This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 7 > Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An area of land where the surface water and ground water drain into a particular body of water. A) Aquifer. B) Watershed. C) Subsidence. D) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watershed. 2. When was World Water Day first celebrated? A) 1973. B) 1983. C) 1993. D) 2003. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1993. 3. The waves that can be as high as 20 to 30 metres are called? A) Cyclone. B) Tides. C) Tsunami. D) Thunder rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tsunami. 4. 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. 5. How well water flows through a substrate. A) Permeability. B) Porosity/Pore space. C) Water table. D) Run off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permeability. 6. 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. 7. Which term best describes how plants release water in the form of water vapor? A) Evaporation. B) Precipitation. C) Transpiration. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transpiration. 8. 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. 9. Choose the correct option about saving water. A) Keep the taps opened when not in use. B) Waste water while bathing. C) Repair dripping taps soon. D) Waste water while cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repair dripping taps soon. 10. Which atom(s) in a molecule of water is/are partially positive? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrogen. 11. Surface tension occurs due to ..... A) Cohesion. B) Adhesion. C) Specific Heat. D) Solubility (Solvent). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cohesion. 12. 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. 13. Which of the following is a characteristic of saltwater? A) Things do not float as easy. B) It is safe for humans to drink. C) Ponds are made of it. D) Things float easier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Things float easier. 14. A geographical barrier, such as a ridge, hill or mountain, separating one watershed land area from another. A) Watershed. B) Divide. C) Aquifer. D) Permeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divide. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. What type of bond is found BETWEEN water molecules? A) Hydrogen bonds. B) Ionic bonds. C) Nonpolar covalent bonds. D) Polar covalent bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen bonds. 18. Water stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called: A) Groundwater. B) Bogs. C) Water in the ground. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 19. Water is polar. What does that mean? A) It is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends. B) It is a molecule with no charge. C) It is a molecule with identical charges on opposite ends. D) It is a molecule with too many protons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a molecule with opposite charges on opposite ends. 20. 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. 21. Which property of water will cause water to bead up on glass? A) Adhesion. B) Cohesion. C) Ability to dissolve substances. D) High specific heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adhesion. 22. This is the property of water that allows water to "stick" to water A) Cohesion. B) Adhesion. C) Hot, Cold. D) Slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cohesion. 23. Farmers can best reduce negative effects on the water quality of nearby streams and lakes by planting crops that A) Produce less oxygen. B) Produce less carbon dioxide. C) Need less fertilizer. D) Need less solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Need less fertilizer. 24. Predict what might happen to a river when heavy rains soak the soil near it. The river will A) Sink. B) Rise. C) Freeze. D) Not change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rise. 25. Why is water important for power generation? A) It helps keep the water clean. B) It helps create electricity. C) It moves boats from one place to another. D) It keeps plants energized to perform photosynthesis. 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