ANSWER KEY: Quick Quiz on Water Facts

1.	Over one billion people worldwide lack an adequate and safe water supply. (answer: True)	True	False
2.	About two million people die each year from water-related illness. (answer: False…it is more than five million!)	True	False
3.	Americans spend about four million dollars a year buying drinking water. (answer: False…it is four billion dollars a year!)	True	False
4.	The number one cause of water pollution is industrial and city dumping. (answer: False…water runoff from pavement and farmland is the leading cause of water pollution)	True	False
5.	85% of the world's health problems are due to unsafe drinking water. (answer: True)	True	False
6.	There is a scarcity of clean water. (answer: True…we have definitely shown that!)	True	False
7.	Some causes of water pollution include river dams, recreational uses of water, and leakage from disposal sites. (answer: True…although these contribute much less than runoff and industrial dumping)	True	False
8.	Every decision I make involving water has an opportunity cost. (answer: True…when I choose to repeatedly use less water for my activities, I save money which I can then use for other purposes, while also preserving my environment)	True	False
9.	The government will have to solve our water problems. (answer: False…the government can only be a small part of the solution…businesses & farms, households and nonprofit organizations must work together)	True	False
10,	The preamble to the Constitution explains the role of Government in protecting our water. (answer: True…"to promote the general welfare" means that our government must act to maintain a clean and safe water supply)	True	False