Water quiz

How much of the Earth’s water is fresh?

• 1%

• 2%

• 3%

• 4%

How much of fresh water in rivers and lakes can be used for drinking, washing, and other things?

• 1%

• 2%

• 3%

• 4%

How much water is needed to make a cotton T-shirt?

• 1,500 liters

• 2,000 liters

• 2,500 liters

• 2,700 liters

There are more unhealthy chemicals in tap water than in bottled water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Most of the chemicals in bottled water come from

• plastic

• bacteria

• viruses

• fungi

Both tap and bottled water come from

• oceans and streams

• rivers and lakes

• underground

• rainfall

Tap water is ________ cheaper than bottled water.

• 100 times

• 200 times

• 300 times

• 500 times

Each bottle requires nearly _____ its volume in water to manufacture.

• 2 times

• 3 times

• 4 times

• 5 times

____ of plastic bottles go into the trash.

• 80%

• 85%

• 90%

• 95%

Each plastic bottle can take more than ______ years to decompose.

• 1,000 years

• 800 years

• 400 years

• 50 years