This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > Geography > Water > Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Water has no taste A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Water can dissolve many substances, like ions, gases, and sugars. Water is considered the " ..... " A) Surface Tension. B) Polarity. C) Universal Solvent. D) Cohesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Universal Solvent. 3. What is the largest ocean in the world? A) Atlantic. B) Indian. C) Pacific. D) Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pacific. 4. How does climate affect a watershed? A) It determines the amount of water input and output in a watershed. B) It determines if the watershed will absorb water or not. C) It determines how fast water will be moved through a watershed. D) It does not affect watersheds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It determines the amount of water input and output in a watershed. 5. Which watershed is the largest in the United States? A) Mississippi River Watershed. B) Potomac River Watershed. C) Shenandoah River Watershed. D) James River Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mississippi River Watershed. 6. Melting involves a change of state from ..... to ..... A) Solid to Liquid. B) Liquid to Solid. C) Liquid to Gaseous. D) Gaseous to Liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solid to Liquid. 7. What describes the smaller streams and rivers that feed into the larger streams/rivers? A) Branches. B) Channels. C) Tributaries. D) Aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tributaries. 8. ..... is a basic need for life. A) Water. B) Rock. C) Salt. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 9. What is happening at freezing point? A) Liquid to solid. B) Solid to liquid. C) Gas to liquid. D) Liquid to gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liquid to solid. 10. Water drops seen in the cling foil which is covered on hot food. This is an example of ..... A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 11. This is the property of water that allows water to "stick" to other substances A) Adhesion. B) Cohesion. C) Hot, Cold. D) Slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adhesion. 12. The change of state from a liquid to a gas A) Precipitation. B) Water cycle. C) Condensation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaporation. 13. Streams and oceans are the examples of A) Surface water. B) Rainwater. C) Groundwater. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surface water. 14. Water dissolves all substances because it is the universal solvent. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. When algae from an algal bloom die, they are broken down in the decay process by bacteria that use up much of the ..... in the water. A) Oxygen. B) Chemical pesticides. C) Food. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen. 16. What happens to water table if a large area is covered with construction activities? A) It remains constant. B) It becomes more. C) It becomes less. D) It depends on the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It becomes less. 17. The process of conserving water while irrigating the fields is known as- A) Harvesting. B) Winnowing. C) Drip irrigation. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drip irrigation. 18. What is a river system? A) A bunch of rivers or streams that come together. B) A single river flowing through a region. C) A river that flows into the ocean. D) A large lake surrounded by rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A bunch of rivers or streams that come together. 19. The Labrador Current flows southwards from the Artic Ocean along the coast of which country? A) USA. B) India. C) Canada. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canada. 20. Which of the following statements about water correctly explains why most of Earth's surface is covered by oceans? A) Water remains liquid at most temperatures on Earth. B) Life on Earth depends on water. C) Water can exist on Earth's surface as a solid, liquid, or gas. D) Liquid water takes the shape of its container. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water remains liquid at most temperatures on Earth. 21. The process of reverse osmosis is also known as ..... A) Double-filtration. B) Double-osmosis. C) Hyper-osmosis. D) Hyper-filtration /Super filtration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyper-filtration /Super filtration. 22. An example for deliquescent substance A) FeCl3. B) NaCl. C) COSO4. D) KCl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FeCl3. 23. A drawing that shows where places are A) Geography. B) Map. C) Landform. D) Globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Map. 24. A neighborhood in a small Texas town had to be evacuated because the houses were sinking due to a problem in the aquifer. What is the most likely cause of this problem? A) Heavy rains caused oversaturation of soil foundations. B) Overbuilding in the area polluted the ground water. C) Runoff from fertilized land created a dead zone. D) Excessive removal of water weakened the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excessive removal of water weakened the ground. 25. Water is made of 1 Hydrogen atom and 2 oxygen atoms? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. What was the highest Tsunami ever measured? A) 156 meters. B) 153 meters. C) 150 meters. D) 151 meters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 150 meters. 27. Areas of higher elevation that separate watersheds are called ..... A) Plates. B) Tributaries. C) Canyons. D) Divides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divides. 28. Surface water is lost through A) Freezing. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 29. A large body of salt water is called a(n) A) Pond. B) Estuary. C) Lake. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean. 30. Identify the sources of water. A) Lakes. B) Sea. C) River. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 31. There is the same amount of water on Earth as there was when the Earth was formed. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Which of the following is joined to form a big river? A) Ponds. B) Streams. C) Ocean. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streams. 33. ..... is called to the Two entrance step well. A) Jaya. B) Vijaya. C) Nanda. D) Bhadra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhadra. 34. C$_{6}$H$_{12}$O$_{6 }$$\rightarrow$ 6C + 6H$_{2}$OThis equation shows the reaction of: A) Synthesis. B) Displacement. C) Dehydration. D) Drying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dehydration. 35. Which of the following are not the liquid forms of water?(i) Snow(ii) Lake water(iii) River water(iv) Water vapour(v) IceChoose the correct combination from the options below. A) (i), (iv) and (v). B) (i) and (ii). C) (iii) and (iii). D) (iv) only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (i), (iv) and (v). 36. A region or area that drains ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water is a ..... ? A) Water table. B) Area of saturation. C) Watershed. D) Porosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watershed. 37. Example of cold ocean current ..... A) Labrador. B) Gulf Stream. C) Brazilian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Labrador. 38. Salinity is the amount of salt in a body of water. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. The water that fills lakes and rivers A) Surface water. B) Saturated zone. C) Groundwater. D) Water table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surface water. 40. What is the hydrosphere? A) The water I drink at home. B) The sum of the seas and oceans. C) All the water on the Earth's surface, groundwater and vapour water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the water on the Earth's surface, groundwater and vapour water. 41. Evaporation of water occurs throughout the water. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. Water has a much higher specific heat than most other covalent compounds. What do you predict might happen if water had a low specific heat instead? A) Flooding would occur and animals would be forced to migrate. B) Harmful organisms living in water would reproduce at a rapid rate. C) Organisms that are sensitive to changes in temperature would die. D) Plants would not have enough water to effectively carry out photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organisms that are sensitive to changes in temperature would die. 43. How many states are in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed? A) 8. B) 4. C) 10. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 44. Which of these human activities is most likely to cause the excessive growth of phytoplankton in the world's oceans? A) The logging of old-growth forests, which results in erosion. B) The use of chemical fertilzers that are carried by runoff into rivers. C) The spraying of chemical herbicides that reduce carbon dioxide in the air. D) The mining of fossil fuels, which requires digging underground tunnels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of chemical fertilzers that are carried by runoff into rivers. 45. Which is NOT a phase of the water cycle? A) Transportation. B) Condensation. C) Runoff (collection). D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transportation. 46. What is water table? A) The layer below ground water. B) The layer above ground water. C) The water trapped underground between rocks the above layer. D) 1ST AND 3RD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1ST AND 3RD. 47. Which statement best describes freshwater? A) Freshwater is water only found in the atmosphere. B) Freshwater is water found in the oceans. C) Freshwater is water found only underground. D) Freshwater is water found in lakes, rivers and streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freshwater is water found in lakes, rivers and streams. 48. What percentage of ALL WATER on Earth is saltwater? A) 3%. B) 97%. C) 20%. D) 84%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 97%. 49. We dig ..... to get water from the ground. A) Lake. B) Rain. C) Well. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well. 50. What is the role of an estuary? A) Provide habitats for wildlife, filter pollutants, and protect against flooding. B) Estuaries have no impact on wildlife. C) Estuaries are used for industrial waste disposal and habitats for wildlife. D) Estuaries contribute to air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provide habitats for wildlife, filter pollutants, and protect against flooding. 51. Weather is caused by a transfer of ..... when there is a temperature difference in the air. A) Atoms. B) Onions. C) Energy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy. 52. Saltwater makes up what percentage of water on Earth? A) 20-25%. B) 1-5%. C) 95-99%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 95-99%. 53. When We Step Out From An Air-Conditioned Car On A Humid Day, Our Spectacles Become Misty And We Cannot See Anything Clearly. This Happens Due To A Process Known As A) . Precipitation. B) . Condensation. C) . Decantation. D) . Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . Condensation. 54. What makes up the borders of a watershed? A) Rivers and streams. B) Roadways. C) State/Country lines. D) Ridges/high elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ridges/high elevation. 55. Humidity is a measure of the amount of ..... in the air. A) Temperature. B) Water Vapor. C) Air Pressure. D) Rain Drops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water Vapor. 56. Water is called a Universal solvent A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. The careful management of water catchment areas results in? A) More desertification. B) Less waste of water. C) More deforestation. D) More waste of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less waste of water. 58. ..... carry water to our home. A) Pipes. B) Ponds. C) Tubes. D) Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pipes. 59. Osmosis is the movement of ..... across a membrane. A) Food. B) Energy. C) Water. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 60. Which of the following is a measure of the amount of open spaces between the particles of rock and soil? A) Saturation. B) Porosity. C) Precipitation. D) Permeability. 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