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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A water resource that would be categorized as nonrenewable would be
water vapor in the atmosphere
Precipitation
surface water in lakes and streams
confined aquifers
Worldwide, about 70% of the water withdrawn each year is used for
cooling towers of power plants
industrial processes
domestic use
irrigation of croplands and raising livestock
Which of the following is not a way to prevent groundwater depletion?
waste less water
increase the number of wells
tax water pumped from wells near surface waters
do not grow water intensive crops in dry areas
It is most economically and environmentally sound to focus water resource management on
increasing the water supply
controlling the “mining” of groundwater
developing desalination plants
reducing unnecessary waste of water
Saltwater intrusion into freshwater (drinking water) supplies can occur when
land subsidence occurs
groundwater is withdrawn near saltwater bodies
water is drawn from desert lakes to irrigate crops
runoff of agricultural fields drains into wells
Which of the following is the most efficient form of irrigation?
micro irrigation
flood irrigation
low pressure irrigation
Manual irrigation
Floodplains usually contain
nutrient poor soil
pest insect populations
highly productive wetlands
debris that has been deposited during floods
Nitrates and phosphates are examples of
disease-causing agents
oxygen-demanding wastes
plant nutrients
organic chemicals
Which of the following developments of cultural eutrophication would occur last?
fish kills
increase in anaerobic bacteria
increase of plants such as duckweed
blooms of algae
The majority of the oil pollution of the ocean comes from
tanker accidents
runoff from land
normal operation of offshore wells
maritime
