Barrons AP Environmental Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
(D) agriculture
(E) landscaping


  1. A mixture of freshwater and saltwater is known as (A) brackish water


(B) gray    water
(C) black water
(D) connate water
(E) lentic water


  1. Which of the following household activities in the United States uses the
    most water in a year?


(A) Showering
(B) Bathing
(C) Washing clothes
(D) Landscape watering
(E) Washing dishes


  1. Of the following methods of irrigation, the one that currently conserves the
    most water is (A) flooding fields
    (B) irrigation channels
    (C) sprinklers
    (D) drip irrigation
    (E) misters

  2. Which of the following uses the most water?


(A) Cooling electrical  power   plants
(B) Automobile manufacturing
(C) Mining
(D) The food and beverage industry
(E) Aquaculture


  1. A country that would represent large per capita water use would be (A)
    China
    (B) India
    (C) Israel
    (D) United States
    (E) Iceland

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