Uses of Fresh Water Quiz

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Which period do you have my class?

• Period 1
• Period 2
• Period 3
• Period 4
• Period 5

The process of moving water from its source to places where humans use it is called water diversion.

• True
• False
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Dams can help regulate river flow.

• True
• False
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Lakes that store water for human use are called dams.

• True
• False
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Drought and overuse have caused significant surface water reservoirs.

• True
• False
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The buildup of salts in the surface layers of soil is called

• agriculture.
• irrigation.
• salinization.
• waterlogging.
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Groundwater mining is the process of

• withdrawing groundwater faster than it can be replaced.
• replacing groundwater faster than it can be withdrawn.
• withdrawing groundwater and replacing it with surface water.
• withdrawing groundwater and replacing it with ocean water.
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Which of the following is NOT an example of the effects of groundwater depletion?

• rising water tables
• sinking cities
• dried up wetlands
• depleted aquifers
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