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EVS: Water Facts (11.1 & 11.2)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two main types of water are. . .

(select 2 answers)

a)

Ground water

b)

Salt water

c)

Fresh water

d)

Ocean water

2.

Water is a renewable resource due to the ______.

a)

water cycle.

b)

Earth being 71% water.

c)

amount of water we need.

d)

False, it is not a renewable resource.

3.

Of all the water on Earth, only ___ is useable freshwater.

a)

3%

b)

77%

c)

97%

d)

1%

4.

true or false:

We may run out of fresh water.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The two sources of freshwater are ____.

(select 2 answers)

a)

Surface water

b)

Ground water

c)

Oceans

d)

Watersheds

6.

select all that apply:

Cleveland obtains its water from. . .

a)

a surface source

b)

groundwater

c)

Lake Erie

d)

the ocean

7.

Which is the greatest use of freshwater globally?

a)

Residential

b)

Industrial

c)

Agricultural

8.

What does potable mean?

a)

safe to drink

b)

able to be transported

c)

collected from precipitation

d)

poisonous

9.

Why must water be treated?

a)

to rid it of poisonous elements & pathogens

b)

to protect pipes

c)

to ensure it is water

d)

It does not need to be treated.

10.

select all that apply:

What are methods used to treat fresh water?

a)

adding chemicals

b)

evaporation

c)

desalination

d)

screen & filters (physical means)

11.

Water used inside & outside of homes is called _______ water use.

a)

Agricultural

b)

Industrial

c)

Residential

12.

Industrial use of water is mainly for . . .

a)

cleaning.

b)

washing animals.

c)

cooling power plants.

d)

creating vats of melted metal.

13.

A method of providing plants with water from sources other than direct precipitation is known as ___.

a)

aquifer

b)

potability

c)

porosity

d)

irrigation

14.

Desalination is an easy and cheap way to obtain fresh water.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In order to combat the depletion of fresh water, we must _______.

a)

pay more money for it

b)

use only salt water

c)

conserve water

d)

create water from asteroids.