Water Conservation and Scarcity

What percentage of the earth's fresh water is easily accessible on the surface?

• 0.3%

• 3%

• 13%

• 33%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Identify the common sectors that use water. Choose all that apply.

• Industrial

• Coastal

• Agricultural

• Political

• Domestic

Areas of economic water scarcity tend to be located in areas...

• ...of high economic development.

• ...with low levels of precipitation.

• ...of low economic development.

• ...with high temperatures.

Another name for the water cycle is ___?

• Hydrologic Cycle
• Evaporation Process
• Transpiration Cycle
• Water Wheel

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the driving force of the water cycle?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The amount of water on average used by individuals, based on domestic is and agricultural or industrial consumption is termed ____.

• transpiration
• fresh water
• water scarcity
• water footprint

Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.

• pasture

• field

• arable land

• desert

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4