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Opinion Surveys:

  • Biggest water problem in the future?
  • Vote for your favorite water body!
  • How serious are these environmental problems?
  • Water Shortage! How would you fix it?
  • Where does the water cycle begin?

Challenge Questions:

  • How much water falls during a storm?
  • How much water does a dripping faucet waste?
  • How much water does it take to grow a hamburger?

True/False Quizzes:

  • Water properties
  • Groundwater

Questionnaires:

  • How does your home drinking water taste?
  • What is your daily home water use?

Water Science Opinion Survey:
How serious are these environmental problems?

Activity Description

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The world faces all types of environmental problems, from water and air pollution, to disposing of toxic and nuclear wastes. What might be a big problem to me may be just a minor annoyance to you. What are the environmental problems that you feel are most/least important today, and how do water concerns rank against other environmental problems?

Give us your opinions using the form below, and see how your answers compare to those of others throughout the world.

(1) How serious do you feel each environmental problem below is? (1=Very serious ... 5 = Not serious)

Solid-waste disposal (trash!):

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5

Water problems:

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Climate change:

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Nuclear-waste disposal:

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5

Using up resources:

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5

Overpopulation and overdevelopment:

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5

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