Water as a Resource

Which item decreases the surface water supply?

• high temperature
  

• drought

• permeable rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Explain how increases in the human population impacts water resources.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What would farm productivity plummet without?

• water
  

• food

• energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is water used to produce?

• water
  

• food

• energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following agricultural practices can lead to algal blooms? Select the two correct answers.

• withdrawals of water for crop irrigation

• application of nutrients to crops

• erosion caused by livestock overgrazing

• animal waste accumulated in livestock production

• sediments released by tilling of soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which item describes a water-wise city

• low percentage of stormwater seperation

• local communities promote sustainable decision making

• full resources and energy used for wastewater treatment

• local communities lack environmental awareness

• water management integrated into urban planning

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What are possible negative effects of building a hydropower dam? Select the two correct answers.

• decreased sanitation in the city

• increased water prices

• decreased economic activity

• displacement of people living near the proposed dam

• lower river water levels in other areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Select the three ways water and energy are consumed in the production of store-bought bread.

• Energy is consumed to harvest the wheat.

• Water is consumed to bake the bread.

• Water is consumed to irrigate the wheat fields.

• Energy is consumed to grow the wheat.

• Energy is consumed to process the wheat into flour.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Choose the statement(s) that impact the quality of water.

• Water is withdrawn from low-supply areas

• Methane makes the water supply flammable

• Water mixed with chemicals leaches into groundwater

• the high water pressure generates small-scale earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Choose the statement(s) that impact the quantity of water.

• Water is withdrawn from low-supply areas

• Methane makes the water supply flammable

• Water mixed with chemicals leaches into groundwater

• the high water pressure generates small-scale earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4