Water Resources

Which one of the following is not an eastern tributary of the Indus River?

• Sutlej

• Jhelum

• Kurram

• Chenab

The source of the Indus River:

• Kalabagh

• Kashmir

• Tibet

• Thatta

When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation

What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER?

• 97.5%
• 2.5%

When water changes from a GAS to a LIQUID?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation

Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.

• fresh water
• infiltration
• surface water
• groundwater

What is the driving force of the water cycle?

• evaporation from the ocean
• heat from the sun
• precipitation from rainfall
• runoff from mountains

Water scarcity that is the result of inadequate natural water resources to supply a region's demand

• economic water scarcity

• physical water scarcity

• water stress

• United Nations

Desalination is

• removing salt from water
• removing oil from water
• removing toxic chemicals from water
• adding salt to water

True or False: A renewable resource is one that DOES NOT replenish itself themselves overtime.

• True

• False