepted Answer

Washing; diluting; cooling

Question 15

Thermoelectric power utilizes steam-driven turbine generators to create electricity.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which of the following describes how water is used in the mining industry?

Accepted Answer

Extract minerals from the Earth

Question 17

Select the material which are NOT extracted from the earth’s surface utilizing mining/drilling technology.

Accepted Answer

Phosphorus

Question 18

The phrase “water is the driving force of all nature” was said by which of the following people?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 19

Geological Survey estimates of the___ billion gallons of water used each day in the United States, ___ % is freshwater

Accepted Answer

322; 87

Questions 19