This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > Geography > Water > Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which term refers to water having partial positive and a partial negative charge? A) Adhesion. B) Polarity. C) Surface tension. D) Cohesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polarity. 2. The area of land drained by a river system. A) Divide. B) Tributary. C) Channel. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watershed. 3. The collection of rainwater is A) Rain water conservation. B) Rainwater deposition. C) Rainwater harvesting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainwater harvesting. 4. What is the chemical symbol of water? A) H2O. B) O2. C) N2. D) CO2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) H2O. 5. Wat is the Sun's role in the water cycle? A) Water evaporates in the Sun's warmth. B) Water condenses when water is warmed by the sun. C) The Sun's warmth chances wter from a gas to a liquid. D) The Sun makes water particles slow down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water evaporates in the Sun's warmth. 6. Which of the following best describes a floodplain? A) A dry area that never floods. B) A flat area near a river that floods periodically. C) A mountain range that blocks river flow. D) A deep valley formed by a river. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A flat area near a river that floods periodically. 7. Which of the following happens when the polar ice caps melt? A) Headlands become valleys. B) Tectonic plates move. C) Sea levels fall. D) Sea levels rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea levels rise. 8. Water pollution ..... potable water. A) Decreases. B) Increases. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases. 9. Aquifers are sources of A) Freshwater, which is used for drinking, bathing, and watering crops. B) Saltwater, which is pushed through turbines to make energy. C) Oil, which is drilled from the aquifer and used to power homes. D) Silica, which is used to make glass and paper products. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freshwater, which is used for drinking, bathing, and watering crops. 10. Evaporation of water is a process of water changing from ..... to ..... A) Solid liquid. B) Liquid gas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liquid gas. 11. In developed countries each person uses how much water everyday? A) 100 litres per day. B) 300 litres per day. C) 310 litres per day. D) 150 litres per day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 300 litres per day. 12. Water can be found in all 3 states of matter:Solid, Liquid and Gas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which Of The Following Process Will Be Affected Due To Water Scarcity On Plants? A) . Evaporation and photosynthesis. B) . Photosynthesis and transpiration. C) . Evaporation and respiration. D) . Photosynthesis and respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) . Photosynthesis and respiration. 14. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE for watershed management? A) Resources are conserved. B) Resources are regenerated. C) Resources are used judiciously. D) Promotes unsustainable agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promotes unsustainable agriculture. 15. Adding ..... can make ice melt. A) Liquid. B) Gas. C) Heat. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat. 16. Why do cities and suburbs have more runoff and pollution? A) More people making pollutants. B) Pavement doesn't absorb water. C) Storm drain water not cleaned. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. Hydrologic cycle is the other name for A) Water cycle. B) Precipitation. C) Rainwater harvesting. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 18. TRUE or FALSE. Many people on Earth do not have accces to clean water. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 19. Which year was observed as International Year of Fresh Water? A) 2003. B) 1990. C) 2006. D) 2008. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2003. 20. Which Of The Following Is A Way To Use Water Economically? A) . Infiltration. B) . Drip irrigation. C) . Construction of bawris. D) . Rain water harvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) . Drip irrigation. 21. Underground layers of Earth's surface that store water are known as- A) Aquifers. B) Watersheds. C) Tributaries. D) Divides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifers. 22. Another name of lotus stem A) Lotus cucumber. B) Rest. C) Lotus. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lotus cucumber. 23. Which watershed is located where you live? A) Mississippi River Watershed. B) Chattahoochee Watershed. C) Oconee River Watershed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oconee River Watershed. 24. Water has good ..... which can be seen when insects and leaves are able to sit on top of water. A) Balance. B) Surface tension. C) Photosynthesis. D) Synergistic effects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface tension. 25. The water of the earth closer to the moon gets pulled under the influence of the moon's gravitational forces and causes ..... A) High tide. B) Low tide. C) Small tide. D) Large tide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High tide. 26. Why do we need water? A) To wash cloths. B) To run. C) To sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To wash cloths. 27. What is it called when water molecules are attracted to OTHER WATER molecules? A) Adhesion. B) Polar molecule. C) Cohesion. D) Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cohesion. 28. Boiling kills germs in the water. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 29. Spring that throws forth hot water and steam A) Harbor. B) Estuary. C) Bog. D) Geyser. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geyser. 30. In what layer of the atmosphere is weather occurring? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 31. ..... is the amount of salt in 1000 grams of water A) Saline. B) Salinity. C) Ocean water. D) Dissolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinity. 32. Examples of melting are A) Melting of snow. B) Formation of ice. C) Rivers. D) Formation of ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting of snow. 33. What fraction of earth is covered by water A) One-third. B) Three-fourth. C) One-fourth. D) One-half. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three-fourth. 34. The surface water that seeps into the ground and flows below the soil is called A) Surface water. B) Rainwater. C) Groundwater. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 35. Plants need water to perform photosynthesis, which produces ..... for animals and humans. A) Carbon. B) Hydrogen. C) Helium. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 36. ..... % of the U.S. fresh water is used for industry. A) 60. B) 40. C) 10. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50. 37. Which day of the year we celebrate Water Day? A) 26 January. B) 15 August. C) 5 January. D) 22 March. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22 March. 38. A molecule that has electrically charged ends. It bonds to like molecules and ionic molecules. A) Universal Solvent. B) Polar. C) Buoyant. D) Specific Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar. 39. When the water on the surface of the ocean rises and falls alternately, they are called ..... A) Tides. B) Waves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waves. 40. How can a water strider walk on water? A) The property of cohesion. B) It uses adhesion to its advantage. C) It doesn't. D) It is heavy enough to bend the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The property of cohesion. 41. Tides are highest on a full or new moon day. A) I dont know. B) Maybe. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 42. When water is used to irrigate crops, water is considered an important aspect of ..... A) Fishing. B) Business. C) Agriculture. D) Trucking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 43. The Triple beam balance measures the mass of an object. What is the metric unit to measure mass? A) Meter. B) Liter. C) Pound. D) Gram. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gram. 44. The tsunami that ravaged the south and south east Asian coasts in ..... A) November, 2004. B) December, 2006. C) January, 2004. D) December 2004. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) December 2004. 45. At what temperature does water begin to change to ice? A) 0 degrees Celsius. B) 100 degrees Celsius. C) 25 degrees Celsius. D) 32 degrees Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0 degrees Celsius. 46. What is the colour of water? A) Colourless. B) Blue. C) Muddy. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colourless. 47. The water cycle is the process that re-circulates water so we can have bodies of water as well as clouds and precipitation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Wind moves from areas of ..... pressure to ..... press A) High, low. B) Low, high. C) Barometric, atmospheric. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High, low. 49. What is point pollution? A) Pollution from multiple, unidentifiable sources. B) Pollution that only affects aquatic ecosystems. C) Pollution from a single, identifiable source. D) Pollution caused by natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution from a single, identifiable source. 50. What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth? A) Water flow. B) Water circulation. C) Water cycle. D) Water movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water cycle. 51. Water should be stored in ..... containers. A) Clean. B) Dirty. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clean. 52. Which is the process through which water continuously changes its form? A) Water cycle. B) Food cycle. C) Rain. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water cycle. 53. Water sticks to the side of a glass cup because of ..... A) Universal Solvent. B) Surface Tension. C) Adhesion. D) Cohesion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adhesion. 54. ..... is a good habit to save water. A) Keep the tap open while brushing. B) Repair the leaking taps. C) Wash cars with running water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repair the leaking taps. 55. A 3-D model of the Earth A) Geography. B) Map. C) Landform. D) Globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Globe. 56. Why is water the most important substance on the planet? A) Because it cleans everything. B) Because it changes Climate. C) Because all living beings need water, it sustains life. D) Because it's nice to play with water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because all living beings need water, it sustains life. 57. When conserving water, the 3Rs we need to remember are: A) Remove, Reuse, Recycle. B) Reduce, Reuse, Rethink. C) Report, Remove, Reduce. D) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 58. How could you change a saturated solution to an unsaturated solution? A) Add solvent. B) Add solute. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add solvent. 59. The ability of water to absorb large amounts of heat energy with out changing temperature is called ..... A) Polarity. B) Specific heat capacity. C) Universal solvent. D) Density anomaly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specific heat capacity. 60. Which one of the following gases is used for the purification of drinking water? A) Florine. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Chlorine. 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