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World Water Day 2020- Middle School

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

75%

d)

90%

2.

How many gallons of water are on Earth?

a)

326 million trillion gallons (326,000,000,000,000,000,000)

b)

326 trillion gallons (326,000,000,000,000)

c)

326 billion gallons (326,000,000,000)

d)

326 million gallons (326,000,000)

3.

Which of these water cycle components replenishes groundwater aquifers?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Infiltration

4.

How much water do you exhale per day?

a)

One teaspoon

b)

One cup

c)

One tablespoon

d)

One gallon

5.

How much water does it take to make a pair of jeans? (growing the cotton, dying it...)

a)

200 gallons

b)

500 gallons

c)

2,000 gallons

d)

4,000 gallons

6.

Which is cheaper, a 99¢ half liter water bottle OR 870 liters of tap water?

a)

The water bottle

b)

The tap water

c)

They are the same price

d)

No way of knowing

7.

One spilled gallon of gasoline can contaminate how many gallons of water?

a)

75 gallons

b)

750 gallons

c)

75,000 gallons

d)

750,000 gallons

8.

Which activity uses the MOST water per day in the average home?

a)

Running the tap while washing dishes

b)

Using a garbage disposal

c)

Flushing the toilet

d)

Taking a 10 minute shower

9.

A leaky faucet can waste how much water per day?

a)

50 gallons

b)

25 gallons

c)

10 gallons

d)

< 2 gallons

10.

If everyone in the USA fixed their household leaks, how much water would be saved annually?

a)

100,000 gallons

b)

1,000,000 gallons

c)

10,000,000 gallons

d)

1,000,000,000 gallons

11.

West Virginia is NOT a water rich state.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

It is not important to conserve water if you live in a water rich state.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How much of the world's population is currently experiencing high water stress?

a)

2%

b)

9%

c)

15%

d)

25%

14.

Water helps to regulate Earth's climate.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

West Virginia is one of the most flash flood prone states in the country.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

A projected outcome of climate change across the globe is that...

a)

Droughts will become more extreme

b)

Floods will become more powerful

c)

Glaciers will melt faster

d)

All of the above

17.

What is the biggest threat to West Virginia under climate change projections?

a)

Drought

b)

Unpredictable, mass flooding

c)

Increased water pollution

d)

Acidification of streams