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What is the method of increasing water supplies that has been successful but is expensive?

  • Rainwater harvesting
  • Desalination (correct)
  • Water diversion
  • Aquifer recharge

Which river is considered the largest in the world?

  • Nile
  • Mississippi
  • Yangtze
  • Amazon (correct)

What is the process where liquid water turns to vapor well below its boiling temperature?

  • Condensation
  • Transpiration
  • Evaporation (correct)
  • Precipitation

Which of the following areas on the downwind side of a mountain is dry?

<p>Rain shadow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are aquifers most likely to be contaminated?

<p>Recharge zones (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of soil holds both air and water?

<p>Aeration zone (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the total amount of water taken from a body of water?

<p>Withdrawal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Residence time' refers to:

<p>The time a water molecule spends in a particular location before moving on (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Subsidence and sinkholes' are associated with:

<p>'Permanent loss of an aquifer' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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