Water Resources

  Ninety-seven percent of the world’s water resources are found in

• Salt water

• Fresh water

• Glaciers

• Groundwater

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1.     Earth’s surface water is found in

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Streams

• All of the above

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The three major global uses of fresh water are

•     Drinking, bathing, and growing crops

• Drinking, manufacturing goods, and generating power

•    Residential, agricultural, and industrial use

•   Manufacturing goods, wastewater disposal, and irrigation

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How is fresh water used in the industry?

•   In manufacturing processes

• In the disposal of waste products

•    To generate power

• All of the above

Many areas of the world that do not have adequate fresh water have become habitable because

• Rainfall patterns have changed

• Water management projects have diverted water to the areas

• Icebergs have been towed in to provide fresh water

• People have practiced water conservation

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   A hole that is dug into the ground to obtain fresh water is called

• Recharge zone

• A well

• An aquifer

• A Watershed

Which of the following is one way that a person can conserve water?

• Take a bath instead of a shower

• Wash laundry in small, partial loads

•   Use a low-flow shower head to take short showers

•   Water the lawn daily and at mid-day

    How much of Earth’s water is freshwater?

• 1%

• 3%

• 97%

• 77%

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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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