Water in Agriculture
What is the main use of freshwater around the world?
What is farming/agriculture
What is the most common type of irrigation system?
What is sprinkler irrigation
What happens when too much water evaporates from the soil?
What is water loss
What is one way farms reuse water?
What is collecting and reusing runoff
What is one simple way farmers can save water?
What is watering early in the morning or evening?
Which crop uses the most water to grow?
What is rice
What type of irrigation uses tubes to drip water directly to plant roots?
What is drip irrigation
What causes runoff in farm fields?
What is too much irrigation or heavy rain
What is greywater
What is gently used water from sinks, showers, etc.
What is the name of a tool used to measure soil moisture?
What is a soil moisture sensor?
Why do farmers need water for livestock?
What is drinking, cleaning, and cooling animals
Which irrigation method wastes the most water?
What is flood irrigation?
How can leaks in irrigation systems waste water?
What is water escapes before reaching crops
Can treated wastewater be reused for irrigation?
What is yes
How do cover crops help conserve water?
What is they protect soil from drying out
About what percent of global freshwater is used for agriculture?
What is around 70%
What is one advantage of drip irrigation?
What is it saves water by targeting roots
What does it mean when fertilizer washes away with water?
What is nutrient runoff
hat do we call the process of cleaning dirty water for reuse?
What is water treatment
Why is fixing irrigation leaks important
What is it prevents water waste
Name one reason why some regions use more water for farming than others.
What is hotter/drier climates need more irrigation
What is the term for watering plants using natural rainfall?
What is rain-fed agriculture
How does wind contribute to water waste in farming?
What is it increases evaporation
Why is reusing water important for farms in dry areas?
What is it saves freshwater for future use
What is precision farming?
What is using technology to apply water exactly where it's needed