Research the practicality of using the atmosphere, oceans, and ice sheets as

sources of freshwater. Are any of these reservoirs currently in use? If so, by
whom? If not, why do you think they are not used?Atmosphere What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. A small town in Chile used fog nets to capture water (see Reading
1.3).

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which measure is NOT used to minimize erosion following a fire?

a. seeding slopes b. placing straw bales or tubes c. felling dead trees d. removing dead trees e. placing plastic sheeting over the soil

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Which of the following best describes a seismic gap?

A) Unusually quiet zones along typically active faults B) A downdropped valley bound by normal faults C) Faults that have not been active for several million years D) An erosional valley that has developed in an inactive fault

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