Water in the World

Water is what type of resource?

• renewable
• Continuous
• non-renewable
• man-made

Liquid water being recycled through the atmosphere, rivers and oceans is a system known as...

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Water cycle
• Transpiration

The process of water soaking into the ground is called what?

• runoff
• infiltration
• condensation
• aquifer

An underground water reservoir is known as

• Aquifer
• saturated zone
• water table
• well

Where is most of the Earth's fresh water stored?

• oceans
• underground water
• glaciers
• soil

Which continent is most water rich?

• Africa
• Brazil
• South America
• Europe

Water is important for which reason?

• Historical and environmental factors
• trade and transport
• agriculture
• all of the mentioned

What is virtual water?

• water on a video game
• water needed to produce an item or product
• a type of pool
• water used for domestic reasons

Water can be used to generate a clean power source. It is called what?

• Nuclear power
• Coal power
• Hydroelectricity
• Wind electricity

Why is water in Australia a problem?

• Rivers/Lakes have lowest volume of water (exc. Antarctica)
• Humans are heavy users of water
• All of the answers
• Rainfall is varied and not consistent across the continent