Water usage and management

99% of the earth's water is unavailable or unsuitable for human use because:

I. of its salinity
 II. it is polluted
 III. it lies in inaccessible areas  

• I only
• II only
• I and II
• I and III

Using groundwater at a rate faster than it is naturally re-supplied is called:

• Over draft
• Wetland
• Water budget
• Influent streams

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All of the following are valid criteria for the sustainable use of water except:  

• Develop water efficient technologies
• develop sufficient water supplies to guarantee human health and well-being
• give volume discounts to the largest water consumers
• promote the use of water-efficient technology

Wetlands are beneficial to a water conservation program because:

• they remove excess nutrients
• break down pollutants
• clean up agricultural runoff
• All of the Above

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An underground zone from which groundwater can be obtained is:  

• Recharge Zone
• An Aquifer
• Discharge Zone
• Water shed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

97 % of all water on Earth is in the oceans. Which of the following is the correct order of the Earth’s water storage compartments from largest to smallest?

• ocean, atmosphere, lakes, groundwater, rivers, ice caps
• ocean, groundwater, rivers, ice caps, atmosphere, lakes
• ocean, ice caps, groundwater, lakes, atmosphere, rivers
• ocean, lakes, ice caps, groundwater, atmosphere, rivers

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Use of water from the Ogallala aquifer in the Great Plains region of the United States is not sustainable because

• it is recharged more slowly than it is being used.
• industrial use has fallen off but household use has expanded.
• it originated many centuries ago.
• Increase usage for agriculture to produce ethanol

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Which describes a benefit of dams?
 I. Creates a reservoir for drinking water
 II. Powers turbines that generate electricity
 III. Improves salmon migration

• I and II
• I and III
• II and III
• I, II and III

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The United Nations estimates that ____ people live in regions that have a scarcity of water.

• 500 Million
• 1.2 Billion
• 3.5 Billion
• 2 billion

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Use Figure provided. Household per capita daily use of water is greatest in

• Cambodia
• Australia
• Canada
• The United States

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