This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > Geography > Water > Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It does NOT dissolve in water. A) Soluble. B) Insoluble. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insoluble. 2. Places where warm and cold currents meet experiences a ..... weather A) Rainy. B) Foggy. C) Humid. D) Bright and sunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foggy. 3. Glauber's salt and Washing soda are: A) Decahydrate. B) Heptahydrate. C) Hexahydrate. D) Pentahyrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decahydrate. 4. The periodic rising and falling of sea water level. A) (a) Waves. B) (b) Tides. C) (C) Ocean Currents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (b) Tides. 5. Which of the following is not a natural cause of water pollution? A) Volcanoes. B) Animal waste. C) Oil spills. D) Silt from storms and floods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil spills. 6. Lemon will ..... in a salty water. A) Sink. B) Float. C) Break. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Float. 7. Name the longest river A) Nile. B) Ganges. C) Mississippi. D) Amazon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nile. 8. The process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land A) Water cycle. B) Tides. C) Ocean currents. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 9. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day are called waves A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. When we celebrate the World Water Day? A) 22 February. B) 22 March. C) 22 January. D) 22 April. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 22 March. 11. Water is found on the Earth in bodies of water like oceans, lakes, and A) Stars. B) Rivers. C) Volcanoes. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rivers. 12. Which of the following human activities would most likely lead to subsidence, the sinking of the surface of the earth? A) Using toxic chemicals in the manufacturing of goods. B) Excess removal of water from underground reservoirs. C) Filtering out pollutants at a water treatment plant. D) Storing drinking water in small above-ground basins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excess removal of water from underground reservoirs. 13. What would happen if rain seeps into pores of concrete pavement on the sidewalks and the temperature drops? A) The ice that forms will strengthen the pavement. B) The lower temperature will soften the pavement. C) The change in temperature will evaporate the water. D) The water will freeze and cause the pavement to crack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The water will freeze and cause the pavement to crack. 14. Proper and careful utilisation of water, avoiding it's wastage, and maintaining the amount of water in its different sources, is called- A) Rain water harvesting. B) Water conservation. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water conservation. 15. How much is the percentage of freshwater that exists on earth? A) 3.5%. B) 2.7%. C) 10%. D) 2.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2.5%. 16. Japanese word for "Harbour Waves" A) Earthquake. B) Ocean Wave. C) Sea Wave. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tsunami. 17. The chemical formula of zeolite is ..... A) $ _ {2} $ al $ _ {2} $ of. B) Al$_{2}$(SO4)$_{3}$.18 H$_{2}$O. C) FSO $ _ {h} $. D) To $ _ {2} $ OE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To $ _ {2} $ OE. 18. Which of the following type of water should we drink? A) Tap water. B) Filtered water. C) Sea water. D) Rain water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filtered water. 19. What are the main sources of water pollution in India? A) Municipal sewage. B) Bathing. C) Industrial discharge. D) Both a and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and c. 20. When water vapour cools down, it slowly changes into water. This process is known as A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 21. ..... liquid mixes with water. A) Olive oil. B) Sesame oil. C) Milk. D) Kerosene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Milk. 22. AMOUNT OF WATER COVERING EARTH A) 74%. B) 97%. C) 68%. D) 71%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 71%. 23. How much part of the earth's surface is covered by water A) 4/5. B) 1/4. C) 3/4. D) 3/2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3/4. 24. ..... is an artificial enclosure for keeping small houses plants A) Planter. B) Terrarium. C) Flowerpot. D) Greenhouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrarium. 25. We must not drink lots of water. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. What are ocean currents? A) Streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions. B) Series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water. C) Overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. D) Event of prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric, surface water or ground water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions. 27. What property of water deals with ice floating? A) Capillary Action. B) Cohesion. C) Density. D) Adhesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Density. 28. Large scale movements of water in the ocean in a definite direction are called ..... A) Tide. B) Tsunami. C) Ocean Current. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean Current. 29. Water vapor cools and becomes liquid water. A) Transpiration. B) Condensation. C) Evaporation. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 30. ..... is a major natural source of water. A) Snow. B) Well. C) Tap. D) Handpump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snow. 31. During ..... stage, water attempts to return to rivers, lakes, or the ocean. A) Runoff (collection). B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runoff (collection). 32. What is the process by which water flows from higher to lower elevation called? A) Infiltration. B) Evaporation. C) Runoff. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runoff. 33. Water is often called the "universal solvent" because many substances can be dissolved in water. What property of water allows it to be such a versatile solvent? A) Purity. B) Polarity and cohesion. C) High heat capacity. D) Expansion upon freezing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polarity and cohesion. 34. What describes an area where freshwater and saltwater mix? A) Estuary. B) Lake. C) Tributary. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Estuary. 35. Which of the following is not a source of water? A) Lake. B) Desert. C) Pond. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 36. During the full moon and new moon days, the sun, the moon and the earth are in the same line and the tides are highest. These tides are called ..... tides. A) High. B) Low. C) Spring. D) Neap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spring. 37. Tsunami is a Japanese word that means ..... A) High waves. B) Low waves. C) Harbor Waves. D) Surface waves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harbor Waves. 38. Water is most dense at what temperature in degrees Celsius? A) 4. B) 0. C) 32. D) -4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 39. Which of the following is aquatic plant A) Marigold. B) Duckweed. C) Lilly. D) Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duckweed. 40. In the water cycle, energy from the Sun causes water to A) Freeze. B) Sublimate. C) Evaporate. D) Condense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporate. 41. 97% of Earth's water is salt water found in ..... A) Oceans and lakes. B) Salt lakes and rivers. C) Oceans and salt lakes (seas). D) Lakes and rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceans and salt lakes (seas). 42. Oil floats in water. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. People living in the villages get water from ..... A) Tanks. B) Wells. C) Taps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wells. 44. All water in a watershed flows ..... A) Downstream. B) Upstream. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Downstream. 45. Water makes up approximately 60% of the human body and plays a vital role in regulating body temperature. Which property of water makes it good at regulating temperature? A) Water is a good solvent. B) Water exhibits strong cohesion. C) . Water has an unusual crystalline structure. D) Water has a high capacity for heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water has a high capacity for heat. 46. Tides are caused mainly by ..... A) (a) gravitation pull of the moon and sun. B) (b) gravitation of the earth. C) (c) friction of winds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (a) gravitation pull of the moon and sun. 47. Cutting an orange is a physical change. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. The major sources of freshwater are as follows except: A) Rivers. B) Ponds. C) Glaciers. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean. 49. How do clouds form in the atmosphere? A) Freezing water evaporated to form clouds. B) Boiling water evaporated to form clouds. C) Evaporating water condensed to form clouds. D) Condensing water melted to form clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporating water condensed to form clouds. 50. Rain, clouds, snow hills and Frost form due to A) Melting. B) Freezing. C) Evaporation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Condensation. 51. Which of the following characteristics of a watershed would act to reduce erosion? A) Channels with a low gradient. B) Large floodplain areas. C) Soil with a high porosity. D) A large number of lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil with a high porosity. 52. Which of the following causes depletion in the water table of a place? A) Constructing factories and houses. B) Making concrete roads and floors. C) Deforestation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. Water is important because of its ability to sustain life. We can tell an ecosystem is ..... by the diversity of life in the ecosystem. A) Unhealthy. B) Healthy. C) Dangerous. D) Under appreciated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Healthy. 54. Which of the following is a way of conserving water? A) Leave the tap running while brushing teeth. B) Use a hose to wash the car. C) Use the washing machine at full load. D) Leave the shower running while soaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use a hose to wash the car. 55. Pollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed will have a negative effect on which of the following? A) Available space for crops. B) Local pond life. C) Rainfall rates. D) Direction of river flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local pond life. 56. Choose the incorrect method which is not indirect use of water? A) Drinking. B) Watering gardens. C) Washing cars, clothes etc. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinking. 57. What causes Tides? A) The strong gravitational pull exerted by the sun and the moonon the earth's surface. B) Heavy rainfall when natural watercourses do not have the capacity to carry excess water. C) Volcanic eruptions, submarine landslides, and coastal rock falls. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The strong gravitational pull exerted by the sun and the moonon the earth's surface. 58. A part of the ocean or sea extending into land A) Reservoir. B) Gulf. C) Sea. D) Strait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gulf. 59. What does the ozone layer protect us from? A) Infrared rays. B) Wind. C) Ultraviolet rays. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ultraviolet rays. 60. A farmer is storing the manure from his farm in large piles next to the river. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Toxic. B) Bacterial. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacterial. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 7 QuizzesClass 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 1Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 2Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 3Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 4Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 5Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 6Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 7Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books