Water Supply

Place the following in order, from broadest to most specific. A) Potable water; B) Fresh water; C) Earth's water

• • A, B, C

• • C, B, A

• • B, C, A

• • B, A, C

Where does desalinated water originally come from?

• • Lakes and rivers

• • The ocean

• • Underground aquifers

• • Glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do aquifers and reservoirs have in common?

• • They're both underground

• • They're both made of rock

• • They're both man-made

• • They're both filled with fresh water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

As the water crisis gets worse, which of the following does NOT increase?

• • The number of water consumers

• • The demand for water

• • The supply of clean water

• • The price of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What can you infer from the fact that most Americans have indoor plumbing, while many African villagers do not?

• • Americans need more water than Africans

• • Americans have more money to spend on water transport

• • New York City is closer to a fresh water source than the African village

• • Africans get daily shipments of bottled water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is an example of water overconsumption?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Fertilizers and sewage _____ the water supply.

• • Expand

• • Pollute

• • Clean

• • Remove salt from

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What's the main reason why private companies buy fresh water sources?

• • To make money

• • To encourage conservation

• • To prevent pollution

• • To deter agriculture

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is one of the chief aims of water conservation?

• • Preventing all natural minerals from entering the water supply

• • Finding more people to use the existing water supply

• • Creating and filtering more usable saltwater

• • Reducing the amount of fresh water we all use

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What are the 3 states of matter?

• solid, liquid, gas

• ice, water, clouds

• condensation, evaporation, precipitation

• rain, snow, ice

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NGSS.5-PS1-1