Env Sci, Friday Opener, 3.8.19

Water is a renewable resource.

• True

• False

According to the World Health Organization, how many people do not have access to clean water?

• 1,000

• 1 million

• 1 billion

• We all have access to clean water.

Most of the freshwater around the wold is used to

• wash clothes

• irrigate crops

• make water balloons

Water that is considered "potable"

• is dirty

• is suitable for drinking

• should be boiled before drinking

Something that can make you sick is known as a

• boo boo

• pathogen

• carcinogen

Most of the water that is used in industry is used to heat up power plants.

• True

• False

What do we call the method of providing plants with water from sources other than direct precipitation?

• condensation

• evaporation

• irrigation

• transpiration

The side of the dam that has a high level of water is called a

• river

• aquifer

• reservoir

All the water in the air or above the ground is called

• groundwater

• surface water

• water table

When water condenses, it drifts up to the atmosphere in the form of vapor.

• true

• false