Water Shortages, Water Solutions

Which word below means that it has been very dry, with almost no rain?

• monsoon

• drought

• wastewater

• reservoir

Which of the following answers is NOT a reason why California had its worst drought on record in 2015?

• Less Precipitation

• Wildfires

• Decreasing Population

• Lower reservoir levels

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How did California try to conserve water?

• Turned off access to the reservoir

• Built a pipeline from the ocean

• Transported water in from other states

• Laws restricted water for people

Where do most people in Australia get their water?

• Underground wells

• Surface reservoirs

• Pacific Ocean

• Rivers

Which of the following strategies did Australia do to conserve freshwater? (CHOOSE 2!)

• Turned ocean saltwater into freshwater

• Built man-made rivers

• Recycled wastewater

• Banned the use of pools

True or False?

The Colorado River is shrinking because it doesn't get enough rainfall.

• True

• False

What caused the Aral Sea to almost completely vanish from 2000 to 2009?

• Too many dry days

• Countries fought over who got to use it

• Weather patterns changed

• Too many people built dams and canals to take water from it

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

True or False?

Waste from companies and sewers caused the groundwater in Wisconsin to become polluted.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Why is fertilizer so harmful to drinking water? (CHOOSE 2!)

• It can cause health problems.

• It can make plants grow much too fast.

• It hurts the growth of plants

• It can make animals grow too fast.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

True or False?

Over 90% of El Salvador's freshwater is polluted?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4