Class 7 Geography Chapter 5 Water Quiz 38 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following can water NOT dissolve?
2. How does fertilizer in your yard have the ability to affect others?
3. Burning wood to ash is an example of a:
4. Water from precipitation soaks down through permeable rock and soil layers. These layers contain water. This bottom layer is the
5. If water freezes into ice, the amount of mass .....
6. What would you rather drink?
7. Being a polar molecule, this means that it is a ..... charged molecule.
8. Which is not a form of condensation?
9. An area underground that water flows through is called an .....
10. Large bodies of water do not change temperature easily. Why? (Hint:Why is a swimming pool feel warmer at night?)
11. The transition zone between dry areas of land and bodies of water are called:
12. When did Tsunami strike the Indian ocean?
13. When runoff crosses the land, it picks up fertilizers that have been used on crops and lawns. These contaminants will eventually enter a lake, river or stream, which may lead to-
14. Salt which is present in ocean water
15. Water has a density of 1g/cm3. Many substances will float in water. If a substance floats it is due to its density and this force.
16. ..... water is free from germs and chemicals.
17. Humans can cause different types of pollution. When fertilizers and pesticides make their way into water systems, which type of pollution has taken place?
18. Some people live in a watershed, but others do not.
19. Water is known as the universal .....
20. Water is a polar molecule which means it has slightly charged ends. This unique quality is why it has so many unique properties.
21. When water molecules stick easily to other water molecules, this is called what?
22. Permanent hardness is due to:
23. Ocean water is calm and still.
24. Water contains half as many hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms
25. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the water cycle in nature?