Water Use and Management

Often water must be treated to become _______, or safe to drink

• pathogen

• potable

• clarified

• purified

Which of the following is NOT a residential use of water>

• cooking and drinking

• washing dishes and clothes

• washing cars and watering the lawn

• watering the crops

• showers and toilets

What is the best way to CONSERVE water use in an agricultural setting...

• low flow toilets

• reuse cooling water

• drip irrigation

• high power overhead irrigation

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of dams and reservoirs?

• man made lakes used for drinking water, recreation and industry

• hydroelectric power

• existing ecosystems changed, displacing species and humans

• flood control

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Where most freshwater is stored is in _________.

• Groundwater
• pH
• Glaciers
• Sea water

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Why is fresh water a limited resource?

• It isn't because it is a renewable resource

• 97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

• Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.

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In general, water use worldwide is dominated by

• Agricultural use

• Domestic needs

• Industrial activities

• All of these are sectors that use water about equally

Conserving water for residential use would involve

• xeriscaping

• drip irrigation

• reusing cooling water

• manufacturing goods

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Many areas of the world without adequate fresh water have become habitable because:

• water conservation has been implemented.

• icebergs have been towed in to provide fresh water.

• water management projects have diverted water to the area.

• rainfall patterns have changed.

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What percent of water is used for industrial use?

• 5%

• 19%

• 40%

• 67%

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