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Brainpop Water Supply Quiz
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1
Place the following water in order from broadest to specific: A) potable; B) Fresh; C) Earth
A,B,C
B,C,A
C,B,A
B,A,C
2
What do aquifers and reservoirs have in common?
They're both man-made
They're both underground
They're both filled with water
They're both made of rock
3
Where does desalinated water originally come from?
Lakes & Rivers
The ocean
Underground aquifer
Glaciers
4
There are two causes of the global water crisis. What is one of them?
None of these
Overpopulation
Overconsumption
Both of these
5
According to the video, how many people are without fresh drinking water?
1 billion
1 trillion
1 million
Too many to guess
6
As the water crises gets worse, which of the following does not increase?
The price of water
The supply of clean water
The number of consumers
The demand for water
7
What's the main reason why private companies buy fresh water sources?
To prevent pollution
To deter agriculture
To encourage conservation
To make money
8
While brushing your teeth, what is the best thing to do?
Turn on the shower, so the water gets warm
None of these
Leave the water running, so it stays warm
Turn off the sink water
9
What does Tim have a picture of on his shirt?
A picture of water pollution
A picture of a faucet
A picture of a lake
A drop of water
10
Fertilizers and sewage ________ the water supply.
Remove salt from
Pollute
Clean
Expand
11
Which of the following is an example of overconsumption?
A
B
C
D
12
Purification techniques show water pollution isn't irrevocable. Whats does irrevocable mean?
Permanent
Salvageable
Temporary
Fixable
13
What is one of the chief aims of water conservation?
Creating and filtering more usable saltwater
Finding more people to use the existing supply
Reducing the amount of freshwater we use
Preventing natural minerals from entering water supplies
14
Most Americans have clean water, many African villages do not. What can you infer?
Americans have more money
New York is closer to a fresh water source than Africans
Americans need more water
Africans get daily shipments of bottled water
15
Many businesses use lots of water daily. What can they do to conserve water?
None of these is correct
Reuse the water they previously used
Sell their used water for drinking
Put the used water back into a lake to be used again
