Arizona Drought

From your sources, the number 7 most accurately represents ..

• The number of days in a week

• The number of millions of gallons of water that run down the Colorado River every minute

• The average number of eggs a chicken lays in a week

• The number of states that draw water from the Colorado River

The climate in Arizona is.. (choose the best answer)

• dry and dusty

• wet and wonderful

• dry and humid

• dry, humid and hot in the summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Federal Government has told Arizona it must cut its water use by ..

• 20%

• 15%

• 10%

• 5%

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

In Arizona, developers can ..

• sell homes and not worry about water availability

• sell homes but have to provide access to water

• get sued if they don't provide water to houses

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

One housing development in Arizona that is running out of water is called..

• Rio Nacho

• Rio Grande

• Chili Verde

• Rio Verde

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Approximately how many homes are in the Rio Verde neighborhood?

(type a number only!)

How many residents of the Rio Verde neighborhood are already without water?

(type a number only)

The Colorado River gets most of its water from..

• underground aquifers

• rainfall and storms

• faucets that are left running

• snowmelt from surrounding mountains

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What did you notice in the video report of Scottsdale that would lead you to believe that the citizens of Scottsdale are not concerned with water and drought?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What percentage of the available water is being used by farmers for agriculture?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• over 70%

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