AGSM 105 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
What is the longest river in the US? - Answers The Missouri River
Approximately how much water does the city of Houston treat per day? - Answers 450 million
gallons
What is the deepest lake in the world? - Answers Lake Baikal, Russia
What state leads the US in water recycling? - Answers Florida
Around the world, approximately how many hectares of land are irrigated with wastewater? -
Answers 20 million ha
What percentage of water that enters the home ends up going down the drain? - Answers 95%
1. How many people are served by Houston Public Works?
a. 5.0 million
b. 5.0 billion
c. 2.0 billion
d. 2.3 million
e. None of these is correct - Answers d. 2.3 million
How many gallons of water are treated per day?
a. 449.0 million
b. 5.0 billion
c. 2.3 billion
d. 2.3 million
e. None of these is correct - Answers a. 449.0 million
The majority of this water (question #2) is used for _________ purposes.
a. Farming
b. Fishing
c. AstroworldWater Parks
d. Industrial manufacturing
,e. None of these is correct - Answers e. None of these is correct (IRRIGATION)
% of the water supply for Houston comes from ________ water that
includes lakes and rivers?
a. surface
b. ground
c. rainfall
d. runoff
e. None of these is correct - Answers a. surface
Only 14% of the water supply for Houston comes from ________ water .
a. surface
b. ground
c. rainfall
d. runoff
e. None of these is correct - Answers b. ground
How many gallons of water does our classroom hold?
a. 25.0
b. 450,000
c. 13,000
d. 1.0 billion
e. None of these is correct - Answers e. None of these is correct (300,000)
How many classroom gallons can a student use in a day?
(# of students x gallons a day) - Answers 21,000 gallons used by students in a day
(350 x 60)
How long could our classroom sustain us?
(gallons room holds / gallons used in a day) - Answers 14 days
, 300,,000
Water Quality - Answers a term used to describe the chemical,
physical, and biological
characteristics of water, usually in
respect to its suitability for a
particular purpose.
domestic water use - Answers water used for household purposes,
such as drinking, food preparation,
bathing, washing clothes, dishes, and
dogs, flushing toilets, and watering
lawns and gardens.
commercial water use - Answers water used for motels,
hotels, restaurants, office
buildings, other commercial
facilities, and institutions.
Water for commercial uses
comes both frompublic-
suppliedsources, such as a
county water department,
andself-suppliedsources,
such as localwells.
livestock water use - Answers water used for livestock watering, feed lots, dairy
operations, fish farming, and other on-farm needs.
Watershed - Answers the land area that drains water to a
particular stream, river, or lake.
What is the longest river in the US? - Answers The Missouri River
Approximately how much water does the city of Houston treat per day? - Answers 450 million
gallons
What is the deepest lake in the world? - Answers Lake Baikal, Russia
What state leads the US in water recycling? - Answers Florida
Around the world, approximately how many hectares of land are irrigated with wastewater? -
Answers 20 million ha
What percentage of water that enters the home ends up going down the drain? - Answers 95%
1. How many people are served by Houston Public Works?
a. 5.0 million
b. 5.0 billion
c. 2.0 billion
d. 2.3 million
e. None of these is correct - Answers d. 2.3 million
How many gallons of water are treated per day?
a. 449.0 million
b. 5.0 billion
c. 2.3 billion
d. 2.3 million
e. None of these is correct - Answers a. 449.0 million
The majority of this water (question #2) is used for _________ purposes.
a. Farming
b. Fishing
c. AstroworldWater Parks
d. Industrial manufacturing
,e. None of these is correct - Answers e. None of these is correct (IRRIGATION)
% of the water supply for Houston comes from ________ water that
includes lakes and rivers?
a. surface
b. ground
c. rainfall
d. runoff
e. None of these is correct - Answers a. surface
Only 14% of the water supply for Houston comes from ________ water .
a. surface
b. ground
c. rainfall
d. runoff
e. None of these is correct - Answers b. ground
How many gallons of water does our classroom hold?
a. 25.0
b. 450,000
c. 13,000
d. 1.0 billion
e. None of these is correct - Answers e. None of these is correct (300,000)
How many classroom gallons can a student use in a day?
(# of students x gallons a day) - Answers 21,000 gallons used by students in a day
(350 x 60)
How long could our classroom sustain us?
(gallons room holds / gallons used in a day) - Answers 14 days
, 300,,000
Water Quality - Answers a term used to describe the chemical,
physical, and biological
characteristics of water, usually in
respect to its suitability for a
particular purpose.
domestic water use - Answers water used for household purposes,
such as drinking, food preparation,
bathing, washing clothes, dishes, and
dogs, flushing toilets, and watering
lawns and gardens.
commercial water use - Answers water used for motels,
hotels, restaurants, office
buildings, other commercial
facilities, and institutions.
Water for commercial uses
comes both frompublic-
suppliedsources, such as a
county water department,
andself-suppliedsources,
such as localwells.
livestock water use - Answers water used for livestock watering, feed lots, dairy
operations, fish farming, and other on-farm needs.
Watershed - Answers the land area that drains water to a
particular stream, river, or lake.
