BrainPop Water Supply

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where does desalinated water originally come from?

• Glaciers

• Underground aquifers

• The Ocean

• Lakes and Rivers

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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.

Which of the following is an example of water overconsumption?

• Brushing your teeth

• Drinking water

• Washing your hands

• Watering the sidewalk

Fertilizers and sewage _____ the water supply.

• Expand

• Pollute

• Clean

• Remove salt from

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What's the main reason why private companies buy fresh water sources?

• To make money

• To encourage conservation

• To prevent pollution

• To deter agriculture

Purification techniques show that water pollution isn't necessarily irrevocable. What's another word for irrevocable?

• Temporary

• Salvageable

• Permanent

• Fixable

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