Fresh Water Scarcity

What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?

• desalination

• water conservation

• drilling more wells into aquifers

• building more dams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most of our drinkable water is found where?

• ponds

• ocean

• groundwater

• pool

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What are the two main problems with water?

• overuse and pollution

• frozen and too salty to drink

• too many fish and pollution

• color and taste

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Desalination is

• removing salt from water

• removing oil from water

• removing toxic chemicals from water

• adding salt to water

A lack of water in an area is called ____.

• water scarcity

• water footprint

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.

• watershed

• desalination

• groundwater

• well

The process of suppling fresh water to farm fields for growing crops.

• aqueduct

• irrigation

• spring

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is a major cause of fresh water scarcity in many regions?

• Overpopulation

• Desalination

• Water conservation

• Abundant rainfall

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is a method to increase fresh water supply?

• Deforestation

• Desalination

• Pollution

• Overfishing

What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh and accessible for human use?

• 97%

• 50%

• 3%

• 10%