EnvSci 10-3 & 10-4 Use Water Sustainably &Reduce Water Pollution

Federal subsidies make it more expensive for consumers to use water.

• True

• False

Cultural eutrophication can be prevented.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Coastal areas are most commonly affected by ocean pollution.

• True

• False

Contaminated groundwater supplies are impossible to clean up.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

On a global scale, improving ____ would provide the largest reduction in freshwater loss.

• desalination technology

• wastewater treatment methods

• irrigation practices

• water transfer methods

• systems of dams and reservoirs

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

On a global scale, most fresh water taken from aquifers, lakes, and rivers is used for _____.

• manufacturing processes

• generation of electricity

• irrigation of crops and raising livestock

• domestic use in households

• drinking water supplies

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is gray water?

• untreated sewage from industrial sources

• water that passes through a desalination plant

• virtual water that is used indirectly by consumers

• groundwater that has been contaminated

• used water from household appliances

What is true for flood irrigation?

• It is rarely used in less-developed countries.

• It delivers less water than is needed to crops.

• It is the least efficient irrigation method.

• It uses pipes to flood soil around plants’ roots.

• It is the most expensive irrigation method.

What action could help reduce water waste from the single largest use of domestic water in the United States?

• Use a drip irrigation system

• Install a low-flow shower head.

• Use native plants in landscaping.

• Install a water-saving toilet tank.

• Use gray water to water houseplants.

Which activity helps reduce the severity of flooding?

• draining wetlands

• clearing trees from hillsides

• removing levees from along rivers

• creating artificial wetlands

• paving urban areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2