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EEn 2.4.1 Water Use

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of the earth is water?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

71%

d)

80%

2.

There is more salt water than freshwater on our planet.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

All people on Earth have easy access to clean drinking water because freshwater is equally distributed around the world.

a)

True

b)

False

4.
A greater population leads to greater demand for water.
a)
True
b)
False
5.

Which of the following situations would cause a water shortage?

a)

level of water usage meets the water supply available

b)

level of water usage is below the water supply available

c)

level of water usage exceeds the water supply available

d)

level of water usage is equal to the water supply available

6.

Which of the following is NOT a residential use of water>

a)

cooking and drinking

b)

washing dishes and clothes

c)

washing cars and watering the lawn

d)

watering the crops

e)

showers and toilets

7.

The water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, showers, and toilets are called __________________.

a)

the water cycle

b)

sewage

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

8.
Most water pollution is the result of __________________.
a)
natural processes
b)
animal waste
c)
human activities
d)
acid rain
9.
Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.
a)
groundwater
b)
streams and rivers
c)
oceans
d)
All of these choices
10.

When water is used to irrigate crops, water is considered an important aspect of ______.

a)

fishing

b)

agriculture

c)

trucking

d)

business

11.

Groundwater is...

a)

The water under the Earth's surface

b)

The water that forms the clouds

c)

The water of the swimming pool

12.

When an aquifer is located near the coast and becomes depleted, ___________________________ can make it's way into the aquifer and make it unsuitable for drinking.

a)

gas

b)

saltwater

c)

fresh water

d)

fertilizer

13.

This is defined as the lowering of the land surface

a)

Subsidence

b)

Rupture

c)

Shaking

d)

Flood

14.

The area of land that water flows over and through is the...

a)

Watershed

b)

Divide

c)

Tributary

d)

Aquifer