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Water

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  • What is it?
    It’s a well.
  • What is it?
    It’s rain.
  • What is it?
    It’s an aquifer.
  • What is it?
    It’s a lake.
  • What's the percentage of salt water on Earth?
    95%
    98%
    97%
    96%
  • What are the most common types of water contamination? 
    Agricultural, domestic sewage, oil and solid waste. 
  • What is it?
    It’s an ice cap.
  • (T/F) Pollution can be caused by natural events.
    TRUE (volcanoes, forest fires, etc)
  • What is it?
    It’s a plughole.
  • What is it?
    It’s a river.
  • What is it?
    It’s an ocean.
  • What is it?
    It’s a cloud.
  • How many humans are killed by contaminated water annually?
    2 million
    1.4 million
    1 million
    1.8 million
  • What is it?
    It’s a pipe.
  • What is it?
    It’s snow.
  • What is it?
    It’s a tap.
  • What is water pollution?
    Occurs when harmful substances contamine the water. Degrading water quality and rending it toxic to humans or environment. 
  • What major cities most likely run out of drinking water?
    São Paulo, Moscow, Beijin, Cairo, Tokyo, Miami, London, Istambul, Mexico City.
  • How much tons of plastic is dumped into the oceans every year?
    More than 1 billion
    More than 1 million
    More than 10 million
    More than 5 million