water resources

Water is a what type of resource?

• renewable resource

• non-renewable resource

• continuous resource

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

• It isn't because it is a renewable resource

• 97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

• Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.

Where most freshwater is stored is in _________.

• Groundwater
• pH
• Glaciers
• Sea water

Where 97% of Earth's water is stored?

• Glaciers
• pH
• Groundwater
• Sea water

Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.

• fresh water
• infiltration
• surface water
• groundwater

Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.

• well
• aquifer
• groundwater
• irrigation

When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation

When water changes from a GAS to a LIQUID?

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation

What is the driving force of the water cycle?

• evaporation from the ocean
• heat from the sun
• precipitation from rainfall
• runoff from mountains

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which humans directly can change water resources?

• Irrigation (diverting water away from original water source to farm lands)

• Building dams

• Droughts

• Pollution