Water Resources

How much of Earth's water is fresh water?

• 1%

• 3%

• 77%

• 97%

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Which of the following does not make up part of Earth’s surface water?

• wetlands

• rivers

• aquifers

• lake

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Which of the following statements helps to explain why fresh water is a limited resource?

• Most of Earth’s water is salt water

• About 71 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water

• Most of Earth’s fresh water is not liquid water usable by humans.

• both (a) and (c)

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Surface water becomes groundwater when it

• moves below the water table

• condenses to form drops of liquid water.

• percolates into the recharge zone.

• flows onto the ground through a spring.

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A rock’s ability to allow the flow of water through it is called

• permeability.

• porosity.

• recharge.

• distribution.

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Overuse of water for irrigation may lead to

• Lowering of Groundwater Level

• Increasing food production

• The rapid development of Industries

• None of these

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Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.

• well
• aquifer
• groundwater
• irrigation

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A region of land that drains into a river.

• water reclamation
• watershed
• aquifer
• irrigation

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A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.

• watershed
• desalination
• groundwater
• well

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When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation

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