Chapter 14 quiz

What percent of earth's water is salt water?

• 20

• 2.5

• 97.5

• 65

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What percent of earth's water is both fresh and liquid (usable)

• 79

• 0.5

• 20

• 1

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What are watersheds sometimes called?

• Riverbeds
• Drainage basins or catchment areas
• Aqueducts
• Reservoirs

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What is an aquifer?

• An aquifer is a type of volcanic rock
• An aquifer is a sponge-like formation of rock, sand and gravel that holds water

• An aquifer is a man-made reservoir for water storage
• An aquifer is a type of cloud formation

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T/F - A standard bottle of water requires about twice as much water to produce than it holds

• True
• Partially true
• False
• Depends on the brand

How many gallons of water does it take on average to flush a standard toilet?

• 2.5 gallons
• 6 gallons

• 1 gallon
• 3 gallons

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Large lakes that store water for human use

• Ponds
• Reservoirs
• Oceans
• Rivers

What are two of the main causes of reduced surface water resources?

• Climate change and deforestation
• Drought and overuse

• Urbanization and industrialization
• Pollution and flooding

Define desalination

• Desalination is the process of adding salt to water.
• Desalination is the process of converting water into salt.
• Desalination is the process of filtering water to increase salt content.
• Desalination is the process of removing salt and other minerals from water.

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What are two major solutions to freshwater depletion

• increase supply and decrease demand

• Investing in oil drilling, and building more dams

• Encouraging excessive groundwater use

• Promoting water pollution and decreasing desalination

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