List at least five things you are willing to do to help eliminate water waste. As part of your answer explain why these things are important
What will be an ideal response
The answers to the first part of this question will be variable, but will likely come from this list:
-Use water-saving showerheads, toilets, and faucet aerators.
-Take short showers, and shower rather than take baths.
-Repair household water leaks.
-Turn off sink faucets when brushing teeth or shaving.
-Wash only full loads, or use lowest possible load setting for small loads.
-Use grey water for yard and plant watering.
-Wash cars using a bucket of soapy water and spray from hose only to rinse.
-Only use commercial carwashes that recycle water.
-Replace lawn with native plants that use little water.
-Water lawns only in early a.m. or evening.
-Use drip irrigation and mulch for gardens and flowerbeds.
These actions are all important because in the United States about half of water that is drawn from surface or groundwater for our use is wasted.
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A) Most of it is in large lakes. B) Most of it is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. C) Most of it is in freshwater lakes, rivers, and streams. D) Most of it is groundwater.
Alfred Wegener is well known for hypothesizing that ____
a. mountain ranges only exist where erosion is very weak b. new oceanic crust is formed at subduction zones c. the magnetic poles have reversed on occasion during geologic time d. over time, the continents change their geographic position e. the inner core is molten
How are sound waves used to detail the shape of the seafloor?
What will be an ideal response?
The NFPA recommends color-coding hydrants to indicate _______.
a. the water source b. the most recent flow test c. available flow d. available pressure