Day 5 quiz Why Don't Rivers and Lakes Soak into the Ground

What percent of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 1%

• 3%

• 10%

• 30%

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Why is most of Earth's fresh water difficult to use?

• Fresh water is dirty and it needs to be cleaned.

• Fresh water is salty and not safe to drink

• Fresh water is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps

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Irrigation is....

• a method of supplying dry land with water artificially

• a method of taking the salt out of the water

• a method of putting saltwater into the ground

• a method of building wave machines with fresh water

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True or false

Ground that is porous contains spaces within the soil and inside rocks that allow for the movement of water.

• true

• false

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True or false

During dry times, or a drought, water table levels drop and during wet seasons the water table level rises.

• true

• false

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What important term is the arrow pointing to here?

• aquifer

• water table

• well

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What is the arrow pointing to here?

• aquifer

• water table

• well

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What is the arrow pointing to here?

• aquifer

• water table

• well

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What is surface water?

• Water in your toilet

• Water used for the Purdy Taco truck

• Water that drains down into the water table

• Water that does not soak into the ground

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What is the difference between surface water and groundwater?

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