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Kid's Korner Test

Kid's Korner Answers


1. What is Arizona’s most precious natural resource?

a. cactus_____ b. water__X_ c. xeriscape_____ d. warm temperatures_____

2. How many wells supply our water in the City of Peoria?

a. 3_____ b. 32_____ c. 24__X_ d. 123______

3. Name two things that we can overdraft.

a. underground water supply_X___ b. check book__X__ c. cool air_____

4. How many gallons of water will an average family of 5 use each year?

a. 30,000_____ b. 133,000_____ c. 337,600__X__ d. 1,000,000_____

5. I can save water by

a. shutting it off while I brush my teeth______ b. taking short showers____

c. telling my parents if I see a leak_______ d. all of these__X__

6. How much rainfall (in inches) do we receive in the Phoenix area?

a. 16-17_____ b. 17-27_____ c. 1-2_____ d. 6-8___X__

7. Water Recharge means

a. filling a battery____ b. adding water to the aquifer__X__ c. filling the sink____

8. A dishwasher should be run when it

a. is full__X_ b. ½ full_____ c. wash by hand_____ d. after every meal_____

9. SRP means

a. some real people_____ b. school’s real purpose_____ c. Salt River Project__X_

10. Water Conservation is for

a. my parents____ b. our school____ c. everyone _X_ d. the City______

5 or less correct, let’s go back and review the earlier pages.

5-6 correct, let’s look up the ones we missed.

7-8 correct, you are a water wise person, good job.

9-10 correct! Congratulations, you are a WATER WIZARD!

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