Human Impact on Water

Why is it important to clean, conserve and protect water?

• Water is expensive

• Water is a living thing

• Water can be frozen

• Water is a limited resource

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Which of the following is not one of the "three Rs" of conservation?

• recycle

• reduce

• refilter

• reuse

Which of the following is one way humans pollute the hydrosphere?

• fishing

• farming and causing soil runoff

• going on a paddle boat

• cleaning up an oil spill

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Most gases that lead to acid rain come from ​​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ ​ .

• burning fossil fuels
• natural resources

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Which will most likely happen if lake water becomes polluted by humans?

• Animals in the lake will die.

• There will. be more fish in the lake.

• The pollution will not hurt the plants or animals in the water.

• It will change the soil around the lake into pebbles.

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When gases, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, are released into the atmosphere they form ​ (a)   .

• acid rain
• algal bloom

________________ is any harmful substance that affects Earth's resources.

• Nature

• Recycled

• Conservation

• Pollution

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________________ is the practice of using resources wisely.

• Nature

• Recycle

• Conservation

• Pollution

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Recycling water is a complicated process that is done at water ​ (a)   facilities.

• treatment
• manufacturing

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Reusing water resources means using it for something else or using it more than _______________.

• once

• twice

• three or more times

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