This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > Geography > Water > Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tides help in generating electricity. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Substance in a solution that is dissolving another substance A) Adhesion. B) Cohesion. C) Solute. D) Solvent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solvent. 3. Groundwater can be drawn with the help of ..... A) Small pipe. B) Water tank. C) Electric pump. D) Both B and C are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electric pump. 4. The tightness across the surface of water that enables insects to walk on it is A) Capillary action. B) Adhesion. C) Surface tension. D) Polarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surface tension. 5. What is the top of the water-filled spaces (saturated zone) in the ground called? A) Groundwater. B) Reservoir. C) Well. D) Water Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water Table. 6. On the biological level, how is the water used? A) To gain muscles. B) To transport cells. C) Both Option 1 & 2. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To transport cells. 7. Aqueous solutions are classified as A) Dilute and concentrated solutions. B) Dilute and unconcentrated solutions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dilute and concentrated solutions. 8. Indira point was in A) Kerala. B) Lakshadweep. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Andaman and Nicobar islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andaman and Nicobar islands. 9. Which is there more of? A) Point source pollution. B) Non point source pollution. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non point source pollution. 10. Change of water vapor into clouds is called Condensation A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Water that hits land and flows into a creek, stream, or a river is best describes as A) Precipitation. B) Transpiration. C) Run-off. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-off. 12. Which of the following characteristics of water is not a result of hydrogen bonding? A) Adhesive strength. B) Capillarity. C) Cohesive strength. D) All of the above are a result of hydrogen bonding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are a result of hydrogen bonding. 13. What is the distribution of water in the atmosphere? A) 0.0001. B) 0.0019. C) 0.009. D) 0.68. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0.0019. 14. Drops of water that falls from sky is ..... A) Pond. B) Rain. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain. 15. Evaporation and condensation are two important process of ..... A) Air cycle. B) Water cycle. C) Food cycle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water cycle. 16. Due to ..... the person cannot sink in the dead sea. A) Dense water. B) Hot water. C) Iced water. D) Warm water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dense water. 17. How much of Earth's surface is water? A) 7/8. B) 1/3. C) 3/4. D) 1/2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3/4. 18. What is the largest watershed in Virginia? A) The Pacific Ocean Watershed. B) The Gulf of Mexico Watershed. C) Atlantic Ocean Coastal Watershed. D) The Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 19. Nonpoint source pollution could be from ..... A) Litter. B) Dog waste. C) Oil on someone's driveway. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Land containing much soil moisture A) Swamp. B) Wetland. C) Bog. D) Marsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wetland. 21. Huge tidal waves are called A) Currents. B) Waves. C) Tsunami. D) Tide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tsunami. 22. Water is not used in the following activity. A) Cleaning. B) Drinking. C) Studying. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studying. 23. "Har Khet ko pani" and "More crop per drop" are the aspects of which government scheme? A) Minister Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme (Pamaksya). B) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (Panjri). C) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana (Pangi). D) Pradhan Mantri Skill Development Scheme (Pankavi). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minister Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme (Pamaksya). 24. The average salinity of the oceans is: A) 45 parts per thousand. B) 35 parts per thousand. C) 55 parts per thousand. D) 65 parts per thousand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35 parts per thousand. 25. An area of land where the surface water and ground water drain into a particular body of water. A) Watershed. B) Divide. C) Aquifer. D) Subsidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watershed. 26. When was World Water Day first celebrated? A) 1973. B) 1993. C) 2003. D) 1983. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1993. 27. The waves that can be as high as 20 to 30 metres are called? A) Cyclone. B) Tsunami. C) Thunder rain. D) Tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tsunami. 28. Hydrogen Bonds typically occur between atoms of hydrogen involved in this type of bond: A) Ionic. B) Nonpolar Covalent. C) Polar Covalent. D) Nonpolar AND Polar Covalent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar Covalent. 29. How well water flows through a substrate. A) Permeability. B) Water table. C) Porosity/Pore space. D) Run off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 30. What is impermeable layer? A) Layer that allows the water to go through. B) Layer that does not allow water the go through. C) Magma Layer. D) Sandy soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Layer that does not allow water the go through. 31. Which term best describes how plants release water in the form of water vapor? A) Precipitation. B) Condensation. C) Transpiration. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transpiration. 32. The strong gravitational pull exerted by the ..... and the ..... on the earth's surface causes the tides. A) Sun, moon. B) Earth, stars. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun, moon. 33. Choose the correct option about saving water. A) Repair dripping taps soon. B) Waste water while bathing. C) Waste water while cleaning. D) Keep the taps opened when not in use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repair dripping taps soon. 34. Which atom(s) in a molecule of water is/are partially positive? A) Nitrogen. B) Carbon. C) Oxygen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen. 35. Surface tension occurs due to ..... A) Solubility (Solvent). B) Adhesion. C) Specific Heat. D) Cohesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cohesion. 36. What makes water an universal solvent? A) The chemical composition and physical attributes of water that makes it an excellent universal solvent. B) It's ability to cool things down. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The chemical composition and physical attributes of water that makes it an excellent universal solvent. 37. Which of the following is a characteristic of saltwater? A) It is safe for humans to drink. B) Things float easier. C) Ponds are made of it. D) Things do not float as easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Things float easier. 38. A geographical barrier, such as a ridge, hill or mountain, separating one watershed land area from another. A) Divide. B) Aquifer. C) Permeable. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divide. 39. The higher the humidity of air, the higher the rate of evaporation of water. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 40. Capillary Action A) The property of water that allows ice to float on the surface of liquid water. B) The property of water that allows it to dissolve polar substances. C) When water molecules stick to other surfaces. D) The property of water that allows water to move up a thin tube (or the stem of a plant) by itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The property of water that allows water to move up a thin tube (or the stem of a plant) by itself. 41. What type of bond is found BETWEEN water molecules? A) Hydrogen bonds. B) Nonpolar covalent bonds. C) Ionic bonds. D) Polar covalent bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen bonds. 42. Water stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called: A) Groundwater. B) Water in the ground. C) Bogs. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 43. Water is polar. What does that mean? A) It is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends. B) It is a molecule with identical charges on opposite ends. C) It is a molecule with too many protons. D) It is a molecule with no charge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends. 44. The movements that occur in oceans can be broadly called A) Wave. B) Circulation. C) Water cycle. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circulation. 45. Which property of water will cause water to bead up on glass? A) Ability to dissolve substances. B) High specific heat. C) Cohesion. D) Adhesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adhesion. 46. This is the property of water that allows water to "stick" to water A) Slower. B) Cohesion. C) Adhesion. D) Hot, Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cohesion. 47. Farmers can best reduce negative effects on the water quality of nearby streams and lakes by planting crops that A) Need less solar energy. B) Produce less oxygen. C) Produce less carbon dioxide. D) Need less fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Need less fertilizer. 48. Predict what might happen to a river when heavy rains soak the soil near it. The river will A) Sink. B) Not change. C) Rise. D) Freeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rise. 49. Why is water important for power generation? A) It moves boats from one place to another. B) It keeps plants energized to perform photosynthesis. C) It helps create electricity. D) It helps keep the water clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps create electricity. 50. During a science project, Arnav discovered that a nearby lake was suffering from a type of water pollution caused by excessive nutrients. What is the name for this type of pollution? A) Sedimentation. B) Eutrophication. C) Water thermal pollution. D) Water chemical pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 51. This is one part of the Earth's system which contains all of the gases the surround the Earth. A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 52. Is water a universal solvent? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 53. Water occurring in a stream, lake, river, reservoir, estuary, wetland or the ocean. A) Drainage Divide. B) Surface Water. C) Ground Water. D) Waterhsed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface Water. 54. Which of the following human activities is LEAST likely to affect watersheds? A) Flying in an airplane. B) Fertilizing lawns. C) Cutting down trees. D) Reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading a book. 55. Which of these is due to condensation? A) Water drops appear on cool water bottle. B) Drying of wet clothes. C) Steam rises from wet clothes when they are ironed. D) Black board dries up after wiping it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water drops appear on cool water bottle. 56. How much fresh water is there on earth? A) 2.6%. B) 3%. C) 2.5%. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2.6%. 57. At what temperature does water Boil? A) 0$^{o}$ C. B) 212$^{o}$ C. C) 32$^{o}$ C. D) 100$^{o}$ C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 100$^{o}$ C. 58. What is surface tension? A) An elastic film on the surface of the water caused by hydrogen bonds. B) An elastic band that holds all the water together. C) The tightness at the bottom of the water. D) An elastic film on the surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An elastic film on the surface of the water caused by hydrogen bonds. 59. ..... does not dissolve in the water. A) Sugar. B) Lemon juice. C) Pepper powder. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pepper powder. 60. Water is referred to as the 'universal' solvent because it ..... A) Dissolves most things. B) Is dissolved by most things. C) Dissolves everything. D) Can be found anywhere. 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