Quiz on Conservation of Resources

How much of the water on our planet is salt water?

• 97%

• 50%

• 80%

• 1%

How much of the water on our planet is fresh water that we can use?

• 1%

• 3%

• 50%

• 100%

What uses the MOST water in your house?

• toilets

• drinking

• laundry

• showers

What uses the LEAST water in your home?

• toilets

• showers

• laundry

• drinking

To conserve water, ________.

• turn off the water when you brush your teeth

• brush your teeth a long time

• never brush your teeth

• drink less water

To conserve water, wash _________.

• full loads

• one shirt at a time

• every day

• twice a day

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.

What percentage of the earth is water?

• 50%

• 60%

• 71%

• 80%

"Ensuring availability of water for future generations" is a _____.

• goal of water conservation

• strategy of water conservation

• key activity of water conservation

• downside of water conservation

What is the water division of the earth?

• ocean water 97 per cent,freshwater frozen as ice 2 per cent and freshwater 1 per cent

• ocean water-47%,freshwater 50%,freshwater frozen as ice 3%

• ocean water 1%,freshwater frozen as ice-90%,freshwater9%

• freshwater-33.33%,freshwater frozen as ice 33.33%,ocean water 33.33%