Bottled Water vs. Tap Water

Which is considered safer and healthier for drinking according to most people?

• Tap water

• Bottled water

• River water

• Rainwater

What is the main reason municipalities must submit reports to the Environmental Protection Agency?

• To describe their sources

• To increase sales

• To reduce costs

• To improve taste

Fill in the blank: The FDA told Congress it would step up inspections, but the agency is ______ and understaffed.

• Overworked

• Efficient

• Relaxed

• Unconcerned

What is one of the contaminants found in bottled water according to Figure 1?

• Sugar

• Boron

• Salt

• Oxygen

Fill in the blank: Bottling companies do not have to inform the public or the government where their water comes from or how it is ______.

• Packaged

• Treated

• Advertised

• Sold

Fill in the blank: Flooding is a normal, natural process that occurs when snowmelt or heavy rain swells the volume of water in a river so that water spills over the river’s ______.

• Bed

• Banks

• Source

• Mouth

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What is the main benefit of floods in the long term?

• Damage to property

• Enrichment of soil

• Increase in water temperature

• Reduction of water levels

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What did the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publish reports about?

• Bottled water quality

• Tap water taste

• River water levels

• Rainwater purity

Fill in the blank: The researchers detected estrogenic contamination in ___% of the samples.

• 30

• 60

• 90

• 100

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What was the main concern of the researchers regarding bottled water?

• Taste

• Estrogenic contamination

• Price

• Availability

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