Water Trivia

Of the 15 water scarce countries, 12 are in...

• United Kingdom and Canada

• America and Canada

• Southwest Asia and North Africa

• Russia and Germany

Water pollution and waste plays a big factor in water shortage.

• True

• False

What is the process that brings water to the farm areas where farmers do not have access to water?

• An extra long soaker hose

• hydroelectric power

• irrigation

• desalination

What is the process that electricity is produced from energy of running water?

• desalination

• hydroelectric power

• irrigation

• windmills

A process that removes salt from the ocean water.

• desalination

• hydroelectricity

• irrigation

• fossil water

Two famous rivers known in Southwest Asia, in Iraq, that farmers use for irrigation

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Blue Nile

• Congo River

_{What are water's unique properties?}

• It is what humans drink.
• It is everywhere.
• It is clear.
• It can be all 3 states of matter.

What is a river?

• A large body of freshwater
• A saltwater inlet of the ocean
• A natural large stream of flowing freshwater
• An underground waterway

What is it called when smaller streams join together to make a larger river?

• Tributaries
• Topography
• Watershed
• Groundwater

97% of Earth's water is __________ water.

• Fresh
• Salt