Water Stewardship

Which human activity consumes by far the most water resources on a global basis?

• Agriculture / growing food

• Industrial use

• Household use

• Oil extraction

Why do we need to conserve water?

• To protects our ecosystem and wildlife.

• Saving water will also lead to saving energy.

• Our population is increasing and so is the demand for water.

• All of the above.

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What has caused the high levels of water pollution?

• Use of chemicals to clean human & industrial waste

• Untreated household sewage & industrial waste flowing into their rivers

• Overpopulation

• Burning fossil fuels

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Water sustainability is about ...

• having enough water for everyone to use.

• having swimming pools.

• having taps in every house.

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What is the water crisis?

• 1 billion people don't have clean drinking water.

• 1 billion people don't have taps.

• 1 billion people don't have bottled water.

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Which of the following is a way to conserve water?

• Turn the tap off while brushing your teeth.

• Leave the shower running while soaping.

• Let leaky tap drip.

• Use a hose to wash the car.

A scientist studies a sample of swamp water. She finds that there are many dead plants and fish in the water. ________ in the water could be the main cause of this.

• Oxygen

• Litter and pollution

• Mud and silt

• Pebbles and sand

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When is the best time of day to water your lawn?

• Early morning or late evening

• In the afternoon

• At night

• All day long

To prevent excess use of tap water, we can collect

• rain water

• stream water

• river water

• sea water

Chemical fertiliser is classified as a water pollutant.

• True

• False

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