Water Usage and Water Resources

The process of suppling fresh water to farm fields for growing crops.

• aqueduct

• irrigation

• spring

• runoff

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Most of Earths fresh water (~70%) is used for _____?

• Agriculture (farming)

• Industry (making products)

• Domestic (at home)

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What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER?

• 97.5%

• 2.5%

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

• fresh water

• infiltration

• surface water

• groundwater

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The size of an aquifer’s recharge zone is affected by the _________________ of the surface above the aquifer.

• Permeability

• Porosity

• Water table

• Desalinization

TRUE or FALSE:

Increase in the number of people living in an area may have a negative effect in the quality of water

• True

• False

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P.D 1067 of 1976 is a law that is responsible for establishing the water code system in the Philippines

• True

• False

The lack of sufficient water to meet the needs of the people in a country or region

• Hydrological Poverty

• Water Poverty

• Hydro-Need

• Hydrological Wealth

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Removing dissolved salts from ocean water or from brackish water in aquifers for domestic use. It is another way to increase supplies of freshwater

• Saltwater Transformation

• Salt Removal Process (SRP)

• De-Saltation

• Desalination

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Which of the following processes is primarily responsible for the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

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