Water Cycle and Water Pollution / Hot Mess Video

What is the primary driving force behind the hydrologic cycle?

• Wind

• Sun

• Gravity

• Rain

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What happens to surface water when it evaporates?

• It turns into ice

• It becomes groundwater

• It forms rivers

• It condenses into clouds

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What is the process called when water droplets are evaporated from a plant's leaves?

• Infiltration

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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What is a watershed?

• A body of water

• A type of cloud

• An area of land that drains into a larger body of water

• A type of soil

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What can happen to water droplets that land on solid ground?

• They become groundwater

• They turn into ice

• They evaporate back into the air

• They form rivers

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What is the primary cause of dead zones in oceans?

• Overfishing

• Oil spills

• Fertilizer runoff

• Industrial pollution

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What is the Tragedy of the Commons?

• A type of fish

• A pollution event

• Overfishing in a shared resource

• A natural disaster

What is the goal of managing a renewable resource using sustainable yield?

• To deplete the resource as quickly as possible

• To balance current and future use of the resource

• To maximize economic value

• To ban the use of the resource

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What is the main source of water for crop irrigation in the central US?

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Aquifers

• Oceans

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What is the purpose of the Clean Water Act of 1972?

• To set limits on water pollutants

• To regulate fishing practices

• To protect groundwater

• To promote water conservation

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