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Question 29 (1 point)

70% of all the FRESH WATER on Earth is NOT usable to Humans because it is located...

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a
frozen at the Poles
b
stuck underground
c
at the bottom of the ocean
d
floating in the air
Question 30 (1 point)
Villages in Uganda have access to surface water sources, however they often must walk several miles each way, daily. Additionally, this water is unclean and creates vast amounts of sickness if they do not boil the microorganisms out of the natural and sometimes polluted water sources.

If the villages had funding, they could build wells to the cleaner water located in the aquifers beneath them. What kind of Water Scarcity are these villages experiencing?

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a
Physical Water Scarcity
b
Economic Water Scarcity
c
Unknown Water Scarcity
Question 31 (1 point)
What do you call the water used behind the scenes: in the production of goods and services, to create electricity, to water crops, etcImagine a Day Without Virtual Water ...

a
Direct Water
b
Gray water
c
Virtual water
d
Potable water
Question 32 (1 point)
Which fact is NOT true about algal blooms?

Algae blooms happening more often in Oregon

a
It is caused by a run off of fertilizer
b
It suffocates life under the water/destroys the water's ecosystem
c
It feeds the fish and causes the ecosystem to flourish
d
It is an overabundance of nutrients that allows the algae to take over the top of the water
Question 33 (1 point)
Why did so many people suffer due to the The Flint Water Crisis in Michigan?

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a
Because the water pumped to their homes from the Flint River was POTABLE
b
Because the water pumped to their homes from the Flint river was NONPOTABLE
c
Because they had to drink the acid rain that they collected in rain barrels due to a drought
Question 34 (1 point)
It is discovered that a river is excessively high in lead and harmful microorganisms. The Water Authorities later discover a Factory that has been pumping harmful chemicals into the river rather than disposing of it properly. This example describes..

Water Pollution Definition - Types ...

a
Point Source Pollution
b
Non-point Source Pollution
c
Act of Nature
Question 35 (2 points)
Match the Government Policy/Organization with its purpose:

Mother Earth ...

Column A
1.
Act that manages the quality of our direct water, used for cooking and consuming.:
Act that manages the quality of our direct water, used for cooking and consuming.
2.
Organization that governs and oversees the overall health of our Air, Land, and Water:
Organization that governs and oversees the overall health of our Air, Land, and Water
Column B
a.Safe Drinking Water Act
b.United States Geological Survey
c.Land Reclamation Act
d.EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

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Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 29: 70% of all the FRESH WATER on Earth is NOT usable to Humans because it is located...

  • a frozen at the Poles

Question 30: If the villages had funding, they could build wells to the cleaner water located in the aquifers beneath them. What kind of Water Scarcity are these villages experiencing?

  • b Economic Water Scarcity

Question 31: What do you call the water used behind the scenes: in the production of goods and services, to create electricity, to water crops, etc.?

  • c Virtual water

Question 32: Which fact is NOT true about algal blooms?

  • c It feeds the fish and causes the ecosystem to flourish

Question 33: Why did so many people suffer due to the The Flint Water Crisis in Michigan?

  • b Because the water pumped to their homes from the Flint river was NONPOTABLE

Question 34: This example describes..

  • a Point Source Pollution

Question 35: Match the Government Policy/Organization with its purpose:

  1. Act that manages the quality of our direct water, used for cooking and consuming.:

    • a Safe Drinking Water Act

  2. Organization that governs and oversees the overall health of our Air, Land, and Water:

    • d EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

If you have any more questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!