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Multiple Choice

1 .       Chlorination is intended to protect drinking water from 



2 .       The majority of the water on earth is found in 



3 .       All the land that contributes water to a particular stream or river is the 



4 .       A mixture of fresh and salt water typically found where rivers meet the ocean is called what? 



5 .       Water purification in which detritus feeders and decomposers feed upon organic matter is called what? 



6 .       Drinking water wells near coastlines may become unusable because of rising salt content of the water. This phenomenon is known as what? 



7 .       The typical U. S. residential use of water per person per day is approximately how many gallons (liters)? 



8 .       The Ogallala aquifer is not an important water resource for which state? 



9 .       There are three main "loops" in the hydrologic cycle. These are [Hint]



10 .       The main difference between consumptive and nonconsumptive water use in that in the former, water [Hint]



11 .       In most major systems like the Mississippi River, water is used _______ . [Hint]



12 .       Which of the following is not a viable way of reducing residential water use? [Hint]



13 .       Which of the following statements is false? [Hint]



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