Water in the world

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases condensation

Which industry uses the most water in Australia?

• Advertising

• Agriculture

• Accounting

• Aeronautical

What are the 3 states of water?

• Liquid, Gas, Plasma

• Liquid, Ice, Salty

• Liquid, Solid, Gas

• Hot, Cold, Wet

How much of earth's water is salt water?

• 50%

• 65%

• 70%

• 97%

How much of Earth's water is fresh drinkable water?

• 5%

• 10%

• 3%

• 1%

What is water scarcity?

• A state where the price of bottled water gets too high

• A state where the shops run out of necessities, such as toilet paper

• A state where demand for fresh water exceeds supply

• A state where supply of fresh water exceed demand

The driest inhabited continent in the world is:

• Australia

• Africa

• South America

• Antarctica

Select the four types of environmental resources:

• Renewable- affected by human activity

• Renewable- Constant supply

• Non-renewable- consumed by use

• Accidental

• Non-renewable-recyclable

What is another word that we can use to describe a non-renewable resource?

• in limited supply (finite)

• in unlimited supply (infinite)

• replenish-able resource

Name one way we get access to fresh water.