Chapters 14 and 15 - Water Resources and Atmosphere

Today, ​ (a)   states and ​ (b)   million people rely on the Colorado River for drinking water, hydroelectricity, and agriculture.

• seven
• 40
• three
• 20
• 60
• five

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The river is essential to growing about 90% of the country's ​ (a)   vegetables in states like California and Arizona.

• winter
• summer
• spring
• fall

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What factors are causing the Colorado River to run dry today?

• drought, dams, and diversion

• precipitation, population, and conservation

• rivers, creeks, and streams

• reservoirs, canals, and aqueducts

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Identify the layer of the aquifer that is most likely considered to be impermeable:

How we use water: Match the water use percentages in the U.S.

a

b

c

Domestic/Residential

Agriculture

Industrial/Manufacturing

Match the following major types of water use in the U.S.

• Agriculture

• Irrigation provides plants with water

• Industrial

• Mostly used for cooling power plants

• Domestic

• Daily use in homes (laundry, toilet, swimming pools, showers)

​ (a)   and ​ (b)   have caused significant surface water depletion worldwide.

• Drought
• overuse
• conservation
• Rainfall

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A ​ (a)   is placed in a river to block its flow. A(n) ​ (b)   is the large lake behind it that stores water.

• dam
• reservoir
• aquifer

Match the following solutions to freshwater depletion:

• Water conservation

• Delivers water directly to the plant roots to reduce runoff and evaporation

• Desalination

• Making freshwater by removing the salt from saltwater

• Drip irrigation

• Landscaping using plants adapted to dry conditions

• Xeriscaping

• Reduce demand and preserve freshwater resources for current and future generations

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Match the following types of water pollution

• Nutrient Pollution (Eutrophication)

• Contamination of water bodies with harmful microorganisms

• Sediment Pollution

• Soil and dirt from erosion that can clog rivers, lakes, and waterways

• Thermal Pollution

• Excess nitrogen or phosphorus in a lake or other body of water

• Biological Pollution

• Caused by a heat source that raises the temperature of a waterway