Question

1.What was the purpose of the Colorado River Compact?

A.		allocate equitably the water between the seven states of the Colorado River basin
B.		construction of a hydroelectric power station larger than China's Three Gorges to serve the states of the Colorado River Basin
c.		establish "first in time, first in rights" (prior appropriation) in regards to use of the Colorado River.
d.		mitigate against drought by limiting the amount of groundwater that can be extracted from the Colorado River basin
e.		design a multi-year plan for instream use of the Colorado River resources

2.An estimated ________ percent of the Earth's precipitation occurs over land.

A.		14
B.		8
C.		78
D.		22
E.		86

3.Groundwater begins as

	A.	outgas materials from Earth's crust.
	B.	lakes that are slowly buried by impermeable materials.
	C.	stream discharge.
	D.	surplus water that percolates downward below the surface.
	E.	soil moisture.

Answer 1

1) a, allocate equitably the water between the seven states of the Colorado River basin.

The main purpose of the Colorado River Compact project was to provide equal amounts of water in different states of the US.

2) d, 22%

3) d, the surplus water that percolates downward below the surface.