Droughts: BrainPop

Droughts: BrainPop

By Shayla Roberson

Multiple Choice

A drought is best defined as:

• The complete depletion of the water supply

• When water supply can’t keep pace with water consumption

• An extended period of abnormally warm temperatures

• Consecutive seasons of historically low precipitation

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about factories from their impact on local water supplies?

• They consume a large amount of water

• They’re required to replace all the water they use

• They need to pipe water in from far away

• They produce water as a by-product

Multiple Choice

Which statement follows logically from the idea that droughts are cyclical?

• Droughts happen every year

• Droughts always occur in the summer

• Droughts have become less severe

• Droughts cannot be entirely prevented

Multiple Choice

Precipitation is to a drought as food is to _______.

• A Farm

• Hunger

• A Kitchen

• Taste

Multiple Choice

Cities that depend on snowmelt are usually located near a(n):

• Ocean

• Mountain

• Dam

• Canyon

Multiple Choice

How are droughts different from most other types of natural disasters?

• They involve water

• They are not deadly

• Their impact is more long-term

• They are unrelated to global warming

Multiple Choice

Who is most likely to be directly affected by a drought?

• Farmer

• Grocery Owner

• Baker

• Factory Worker

Multiple Choice

Which place is least equipped to handle a water shortage?

• A rural town in France

• A village in Kenya

• A suburb in the United States

• A major city in China

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an opinion about water conservation?

• It can lessen the impact of a drought

• It’s the only strategy for stopping a drought

• It’s not as important as reducing carbon emissions

• It has positive benefits beyond drought prevention

Multiple Choice

Place the following steps in logical order: A) El Nino shifts the jet stream south; B) Dry weather in the Northwest; C) Carbon emissions raise world temperatures.

• A, B, C

• B, C, A

• B, A, C

• C, A, B