Preliminary:Water Quality

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So I was just digging through my piano bench to see if I had any interesting music, and for some reason, I discovered an old practice Water Quality exam. I have no idea how to actually scan it and put it up online, but thankfully, it's short so I'll just post the questions here.

1) A water sample with a pH of 2 is considered to be:
a) basic b) acidic c) neutral d) perfect for aquatic life

2) T/F: The pH of natural water falls between 9 and 14.

3) Compare the color of the sample of the pH color chart. Record the result of pH (obviously I don't have a sample right now, but it's just asking to determine pH of a sample)

4) Is this result poor, good, or excellent?

5) The test for turbidity describes the :
a) odor of water b) mineral concentration of water c) suspended material in water d) metal concentration in water

6) (Turbidity test with sample). Record the result in JTU.

7) Does the result indicate good or poor conditions?

8)What does JTU stand for?

9) Briefly define the terms "watershed", "point source" and "nonpoint source" (three questions).

10) Match the definitions with the terms in teh word bank below (Im not gonna put up the entire thing, it's just the water cycle).

11) Definte the term "invasive species"

12) To what region are Zebra mussels native?

13) What process may be defined as the wearing away of the earth's surface? (there's more, but it's really long and irrelevant).

14) T/F Contour and terracing are two farming methods that be used to prevent erosion.

A) Identify the following macroinvertebrates using common names (I obviously don't have pictures, so here are the answers to this section, assuming I got them all right. They are almost all larvae).
Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly, Dobsonfly, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Scud, Cranefly, Midge, Blackfly, Gilled Snail, Whirligig Beeter, Water Strider, Mosquito, Giant Water Bug.

Hope that helps. I didn't put the answers in case someone wanted to figure them out, but I have them if you wanna know.
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gneissisnice wrote:So I was just digging through my piano bench to see if I had any interesting music, and for some reason, I discovered an old practice Water Quality exam. I have no idea how to actually scan it and put it up online, but thankfully, it's short so I'll just post the questions here.

1) A water sample with a pH of 2 is considered to be:
a) basic b) acidic c) neutral d) perfect for aquatic life

2) T/F: The pH of natural water falls between 9 and 14.

3) Compare the color of the sample of the pH color chart. Record the result of pH (obviously I don't have a sample right now, but it's just asking to determine pH of a sample)

4) Is this result poor, good, or excellent?

5) The test for turbidity describes the :
a) odor of water b) mineral concentration of water c) suspended material in water d) metal concentration in water

6) (Turbidity test with sample). Record the result in JTU.

7) Does the result indicate good or poor conditions?

8)What does JTU stand for?

9) Briefly define the terms "watershed", "point source" and "nonpoint source" (three questions).

10) Match the definitions with the terms in teh word bank below (Im not gonna put up the entire thing, it's just the water cycle).

11) Definte the term "invasive species"

12) To what region are Zebra mussels native?

13) What process may be defined as the wearing away of the earth's surface? (there's more, but it's really long and irrelevant).

14) T/F Contour and terracing are two farming methods that be used to prevent erosion.

A) Identify the following macroinvertebrates using common names (I obviously don't have pictures, so here are the answers to this section, assuming I got them all right. They are almost all larvae).
Mayfly, Caddisfly, Stonefly, Dobsonfly, Damselfly, Dragonfly, Scud, Cranefly, Midge, Blackfly, Gilled Snail, Whirligig Beeter, Water Strider, Mosquito, Giant Water Bug.

Hope that helps. I didn't put the answers in case someone wanted to figure them out, but I have them if you wanna know.
Is that the entire test? It doesn't seem long or bad, and it seems rather easy.
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quizbowl wrote: Is that the entire test? It doesn't seem long or bad, and it seems rather easy.
I think it was the whole test. Remember though, there's always a big variation on tests. Just because this one is short and fairly easy doesn't mean that all of them are. There was also a testing part that I left out (I did mention the questions though), but that doesn't really take a long time.

So this is probably what you could expect for a regional event, but a state or national event would probably be much more difficult.
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Remote: 6th @ states 3rd @ Nats
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How similar is this to Ecology? Just wondering.
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JSGandora wrote:How similar is this to Ecology? Just wondering.
A lot of the questions will probably pertain to the ecology of estuaries.
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quizbowl wrote:
JSGandora wrote:How similar is this to Ecology? Just wondering.
A lot of the questions will probably pertain to the ecology of estuaries.
Quizbowl, it is important to note that the subject of water quality is not limited to estuaries or even the ecology of estuaries. Water quality is an important topic in discussing ANY water body (stream, river, marsh, etc). The ecology aspect of this event will most likely surface in the study of benthic macro-invertebrates.
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Is water quality a purely academic event?
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_anatomy_ wrote:Is water quality a purely academic event?
Here are the ruleshttp://sps.k12.mo.us/pipkin/SODivb/wate ... Qualty.pdf No.
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mingtian wrote:
_anatomy_ wrote:Is water quality a purely academic event?
Here are the ruleshttp://sps.k12.mo.us/pipkin/SODivb/wate ... Qualty.pdf No.
Keep in mind though those rules are only tentative, they will probably change by August :)
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Starapollo1 wrote:Keep in mind though those rules are only tentative, they will probably change by August :)
Yes, but it is a good start to know what to study in general for summer :)
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