Water Pollution and Water Resources

Water that is stored in pores, soil, sediments and rocks is known as_____________?

• salt water

• freshwater

• soil water

• groundwater

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The primary use for water in industry

• aquaculture

• cooling nuclear power plants

• hydroponics

• the food and drink industry

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To help regulate river flow and to build a stable supply of water, engineers build

• aquifers.
• water tables.
• dams.
• wells.

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Water continually cycles between the atmosphere (troposphere), land, and ocean via the water cycle.  These processes are propelled by sunlight and gravity.

• precipitation
• condensation
• water cycle (hydrologic cycle)
• surface run off

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Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

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Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

• Snowmelt runoff

• Surface Runoff

• Deposition

• Precipitation

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An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

• watershed
• groundwater
• permeability
• aquifer

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It refers to the removal of salt from ocean water

• dam
• reservoir
• salination
• desalination

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A specific source of pollution is known as

• Water pollution
• Point source 
• Non-point source 

____________ is the water that collects in spaces and soil UNDERGROUND.

• Soil water
• Groundwater
• under pools
• ice caps

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