Water Resources | 2.3K plays

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER?

97.5%

2.5%

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Desalination is

removing salt from water

removing oil from water

removing toxic chemicals from water

adding salt to water

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.

fresh water

infiltration

surface water

groundwater

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

A lack of water in an area is called ____.

water scarcity

water footprint

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.

well

aquifer

groundwater

irrigation

6.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Rainwater that flows over land without sinking into the soil.

runoff

spring

groundwater

aqueduct

7.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

An underground layer of rock or soil through which water easily moves.

runoff

water reclamation

aqueduct

aqueifer

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The surface of a layer of saturates ground.

water table

groundwater

watershed

reservoir

9.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

A region of land that drains into a river.

water reclamation

watershed

aquifer

irrigation

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.

watershed

desalination

groundwater

well

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The process of suppling fresh water to farm fields for growing crops.

aqueduct

irrigation

spring

runoff

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Most of Earths fresh water (~70%) is used for _____?

Agriculture (farming)

Industry (making products)

Domestic (at home)

13.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

As rock becomes more porous...

The more water it can hold

The less water it can hold

The porosity of rock does not determine how much water it can hold

14.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What would be the best definition of permeability?

Percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces

The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores

The inability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through open spaces or pores

The level below which the ground is saturated with water

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The size of an aquifer’s recharge zone is affected by the _________________ of the surface above the aquifer.

Permeability

Porosity

Water table

Desalinization

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