2.4.1. Freshwater availability test

What is the process called where water turns into water vapor?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What percentage of fresh household water is flushed down the toilet?

• 14%

• 24%

• 34%

• 44%

When saltwater and freshwater mix it is called ?

• Mixed water or Salt water intrusion

• Brackish or mixed water

• Salt water intrusion or Brackish

• Intrusive water or mixed water

What key resource makes our planet unique?

• Soil

• Rocks

• Sand

• Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

________________ are all the streams and creeks that feed into the main river.

• River basins

• Tributaries

• Estuary

An aquifer is a body of _______________ rock that can contain or transmit ground water.

• Permeable

• Hard

• Liquid

• Lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Estuaries act as a filter for pollutants in the river before water gets to the ocean.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

If people in an area have limited access to freshwater resources, what will MOST LIKELY results?

• An increase in the number of aquifers supplying water

• A decrease in sanitation & increase in diseases in the area

• A decrease in weathering and erosion

• An increase in the biodiversity in the area

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What BEST explains why population growth can result in water shortages and rationing in certain areas?

• Aquifers recharge slowly

• Lake water is reserved for recreation

• Increasing biomass decreases evaporation rates

• Tall buildings impede the development of rain clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What would be the most sustainable way to reduce farm use of river water in a coastal area?

• Build desalination plants to convert seawater to freshwater for farms

• Dig deeper wells to pump more water from deeper aquifers to farms

• Use drip irrigation systems to water crops more precisely on farms

• Construct pipelines that carry water from inland reservoirs to farms

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3