If Grand Coulee reservoir has a volume of 8.8x109 m, and an inflow of 3300 ms...

 

 

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If Grand Coulee reservoir has a volume of 8.8x109 m³, and an inflow of 3300 m³s ¹, then the residence time is about... 1 day 31 hours 8 days 31 days O900 days Question 8 1.5 pts On the surface of the earth, there are almost 1.4x10¹5 tons of liquid water for every person. This seems like a lot of water, yet the United Nations states that the earth faces a "severe water shortage". Give three reasons why knowledge of the total water storage (1.4x1015 tons/person) tells us little about the availability of useful water resources to the human population (A sentence or two for each is sufficient). Edit View Insert Format Tools Table If Grand Coulee reservoir has a volume of 8.8x109 m³, and an inflow of 3300 m³s ¹, then the residence time is about... 1 day 31 hours 8 days 31 days O900 days Question 8 1.5 pts On the surface of the earth, there are almost 1.4x10¹5 tons of liquid water for every person. This seems like a lot of water, yet the United Nations states that the earth faces a "severe water shortage". Give three reasons why knowledge of the total water storage (1.4x1015 tons/person) tells us little about the availability of useful water resources to the human population (A sentence or two for each is sufficient). Edit View Insert Format Tools Table

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