Water Resources

Desalination is

• removing salt from water
• removing oil from water
• removing toxic chemicals from water
• adding salt to water

A lack of water in an area is called ____.

• water scarcity
• water footprint

Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.

• well
• aquifer
• groundwater
• irrigation

Rainwater that flows over land without sinking into the soil.

• runoff
• spring
• groundwater
• aqueduct

An underground layer of rock or soil through which water easily moves.

• runoff
• water reclamation
• aqueduct
• aquifer

A region of land that drains into a river.

• water reclamation
• watershed
• aquifer
• irrigation

A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.

• watershed
• desalination
• groundwater
• well

As rock becomes more porous...

• The more water it can hold

• The less water it can hold

• The porosity of rock does not determine how much water it can hold

What would be the best definition of permeability?

• Percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces

• The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores

• The inability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores

• The level below which the ground is saturated with water

Overuse of water for irrigation may lead to

• Lowering of Groundwater Level

• Increasing food production

• The rapid development of Industries

• None of these