GCE test 1 questions &
answers
How can desalination plants threaten aquatic life? - ANSWERSThey produce huge amounts of
very salty wastewater that fish cannot tolerate.
Which is the reason for the land subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley in California? -
ANSWERSagriculture
Which scenario produces the highest potential for recharging an aquifer? - ANSWERSrain water
infiltrating soil
Which represents your virtual water use? - ANSWERSThe amount of water used to produce and
deliver food.
Which of the following best represents the actual percentage of the world's population that
gets their drinking water from aquifers? - ANSWERS50%
Which aquifer in the states of Oklahoma and Kansas has a high groundwater overdraft? -
ANSWERSogallala
Which use represents the largest share of freshwater in the U.S. that is withdrawn and not
returned to its source? - ANSWERScrop irrigation
Which of the following contains the most freshwater? - ANSWERSaquifers
answers
How can desalination plants threaten aquatic life? - ANSWERSThey produce huge amounts of
very salty wastewater that fish cannot tolerate.
Which is the reason for the land subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley in California? -
ANSWERSagriculture
Which scenario produces the highest potential for recharging an aquifer? - ANSWERSrain water
infiltrating soil
Which represents your virtual water use? - ANSWERSThe amount of water used to produce and
deliver food.
Which of the following best represents the actual percentage of the world's population that
gets their drinking water from aquifers? - ANSWERS50%
Which aquifer in the states of Oklahoma and Kansas has a high groundwater overdraft? -
ANSWERSogallala
Which use represents the largest share of freshwater in the U.S. that is withdrawn and not
returned to its source? - ANSWERScrop irrigation
Which of the following contains the most freshwater? - ANSWERSaquifers
