WorksheetsWorld Water Day 2020- Middle School
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
50%
60%
75%
90%
How many gallons of water are on Earth?
326 million trillion gallons (326,000,000,000,000,000,000)
326 trillion gallons (326,000,000,000,000)
326 billion gallons (326,000,000,000)
326 million gallons (326,000,000)
Which of these water cycle components replenishes groundwater aquifers?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Infiltration
How much water do you exhale per day?
One teaspoon
One cup
One tablespoon
One gallon
How much water does it take to make a pair of jeans? (growing the cotton, dying it...)
200 gallons
500 gallons
2,000 gallons
4,000 gallons
Which is cheaper, a 99¢ half liter water bottle OR 870 liters of tap water?
The water bottle
The tap water
They are the same price
No way of knowing
One spilled gallon of gasoline can contaminate how many gallons of water?
75 gallons
750 gallons
75,000 gallons
750,000 gallons
Which activity uses the MOST water per day in the average home?
Running the tap while washing dishes
Using a garbage disposal
Flushing the toilet
Taking a 10 minute shower
A leaky faucet can waste how much water per day?
50 gallons
25 gallons
10 gallons
< 2 gallons
If everyone in the USA fixed their household leaks, how much water would be saved annually?
100,000 gallons
1,000,000 gallons
10,000,000 gallons
1,000,000,000 gallons
West Virginia is NOT a water rich state.
True
False
It is not important to conserve water if you live in a water rich state.
True
False
How much of the world's population is currently experiencing high water stress?
2%
9%
15%
25%
Water helps to regulate Earth's climate.
True
False
West Virginia is one of the most flash flood prone states in the country.
True
False
A projected outcome of climate change across the globe is that...
Droughts will become more extreme
Floods will become more powerful
Glaciers will melt faster
All of the above
What is the biggest threat to West Virginia under climate change projections?
Drought
Unpredictable, mass flooding
Increased water pollution
Acidification of streams
