Chapter 13 Quiz Review APES
the percent of earth's water not found in oceans, glaciers and ice caps is..
<1%
the GREATEST use of water globally is for..
agriculture
these are found in deep geologic layers in underground caverns and pompous layers of sand, gravel, and bedrock
aquifers
which of the following methods will have the greatest impact on reducing irrigation water waste...
center pivot sprinkler system
which of the following is not a solution to domestic water conservation...
charge a flat fee for water meters
the worlds largest dam and resevoir that will span the Yangtze River is located in..
china
about 10% of the people in the US depend on the __________ for drinking and irrigation water and for producing electricity...
colorado river
all of the following mend of improving water-use efficiency in agriculture except...
deepening the tube-wells
which of the following best summarizes the disaster of the areal sea...
depletion of water for agriculture has reduces the sea by almost 90% and increased its salinity drastically
removing dissolved salts from ocean water or from brackish water in aquifers and lakes is known as...
desalination
according to the 2009 study the majority of surface and groundwater withdrawn in the US us used for...
electrical power plant cooling
which of the following is the LEAST likely solution to groundwater depletion..
encourage privatization of water utilities
all of the following are environmental disadvantages of dams used to produce energy, EXCEPT...
flooding downstream is reduced
the majority of water directly consumed by a US citizen is used for...
flushing toilets
all of the following are methods to reduce the impacts of flooding except...
giving government subsides for flood plain development
which of the following is not associated with desalination...
grit chamber filtration
which of the following would affect the surface water on earth
grounf water flow surface water run-off evaporation
downward movement of water through the soil
infiltration
when more water is removed from an aquifer than can naturally recharge it
overdraft
water that falls as rain, sleet, or snow onto surface water or onto land
precipitation
the water table` is lowered and the normal interface between fresh and saline ground water move inland
saltwater intrusion
throughout the rest of this century the _______ area of the US is predicted to have extended periods of server drought
southeast
the sinking of land due to the over-pumping of ground water supplies
subsidence
which of the following is the least likely benefit to building a dam on the Yangtze river...
the resevoir will serve as a recrational area for people in this region for swimming and boating
process by which plants loose water from the leaves to the atmosphere
transpiration
the top of the zone of saturation whose elevation is influenced by the rate of recharge and removal of ground water
water table
