Clean Water

Place the following in order, from broadest to most specific. A) Potable water; B)Fresh water; C) Fresh water; C) Earth's water

• A, B, C

• C, B, A

• B, C, A

• B, A, C

Where does desalinated water originally come from ?

• Glaciers

• Underground aquifers

• The Ocean

• Lakes and rivers

What does the word desalination mean?

• The process of removing pollution from the water

• The process of removing the salt from sea water

• Conserving water

• Preventing chemicals from entering the water

As the water crisis gets worse, which of the following does NOT increase?

• The number of water consumers

• The demand for water

• The supply of clean water

• The price of water

What can you infer from the fact that most Americans have indoor plumbing, while many African villagers do not?

• Americans need more water than Africans

• African villages get daily shipments of bottled water

• American cities are closer to fresh water sources than African villages

• Americans have more money to spend on water transport

70% of the earth's surface is made up of water - so why is there a "water crisis?"

• Only 3% is fresh water.

• The population is growing, so the need of fresh water is growing too.

• Not everyone has easy access to fresh water.

• All of the above

What is one of the chief aims of water conservation?

• Preventing all natural minerals from entering the water supply

• Finding more people to use the existing water supply

• Creating and filtering more usable saltwater

• Reducing the amount of fresh water we all use

Purification techniques show that water pollution isn't necessarily irrevocable. What does "irrevocable" mean?

• Temporary

• Permanent

• Fixable

• Salvageable

In general, people in urban areas are more likely than people in rural areas to have access to water and sanitation facilities.

• True

• False

Improving community health is almost impossible without safe drinking water.

• True

• False