Water in the World

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Where do most Australians live? Options: North East coast, South East coast, South West coast, North coast

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South East coast

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Most of Australia is what type of climate zone?

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Arid

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Which type of rainfall would be most helpful to farmers? Options: rainfall that evaporates quickly, rainfall that runs off the land quickly, rainfall that soaks into the soil slowly, very little rainfall

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rainfall that soaks into the soil slowly

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What is the water cycle?

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The movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

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It returns water to other locations on Earth

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Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.

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precipitation

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

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transpiration

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How much of the Earth's fresh water is drinkable?

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1%

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Which industry uses the most water in Australia? Options: Advertising, Agriculture, Accounting, Aeronautical

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Agriculture

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Which of these was NOT a reason for the 2011 floods in Brisbane: Australia had had the wettest 6 months ever leading up to the floods, December 2010 had been the wettest December on record for Queensland, Wivenhoe Dam was 190% beyond capacity so it was opened to release the pressure of the water on the dam walls, There was a huge thunderstorm in Melbourne which caused lots of water to flood the Yarra River

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There was a huge thunderstorm in Melbourne which caused lots of water to flood the Yarra River