Percentages
What percent of our class partakes in gardening?
What is over 80%
What are the two categories of water bills?
What is Water Bills and Sewage Bills
Is water use in agriculture a problem?
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What is yes, over the past years, water use in agriculture has become a problem due to its connection to our already scarce freshwater.
What is harvesting rainwater?
What is the process of collecting run-off water from a structure to store and use later.
A small space where people grow plants such as vegetables, fruits, or flowers at home. What is it?
What is a home garden?
What percent of Canadians grow a garden?
What is 61%
What are all 4 types of BILLS you receive?
What is Water Consumption, Water Service Charge, Sewer Usage, Sewer Service Charge.
List 3 reasons as to why agriculture is important.
What is
- Provides food
- Supports jobs
- Aids economies
List 5 reasons as to why you should harvest rainwater.
What is
- Conserve water supply
- Keep ecosystems clean and safe
- Prevent water pollution (on a smaller scale)
- Allows plants to grow with chlorine-free water
- Saves MONEY!
Chemicals used to kill pests that harm crops. What is it?
What is pesticides?
How many people garden globally?
What is 30%
What is the Water Consumption and Water Service charge?
What is the price for the amount of water you consumed for either drinking, washing dishes, or showering and the money it costs to transport it to you.
Why is water use in agriculture a problem? List 3 reasons.
What is
- Significant needs that affect our freshwater sources
- Growing potential for water pollution
- Threatens water availability
Is our tap water chlorine-free?
What is no
A surface where rain falls and collects. What is it?
What is a catchment area?
How much of Canada's land is used for agricultural practices?
What is 6.5%
What do the two Sewage Bills mean? (Sewage Usage and Sewer Service Charge)
What is
Sewage Usage: Your wastewater and is based on your water consumption multiplied by a percentage.
Sewage service: Charges you for the effort of getting the wastewater away from your home, purified, and returned.
How much of our freshwater is used for agriculture?
What is 70%
Globally, what are the two main types of rainwater harvesting systems?
What is passive and active systems
Reused water from baths, sinks, or laundry for the purpose of maintaining plants. What is it?
What is greywater?
What percent of land is used for agriculture worldwide?
What is 40%
What percent is our water consumption bill multiplied by to get our sewer usage bill?
What is 1.7%
What is the difference between passive and active systems?
What is
Passive systems use the force of gravity while active systems use mechanics like pumps, etc.
Covering soil to keep water in. What is it?