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Water as a critical resource

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The total population at present that is depended on the worlds water supply is...

a)

7.9billion

b)

9.7 billion

c)

7.9 million

d)

9.7 thousand

2.

What are the 3 states of matter?

a)

water, liquids, and air

b)

helium, water, and solids

c)

solids, liquids, and gases

3.

Categorically, the largest consumer of water in the SA. is for what purpose?

a)

agriculture

b)

industry

c)

municipal

d)

recreation

4.
Agriculture uses what percentage of the water worldwide?
a)
15%
b)
40%
c)
65%
d)
90%
5.
Letter C is?
a)
precipitation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
accumulation
6.
Letter D is?
a)
precipitation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
run off
7.
Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.
a)
fresh water
b)
infiltration
c)
surface water
d)
groundwater
8.
A lack of water in an area is called ____.
a)
water scarcity
b)
water footprint
9.

Hilton filters the water from the dams and cleans it by adding

a)

Soap

b)

Vinegar

c)

Chlorine

d)

Floride

10.

Most of the water used at Hilton is used in the.....

a)

Laundry

b)

Kitchen

c)

Boarding Houses

d)

Crookes Block

11.
Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.
a)
well
b)
aquifer
c)
groundwater
d)
irrigation
12.
Rainwater that flows over land without sinking into the soil.
a)
runoff
b)
spring
c)
groundwater
d)
aqueduct
13.
An underground layer of rock or soil through which water easily moves.
a)

runoff

b)

water reclamation

c)

aqueduct

d)

aquifer

14.
The surface of a layer of saturates ground.
a)
water table
b)
groundwater
c)
watershed
d)
reservoir
15.
What is occurring at A in the diagram?
a)
runoff
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
16.
How do people extract groundwater?
a)
groundwater cannot be extracted
b)
by drilling wells and pumping water out of the ground
c)
mining water from the Earth
d)
answer not shown
17.

What percentage of the world's water is found in the Oceans?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

97%

e)

99%

18.

Movement of water through the soils of Earth is what?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Infiltration

c)

Exfoliation

d)

Precipitation

19.

Hilton gets its water from...

a)

The Supply dams

b)

Albert Falls dam

c)

Midmar dam

d)

The Farm dams

20.

Water at the sewerage plant is processed and cleaned by ....

a)

chemicals

b)

salt

c)

pesticides

d)

bacteria

21.

Water is brought to Hilton from the Reservoirs by....

a)

Underground pipes

b)

Tanker

c)

Overhead wires

d)

Wifi

22.

Hilton College is situated in a....... rainfall area of SA

a)

high

b)

extremely low

c)

low

d)

semi arid

23.

People need at least ......... litres of water per day to live a healthy life.

a)

250

b)

50

c)

20

d)

500

24.

Name the illness people sometimes die of as a result of drinking contaminated water.

a)

COVID

b)

Cholera

c)

Measels

d)

Concussion