Fresh Water Scarcity

Water scarcity that is the result of inadequate natural water resources to supply a region's demand

• economic water scarcity

• physical water scarcity

• water stress

• United Nations

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Water scarcity that is is a result of poor management of the sufficient available water.

• economic water scarcity

• physical water scarcity

• arable land

• IGO

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Occurs when the demand for water exceeds the available amount during a certain period or when poor quality restricts its use.

• physical scarcity

• shortage

• disaster

• water stress

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Over 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water. So why is water considered such a precious resource?

• The greenhouse effect is causing most of the world's freshwater to be trapped in the atmosphere

• Only a small fraction of the Earth's water is freshwater available for drinking and irrigation

• Each year, more freshwater is being trapped in icecaps located at the North and South Poles

• Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions will likely cause Earth's oceans to evaporate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Of the 15 water scarce countries, 12 are in...

• United Kingdom and Canada

• America and Canada

• Southwest Asia and North Africa

• Russia and Germany

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Only about 3% of Earth's water is fresh water. Of this 3% most of it cannot be used by humans because it has been captured by _________.

• lakes

• the atmosphere

• glaciers and ice caps

• the oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process in which water infiltrates or percolates into the ground to replenish an aquifer is called...

• Water shed

• Water table

• Recharge

• Water footprints

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Since there is an unequal distribution of water across the Earth, humans have had to rely on their ability to...

• Store and transport water so everyone has access

• Create and steal water so everyone has access

• Desalinate and hoard water so everyone has access

• Purify and transport water so everyone has access

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Why do we need to conserve water?

• It is an unlimited resource. 

• It is a limited resource. 

• There is a lot of water. 

• There is no need to conserve water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is water scarcity?

• when the water gets too scared to come down from the clouds

• when water is really easy to find

• when water is abundant in an area so people have enough clean water to drink

• when water is limited in an area so people do not have enough clean water to drink

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4