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- 1. Multiple Choice
Place the following in order, from broadest to most specific. A) Potable water; B) Fresh water; C) Earth's water
C, B, A
B, C, A
A, B, C
C, A, B
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where does desalinated water originally come from?
Glaciers
Underground aquifers
The Ocean
Lakes and Rivers
- 3. Multiple Choice
What do aquifers and reservoirs have in common?
They are both underground
They are both made of rock
They are both man-made
The are both filled with fresh water
- 4. Multiple Choice
As the water crisis gets worse, which of the following does NOT increase?
The number of water consumers
The demand for water
The supply of clean water
The price of water
- 5. Multiple Choice
What can you infer from the fact that most Americans have indoor plumbing, while many African villagers do not?
Americans need more water than Africans
Americans have more money to spend on water transport
New York City is closer to fresh water sources than the African Village.
Africans get daily shipments of bottled water.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of water overconsumption?
Brushing your teeth
Drinking water
Washing your hands
Watering the sidewalk
- 7. Multiple Choice
Fertilizers and sewage _____ the water supply.
Expand
Pollute
Clean
Remove salt from
- 8. Multiple Choice
What's the main reason why private companies buy fresh water sources?
To make money
To encourage conservation
To prevent pollution
To deter agriculture
- 9. Multiple Choice
Purification techniques show that water pollution isn't necessarily irrevocable. What's another word for irrevocable?
Temporary
Salvageable
Permanent
Fixable
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is one of the chief aims of water conservation?
Preventing all natural minerals from entering the water supply
Finding more people to use the existing water supply
Creating and filtering more usable saltwater
Reducing the amount of fresh water we all use
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