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Quizzes //
Sustainable drainage systems
Test your knowledge of how different types of SuDS can mitigate flooding and improve biodiversity and amenity with this 14-question quiz.
If you haven't already done it, work through the Sustainable drainage system unit, or do the quiz again to help fill in any gaps in what you know!
HIGH SCORES
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | IPG | 28 |
| 2nd | GSO | 27 |
| 3rd | SL! | 26 |
| 4th | WJB | 26 |
| 5th | YMM | 26 |
| 6th | IPG | 26 |
| 7th | NNI | 25 |
| 8th | Ahh | 25 |
| 9th | RLF | 25 |
| 10th | WJB | 24 |
QUIZZES // Sustainable drainage systems
Q1. What is happening to the pattern of extreme weather events over time?
Decreasing in both intensity and frequency
Increasing in both intensity and frequency
Increasing only in frequency
Increasing only in intensity
Q2. The movement of water from above ground to below ground is called…?
Infiltration
Percolation
Saturation
Surface runoff
Q3. If impermeable surfaces increase in an area, the flow most likely to increase is…?
Evapotranspiration
Infiltration
Surface runoff
Throughflow
Q4. In what way are SuDS a soft engineering technique?
They are the easiest techniques to implement with minimal economic installation cost
They minimise the aesthetic impacts of the engineering techniques
They work against the water cycle to reduce the impact of natural processes, while minimising risk
They work with the water cycle to limit significant changes to natural processes, while minimising risk
Q5. The provision of play parks (with a grassy surface) within housing developments links to which SuDS principle in particular?
Amenity
Biodiversity
Water quality
Water quantity
Q6. A company is redeveloping an old chemical factory into a housing development. The use of swales is going to be particularly important here for managing possible pollutants. What aspect in particular means swales are best for this purpose?
The open channel makes it easier to pick out the pollutants
The open channel makes it easier to monitor the type and quantity of pollutants leaving the area
The swales stop the water from reaching the main rivers
The vegetation within the channel will filter out some pollutants
Q7. Which of the following is considered a source control component?
Bioretention
Green roof
Retention pond
Swale
Q8. You would like to turn the grass area at the front of your house into a driveway. What surface would be best to use from a water sustainability perspective?
Concrete
Gravel
Permeable paving (bricks)
Tarmac
Q9. To be classified as a bioretention area, the following condition must be met:
Carefully chosen vegetation to ensure there are flowering plants throughout the year to improve aesthetics
Carefully chosen vegetation to maximise the amount of interception
Carefully engineered soils to maximise removal of pollutants as the water percolates through it
Carefully engineered soils to maximise the amount of infiltration
Q10. Which type of basin is normally wet, and therefore designed to support aquatic ecosystems?
Concentration
Detention
Infiltration
Retention
Q11. Which would be the most suitable geographical caption for this image?
A path made from concrete with little green crosses in it
A poorly maintained path, as grass is growing between the cracks in the surface material
A path running between two sets of trees enabling access between areas
A path with a permeable paving surface, enabling higher rates of infiltration at source
Q12. Which SuDS component is shown in this image? It does not include carefully engineered soils or structures below the surface.
Bioretention
Detention
Retention
Infiltration
Q13. Which of the following would be the most likely correct sequence in a SuDS network (starting with where the precipitation falls)?
Detention basin – water butt – swale – infiltration basin
Infiltration basin – swale – water butt – detention basin
Water butt – infiltration basin – swale – detention basin
Water butt – swale – detention basin – infiltration basin
Q14. There are different organisations involved in managing the instigation of SuDS within the various nations of the UK. Which of the following is correct in matching nations and organisations?
England & Wales = Department of Environment. Northern Ireland = SEPA. Scotland = Environment Agency
England & Wales = Environment Agency. Northern Ireland = Department of Environment. Scotland = SEPA
England & Wales = Environment Agency. Northern Ireland = SEPA. Scotland = Department of Environment
England & Wales = SEPA. Northern Ireland = Environment Agency. Scotland = Department of Environment
Finished!
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