Year 7 Geography - Water

What is an environmental resource?

• Something that exists

• Something we use from the natural world

• The environment

• Something that is never used

Renewable resources...

• Replenish themselves naturally over time (if not overused)

• Will run out eventually

• Can not be used

• Cannot be reused

Non-renewable resources...

• Will never run out

• Can be grown again if we run out

• Cannot be used

• Will run out if we overuse them

Which one is not a stage of the water cycle?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Collaboration

• Condensation

Water can be a...

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid

• All of these options

Condensation is when...

• The heated water vapours turn into clouds

• Rain comes down from the sky

• The sun heats water from the ocean

• The water joins together to make snow

Australia is a water-rich country.

• True

• False

What does 'population' mean?

• A popular thing

• A flavour of popcorn

• The number of people who live in a place

• The number of states in a country

Evaporation is when...

• The sun heats the water from the ocean

• The water rains down from the clouds

• There are no clouds in the sky

• There are lots of lakes

Where does most of Australia's electricity come from?

• Coal

• Solar power

• The sun

• Wind-generators