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Water Quiz

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the United Nations declare safe and clean drinking water and sanitation a human right?

a)

2010

b)

1900

c)

1980

d)

1999

2.

How much water a day does the average human need to survive? What is that water for?

a)

50 litres

30 litres for drinking, 10 litres for cooking, 10 litres for bathing and keeping clean

b)

5 litres

3 litres for cooking, 2 litres to drink

c)

30 litres (according to the UN) 5 litres for cooking and cleaning, 25 litres for bathing and keeping clean

d)

0 litres

humans can survive without water

3.

Who is most vulnerable to water disease?

a)

teenagers and young adults

b)

children

c)

middle aged people

d)

old people

4.

What percentage of disease in developing countries is related to water?

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

80%

d)

30%

5.

What are some of the major diseases associated with contaminated water sources?

a)

cholera

b)

typhoid fever

c)

Diarrhoea

d)

All three diseases

6.

What percentage of the world’s fresh water is ready for people to drink?

a)

less than 20%

b)

less than 1%

c)

less than 40%

d)

less than 5%

7.

How many people on the planet do not have access to clean drinking water?

a)

783 million

b)

1 billion

c)

1.53 billion

d)

500 thousand