Types of water
This type of water is stored deep under the "ground" and has to be drawn out by drilling wells or using a water pump.
Groundwater
Which part of the US (east or west) has more of a water shortage?
West
Give one example of point source pollution... think of it as a type of pollution you can "point to"
Littering, contaminated water coming from a pipe, any example of pollution that you could point to that doesn't fit the definition of non-point source
What is one way that you can use less water in your house?
Taking shorter showers, shutting the sink off while you brush your teeth, larger loads of laundry, etc.
This type of water is found on the surface of Earth from rain, snow, lakes, and streams
Surface water
What is one reason that removing salt from saltwater isn't more reasonable/ widely used?
Cost is high, salt is bad for the environment, we have to find a place to put the salt, companies own the desalination plants, etc.
What is one example of something that humans do that causes water pollution?
Farming, using fertilizer, pesticides, factories using chemicals, sewage, etc.
What is one example of non-point source pollution?
Fertilizers, pesticides (things that farmers spray), contruction site fluids, sewage, acid rain, gases
Freshwater
What is one potential result of there not being enough water in the western U.S.? (Think back to the video we watched on the Colorado river)
Crops dying, people having to move, not having drinking water, cooking water, etc.
What is one effect of eutrophication?
Can kill fish, plants and other wildlife, causes algae to form, makes the lakes dirtier, can't fish/swim, etc.
Daily Double: If you get this right, you get double the points! (If you get it wrong, nothing extra happens), why is water not just an environmental issue, but also an economic (money issue)?
Water scarcity affects people with the least money the most, developing countries are hit the hardest, the different processes to get clean water cost money, people who don't have access to water have to spend money on bottled water, etc.
This type of water makes up over 70% of the earth, and has to go through a process called "desalination" before it can be used. What is leftover, we have to find a place to put because it is bad for ecosystems.
Saltwater
What is the name of a structure that is built across a river or stream to control the water by storing it or sending it elsewhere. (Hint: these structures also failed during the hurricane in North Carolina, causing the flooding)
Dam
What is one bad thing about bottled water?
It costs a lot more than tap water, 1/4 of it is just regular tap water, 40% of bottled water is contaminated, water testing standards are lower, it costs money to package/produce, etc.
In the video on the Canadian reservation, why did the people not have access to clean water?
There were no laws/regulations
An aquifer is a place that is surrounded by what kind of water?
Groundwater
How many states in the US get water from the Colorado River?
7
What was the company that we watched a video about/did worksheet on that caused the oil spill in 1989?
Exxon
What is one thing you remember about your country that you made your presentation on for water scarcity?
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