Water

Question 1

1% of water on Earth is in this form

Answer 1

Available freshwater

Question 2

By 2025, 1.8 billion people will experience this situation which is an extreme lack of water

Answer 2

Absolute scarcity

Question 3

It takes about 1800 gallons of water to produce one pound of this meat (very inefficient)

Answer 3

Beef

Question 4

when water is removed from a body of water and then returned

Answer 4

Withdrawal

Question 5

When water is used to make another product (it takes about 1100 drops of water to produce one drop of coffee)

Answer 5

Embedded Water

Question 6

when water is removed from a body of water and NOT returned

Answer 6

Consumption

Question 7

3 Supply-Side Issues Related to Water

Answer 7

Withdrawal faster than recharge, water degradation, economics of water supply (mineral rights)

Question 8

Water characteristic: water molecules have _____ between each other

Answer 8

Strong attractive forces

Question 9

5 steps of making seawater drinkable

Answer 9

Intake, Screening, Filtration, Reverse Osmosis, Treatment

Question 10

Water characteristic: Water is able to dissolve most materials, though the amount of time required varies wildly

Answer 10

Universal solvent

Question 11

Water characteristic: Has high levels of ____ which is the force exerted between water molecules at the surface of a body of water

Answer 11

Surface tension

Question 12

Withdrawal faster than recharge, water degradation, economics of water supply (mineral rights) are these kinds of issues

Answer 12

Supply-Side Issues

Question 13

Water characteristic: Does this when it freezes, causing ice to float rather than sink and kill aquatic life

Answer 13

Expands

Question 14

3 General Issues with Water

Answer 14

Overuse when limited, relocation, and pollution

Question 15

2% of water on Earth is in this form

Answer 15

Polar ice caps

Question 16

It takes <100 gallons of water to produce one pound of meat from this organism (very efficient)

Answer 16

Cricket

Question 17

97% of water on Earth is in this form

Answer 17

Salt water

Question 18

Water characteristic: it takes a lot of heat to increase the temperature of water, and water both heats up and cools down slowly

Answer 18

High specific heat

Question 19

By 2025, 3 billion people will experience this situation where water is limited

Answer 19

Water stress

Question 20

4 Demand-Side Issues related to water

Answer 20

more people needing water each year, demand outpaces availability, increased water use in industry/tech, little incentive for restraining water use

Question 21

Water characteristic: in this phase at room temp

Answer 21

Liquid