Water Scarcity

What does it mean to say "water is a commodity"?

• water is a human right
• water is bought and sold

What percentage of water on Earth is SALT WATER?

• 97.5%
• 2.5%

What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER?

• 97.5%
• 2.5%

Most of Earths fresh water (~70%) is used for _____?

• Agriculture (farming)
• Industry (making products)
• Domestic (at home)

Another name for the water cycle is ___?

• Hydrologic Cycle
• Evaporation Process
• Transpiration Cycle
• Water Wheel

When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation

When water changes from a GAS to a LIQUID?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation

Transpiration is the process of water evaporating from __.

• the oceans surface
• the ground
• the leaves of plants

Groundwater can form underground streams, the are termed ____.

• transpiration flows
• infiltration paths
• aquifers
• water footprints

A lack of water in an area is called ____.

• water scarcity
• water footprint