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WorksheetsWater Use and Water Management
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Another word for water shed
a)
catchment
b)
cathment
c)
katchment
d)
chatchment
2.
How many ha do California and Florida farmers use for drip irrigation
a)
3.1415926535
b)
500,000
c)
1.3 million
d)
10 million
3.
The term that describes the steady flow of varied wastes that we all produce
a)
waste stream
b)
river stream
c)
waste plant
d)
recycling
4.
Where solid waste disposal is regulated and controlled
a)
Sanitary landfill
b)
Unsanitary landfill
c)
Landfill
d)
Dumpster
5.
What is the estimated cost of the Three Gorges Dam?
a)
$58 million
b)
$58 billion
c)
$580,000
d)
$58 trillion
6.
Plants absorbing groundwater and pumping it into the atmosphere is called
a)
Transpiration
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
None of the above
7.
The process of changing a liquid into vapor
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
excavation
d)
condensation
8.
When a volume of air contains as much water vapor as it can at a given temperature is called _______________
a)
Saturation point
b)
Relative humidity
c)
Condensation
d)
Dew point
9.
The temperature at which condensation occurs is
a)
dew point
b)
Condensation
c)
Condensation nuclei
d)
Evaporation
10.
Tiny particles that float in the air are called
a)
Condensation
b)
Condensation nuclei
c)
evaporation
d)
saturation point
11.
____________ is the dry, leeward side of a mountain range receive little
a)
Rain gague
b)
Rain shadow
c)
Rain cloud
d)
None of the above
12.
What percent of all water is fresh water?
a)
2%
b)
33%
c)
72%
d)
98%
13.
How long does the residence cycle take
a)
3,000 hours
b)
3,000 days
c)
3,000 months
d)
3,000 years
14.
What is the second largest reservoir of fresh water?
a)
Fiji
b)
Groundwater
c)
The dead sea
d)
Voss
15.
What is the largest reservoir of fresh water
a)
Fiji
b)
Glaciers
c)
The Eau Plaine River
d)
Rain clouds
16.
Upper soil layers holding air and water make up the
a)
zone of aeration
b)
zone of saturation
c)
zone of alliteration
d)
recharge zone
17.
The lower soil layers where all spaces are filled with water make up the
a)
filtration zone
b)
zone of saturation
c)
Zone of aeration
d)
zone of alteration
18.
On the top of the zone of saturation is
a)
water table
b)
zone of aeration
c)
lava
d)
all of the above
19.
Layers of sand, gravel, or rock lying below the water table are called
a)
Aquducts
b)
Aquifinas
c)
aquifers
d)
Recharge zone
20.
A well or spring results from which water gushes without being pumped.
a)
artist
b)
artesian
c)
Articulation
d)
resevoir
21.
______________ is the fraction of withdrawn water that is lost
a)
degraded
b)
Wihrawal
c)
Consumption
d)
Water
22.
______ is the total amount of water taken form any given natural source
a)
The Figi effect
b)
The Nestle Water effect
c)
withdrawal
d)
disgard
23.
The definition of which word is: polluted or heated so it is unsuitable for other uses
a)
degraded
b)
Downgraded
c)
Upgraded
d)
Consumption
24.
What percent of renewable water supply from a given country must be used to be considered vulnerable to water stress
a)
5%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
6%
25.
Lake Nassar loses about what percent of it's water each year?
a)
64
b)
46
c)
6
d)
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