Freshwater Use

An aquifer is a(n)

• well in which water rises because of pressure

• underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

• type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts

• place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock

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Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth ^NOT available for our use?

• All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.

• It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.

• It is surface water.

• It is underground.

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Which of the following are types of freshwater that can be used by people? Select all that are true.

• groundwater

• ice caps and glaciers

• oceans

• rivers

• lakes

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All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Swimming pool

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The number one use of freshwater in America is

• irrigation

• swimming pools

• household use

• construction

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Which of these statements is true about fresh water?

• An unlimited amount of fresh water is available on Earth.

• In some places on Earth, fresh water is being used up faster than it can be replaced.

• The global population is currently decreasing, and people are using less fresh water.

• Fresh water is still considered an inexhaustible resource.

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The amount of available freshwater _______ when people use more than the amount that flows into the area.

• increases

• decreases

• disappears

• dissolves

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Which sources of freshwater are NOT easily available for human use?

• the 5 oceans

• glaciers & polar ice caps

• rivers & streams

• freshwater lakes & wetlands

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What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in

underground soil and rock layers called?

• groundwater

• precipitation

• water table

• snow

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for drinking and growing crops we need to use

• ice cap

• glacier

• freshwater

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