WATER SUPPLY/ 7.

Water has the special property that exist in

RESOURCES ENGINEERING the atmosphere such as
a. Liquid
Name:________________ b. Solid
Due Date: March 20,2020 c. Gaseous
d. All of the above
Select the Best ANSWER(s) and Indicate the Source:
Source of answer
8. Is the name given to the clear ice formed
1. The name given to the state of the sky, air, when super cooled droplet freeze on
wind and water contact with solid particles
a. Atmosphere a. Sheet
b. Climate b. Drizzle
c. Weather c. Rain
d. None of the above d. Rine
Source: Source:

2. The characteristic of annual weather. 9. The partial pressure due to atmosphere

a. Typhoon which is always less than 4Kpa and may
b. Tornado approach zero in cold air
c. Climate a. Atmosphere pressure
d. All of the above b. Barometric pressure
Source: c. Pressure gauge
d. Vapor pressure
3. The study of weather which is the physical Source:
and chemistry of the lower atmosphere.
a. Atmosphology 10. If unsaturated air is cooled, water vapor
b. Hydrometeorology becomes saturated at a temperature called
c. Geology a. Cool temperature
d. Meteorology b. Saturation
Source: c. Evaporation
d. Dew point
4. The atmosphere is made up of Source:
a. Day air
b. Water vapor 11. The ratio of actual vapor pressure by the
c. Suspended particle saturation vapor at the air
d. All of the above a. Specific humidity
Source: b. Absolute humidity
c. Vapor density
5. Is defined as the rate of decrease d. Relative humidity
temperature as one ascends through the Source:
atmosphere
a. Dry adiabatic rate 12. The mass of water vapor per unit volume of
b. Cooling rate moist air
c. Loose rate a. Specific gravity
d. None of the above b. Absolut humidity
Source: c. Condensation nuclei
d. Relative humidity
6. A gelatinous coat of biological growth Source:
usually located at the top of the filter
a. Anthracite 13. The formula, P = N + E + storage change
b. Total dissolve solids where P(precipitation); N(percolation and
c. Alkalinity run of; E(Evaporation and storage change
d. Shumutzoecke indicates water that is stored in plants soil
Source: or sub soil, the equation is called
a. Run off ratio
b. Hydrology
c. Precipitation
d. Water balance equation
Source:
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14. Ratio of atomic mass molecular to the
valence/electrical change is 21. A gas produced by septic waste identified
a. Radical by its rotten egg odor
b. Equivalent mass a. H2SO4
c. Mole b. BH3
d. None of the above c. CH4
Source: d. H2S
Source:
15. Inorganic compound, when placed in water
dissociates into electrically charge atoms 22. Most common disinfectant used in water
and radicals referred as supply because of its availability, cheap and
a. + charge atom residual effect that kills microorganisms
b. – charge atom a. Ozone
c. Solubility b. Ultraviolet rays
d. Ions c. Hypochlorite ions
Source d. None of the above
: Source:
16. Ration of mass of elements or radical to the
equivalent mass is called 23. Chlorine, when added to water, forming
a. Parts per million HOCL and OCI, what does HOCI means
b. Millie equivalents per liter that kills bacteria
c. Mg/L a. Hydrochlorous acid
d. Parts per billion b. Hydrochlorine
Source: c. Hypochlorite ions
d. None of the above
17. Is the process when oxygen is added or Source:
electrons are removed is called
a. Radiation 24. The bicarbonate-carbonate character of
b. Alkalization water can be analyzed by solely adding a
c. Devoid of O2 strong acid-solution to sampled water and
d. Oxidation reading resultant changes in pH
Source: a. Solubility
b. Alkalinity
18. A sulfuric acid, when added to water c. Titration
dissociates into hydrogen, ions resulting to d. None of these
what kind of solution? Source:
a. Sulfuric solution
b. Alkaline solution 25. A measure of its capacity to neutralize acids
c. Acid solution of to absorb hydrogen ions without
d. None of the above significant pH change
Source: a. Solubility of H2O
b. Hardness of H2O
19. A process involved in the removal of c. Titration of H2O
calcium and magnesium ions from solution d. Alkalinity of water
by precipitation reactions is called Source:
a. Zeolite exchange
b. Lime-soda softening 26. Turbidity producing substances found in
c. Chemical precipitation polluted water do not settle out of solution
d. None of the above e.g. color compounds, clay particles,
Source: microscopic organism and organic matter
are called
20. A gas produced in anaerobic decomposition a. Colloids
of waste sludge and may be collected and b. Microorganisms
burned for its heat value, known as c. Pollutant
eliminating gas d. Clay solution
a. CO2 Source:
b. NUx
c. NH3
d. Methane
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 34. Traces of ion and manganese in water
27. Colloids are classified as causes
a. Hydrophilic a. Staining bathroom fixtures
b. Hydrophobic b. Brownish color to laundry clothing
c. A and B c. Affect taste and odor
d. None of the above d. All of the above
Source: Source:

28. Random motion of colloids caused by 35. The most accurate laboratory apparatus
bombardment of water molecule is called used in colorimetric measurements is
a. Zeta potential a. Photometer
b. Vander Waals force b. Chloroplatinate
c. Brownian movement c. Spectrophotometer
d. None of the above d. All of the above
Source: Source:

29. Refers to slow mixing process following 36. A procedure used to measure the
chemical dispersion during which effectiveness of coagulant in water
destabilized particles form into floc a. Chemical coagulation
a. Flocculation b. Dosing tube test
b. Sedimentation
c. Coagulation c. Jackson Candle Turbidimeter
d. None of the above d. Jar Test
Source: Source:

30. Referred as the entire mixing and 37. The Philippine National Standard for
flocculation operation Drinking Water of 1993 provides standard
a. Sedimentation value for physical and chemical quality.
b. Flocculation What are the maximum level for arsenic,
c. Coagulation lead and mercury (total), respectively
d. None of the above a. 0.005, 0.7 X 0.05
Source: b. 0.01, 0.7 X 0.001
c. 0.01, 0.01 X 0.001
31. The derivative of benzene containing one d. None of the above
hydroxyl group is known as Source:
a. Ketones
b. Carboxylic acid 38. The test used to measure the amount of
c. Phenol oxygen required for chemical oxidation of
d. None of the above organic matter
Source: a. BOD
b. Dissolved oxygen
32. Measure of carbon dioxide and other acids c. Sewage analysis
solution d. Dichromate Reflux
a. Carbonization Source:
b. Alkalinity
c. Acidity 39. Pathogens are disease producing agents
d. None of the above excreted in the feces of infected persons
Source: such as
a. Bacteria
33. Hardness in water is caused by multivalent b. Protozoa
metallic cat ions such as cat ions c. Virus
a. Calcium d. Parasite worms
b. Manganese e. All of the above
c. Magnesium Source:
d. A and C
Source:

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40. The most common water borne-bacterial 47. The process of changing liquid into vapor
diseases are the following except a. Sublimation
a. Typhoid fever b. Latent heat of fusion
b. Bacillary dysentery c. Condensation
c. Cholera d. Evaporation
d. Malaria Source:
Source:
48. Running of rainwater from the surface of
41. Amount of water which falls on a certain land into stream
area over certain period a. Running well
a. Storm run-off b. Spring
b. Rain c. Surface water
c. Percolation d. Run-off
d. Rainfall intensity Source:
Source:
49. Water occurs when water-bearing stratum
42. Conditions necessary for rainfall formation reaches the surface of the ground
a. Presence of condensation nuclei a. Infiltration galleries
b. Cooling mechanism b. Ground water
c. Presence of convergence c. Wells
d. All of the above d. None of the above
Source: Source:

43. A chemical used for cloud seeding to 50. What is the volume of water collected in a
generate rain 5m X 10m surface area if the annual
a. Silver nitrate precipitation is 2,360 mm. Use 1 mm = 0.8
b. Sulfuric acid L/m2/mm
c. Aluminate a. 300Lpd
d. None of the above b. 275Lpd
Source: c. 325Lpd
d. None of the above
44. The lower layer of water in a lake/ pond Source:
which will remain at a constant temperature
during the summer month( 51. The purpose of monitoring requirements for
a. Metalimnion unregulated contaminant is to
b. Epilimnion a. Assist DENR in evaluating the need
c. Euphotic zone for future regulation
d. Hypolimnion b. All of these
Source: c. Assist the DENR in determining the
extent of source water contamination
45. The study of physical, chemical and with these contaminants
biological characteristics of river and lakes d. Provide DENR with more information
(fresh water): to establish maximum contaminant
a. Potamology levels for these contaminants
b. Limnology Source:
c. Oceanography
d. Hydrogeology 52. It connects fire hydrant to a distribution
Source: main
a. Valves
46. Process by which lakes become full of b. Service connection
phosphates and other nutrients which c. Short lateral lines
encourage the generation of algae and kill d. Flange
other organisms Source:
a. Food rich chain
b. Nutrients lakes
c. Red tide
d. Eutrophication
Source:

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53. A rather mild, highly contagious virus 60. Deep-lying water which is known for its
diseases characterized by fever and therapeutic properties.
appearance of vesicles a. Vadose water
a. Chicken pox b. Spring water
b. Cyanosis c. Mineral water
c. Cholera d. Ground water
d. Plague Source:
Source:
61. The most commonly used method of
54. Level at which water stands in a well no analysis of flow in Pipe Network
water is being taken from the aquifer either a. Equivalent Pipe Method
by pumping or by pumping or by free flow b. Manning’s Equation
a. Pumping level c. Hardy Cross Method
b. Static water level d. Darcy Weisbach equation
c. Drawdown Source:
d. Residual drawdown
Source: 62. The dissociation or breaking down of
inorganic compounds into electrically
55. Maximum permissible level of lead in charged atoms and radicals (ions) when
drinking water as stated in the Philippine placed in water.
National Standards: a. Radicals
a. 0.002 mg/L b. Valence
b. 0.05 mg/L c. Ionization
c. 0.06 mh/L d. Cat ion
d. 1.0 mg/L Source:
Source:
63. Compose of white or translucent ice
56. A fine particle soil ranging in size from 1 to crystals often mixed with simple crystal and
500 millimicrons. These particles cause often agglomerated into snowflakes.
turbidity in water a. Glaxe
a. Clay b. Rine
b. Pit c. Sleet
c. Silt d. Snow
d. Colloid Source:
Source:
64. This method of forecasting population is
57. A substance that gives a visible change of based upon the hypothesis that the rate of
color at a desired point in a chemical growth is constant.
reaction a. Uniform percentage method
a. End point b. Curvilinear method
b. Buffer c. Logistic method
c. Indicator d. Arithmetic method
d. Solvent Source:
Source:
65. A system in a reservoir where water is
58. Done by reversing the flow through the filter pumped directly into the reservoir and from
bed. the reservoir, water is distributed to the
a. Terminal velocity consumers through gravity flow.
b. Fluidization a. Floating on the line
c. Backwashing b. Gravity system
d. Surface wash c. Direct pumping
Source: d. Fill and draw system
Source:
59. Water treatment process designed to
destroy disease-causing microorganisms
a. Fluoridation
b. Disinfection
c. Coagulation
d. Filtration
Source:
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66. What is the head on a system exerting static 73. The amount of heat required to convert one
pressure of 62 pounds per square inch? gram of ice to liquid water at the same
a. 175 feet temperature.
b. 27 feet a. Drizzle
c. 89 feet b. Latent heat of fusion
d. 143 feet c. Rain
Source: d. Latent heat of sublimation
Source:
67. A single sample taken without considering
the time of day or the rate of flow is called 74. A head lost by the flow in steam or conduit
a(n) ______________ sample. due to frictional disturbances set up by the
a. Grab moving fluid and its containing conduit and
b. Composite by intermolecular friction.
c. Extraneous a. Elevation head
d. Periodic b. Velocity head
Source: c. Pressure head
d. Friction head
68. The time required for a given flow of water Source:
to pass through a tank
a. None of there 75. Science that deals with the study of water
b. Intensity and other fluids that are at rest are in
c. Time of concentration motion:
d. Detention time a. Hydrology
Source: b. Irrigation engineering
c. Hydraulics
69. The combining power of an element based d. Hydrodynamics
on that of hydrogen atom which has an Source:
assigned value of 1.
a. Stoichiometric equation 76. The indicator organism used to detect fecal
b. Valence contamination of water.
c. Hypothetical combination a. Anaerobic bacteria
d. Avogadro’s number b. Coliforms
Source: c. Pyogenic organisms
d. Viruses
70. A factor which militate against affective Source:
disinfection
a. High concentration of organisms 77. What is the equivalent pressure head in
b. Enough contact time cms of water from a pressure of 230kPa?
c. Turbidity a. 2345
d. Neutral pH b. 1446
Source: c. 1538
d. 3300
71. Pipe material for water service connection Source:
a. Fiberglass pipe
b. Soil pipe 78. The process of photosynthesis will result
c. Polyethylene pipe into the production of:
d. Asbestos cement a. Phosphate
Source: b. Oxygen
c. Ammonia
72. Slow mixing process in which particles are d. Carbon dioxide
brought into intimate contact. Source:
a. Coagulation
b. Sedimentation 79. Measure of the amount of organic content
c. Filtration of water:
d. Flocculation a. Carbon dioxide
Source: b. Biochemical oxygen demand
c. Dissolved oxygen
d. Chemical oxygen demand
Source:

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80. If the pressure in a water main is 380kPa, 86. Compounds containing the carbonyl group:
what is the static pressure of faucet in a a. BOD
building 10 meter above the main? Neglect b. COD
loses due to friction. c. pH
a. 370.2 kPa d. TOC
b. 478 kPa Source:
c. 380 kPa
d. 282 kPa 87. It is manufactured by electric discharge into
Source: high oxygen.
a. Halogens
81. The total amount of chorine (combined and b. Ozone
free available chlorine) remaining in water c. Dioxides
at the end of specific contact period d. Chlorine dioxide
following chlorination Source:
a. Chlorine demand
b. Chlorine dosage 88. Any material which forms a thin wall and is
c. HTH capable of putting up a selective resistance
d. Chlorine residual to the transfer of different constituents of a
Source: fluid.
a. Coagulants
82. The component of a centrifugal pump b. Membrane
sometimes installed at the end of a suction c. Polymers
pipe to hold the priming: d. Fluidized bed
a. Drain Source:
b. Foot valve
c. Casing 89. Substance that offers resistance to change
d. Ventilator in pH as acids or bases are added to a
Source: solution(89).
a. Bases
83. Region of rapid temperature change; b. Solute
a. Surface layers c. Solvent
b. Orographics d. Buffer
c. Thermocline Source:
d. Impoundment
Source: 90. A chemical used to dechlorinate water:
a. Potassium permanganate
84. Its absence in water will result to flat taste b. Sulfuric acid
and indicates the presence of oxygen- c. Hydrochloric acid
consuming organics. d. Sulfur dioxide
a. DO Source:
b. TOC
c. COD 91. W = CwB2 known as the Marston’s equation
d. BOD is used to determine:
Source: a. Loads on buried oioes
b. Pressure on pipes
85. Automatic valves designed to prevent c. Depth
contamination of water supplies by d. Static loads
transient unfavorable pressure gradients Source:
which might cause reversal of flow.
a. Backflow preventers 92. This unit provides access to underground
b. Air-vacuum valves water mains for the purpose of
c. Plug valves extinguishing fire and flushing:
d. Pressure-regulating valves a. Pumper outlet
Source: b. Fire hydrant
c. Valves
d. Clean out
Source:

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 99. Media in dried powdered form ready to be
93. An objectionable feature of iron and prepared on various liquid or solid media by
manganese in water is?? merely restoring the moisture with distilled
a. Skin irritation water and sterilizing,
b. Mottled teeth a. Dehydrated media
c. Staining of fixtures b. Solid media
d. Health hazard c. Differential media
Source: d. Nonsynthetic media
Source:
94. A type of pumping where liquids are raised
by centrifugal force created by a wheel 100. The 1993 (Philippine) standard value for
called an impeller, rotating within a pump the number of E. Colli for all drinking water
case: supplies under all circumstance should be:
a. Reciprocating pump a. 0/100 ml
b. Jet pump b. 2.0/ml
c. Eddy pump c. 20/100ml
d. Centrifugal pump d. 10/100ml
Source: Source:

95. A hard coal used as a filter medium

a. Anthracite
b. Garnet
c. Graphite
d. Ilmenite
Source:

96. Continuous re-circulatory transport of the

waters of the earth linking atmosphere, land
and oceans:
a. Surface run off
b. Infiltration
c. Precipitation
d. Hydrologic cycle
Source:

97. A 0.1 ml milk sample with a dilute of 1:1000

is plated. Calculate the number of colonies
of the CFU is 3.5 X 106 per ml. Dilution is
1:1000
a. 1.5 X 104 CFU/ml
b. 1.2 X 104 CFU/ml
c. 1.3 X 104 CFU/ml
d. 1.7 X 104 CFU/ml
Source:

98. Pipelines of larger size connected to the

transmission lines:
a. Soil pipes
b. Water service connections
c. Feeders
d. Conduit
Source:

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