Answers To: The H2O Factor

By Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway
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  1. C. The Romans made their water pipes out of lead.

  2. True. Born in Massachusetts in 1753, he spied on the United States for England during the American Revolution.

  3. C. Some pre-Columbian irrigation systems and agricultural terraces developed by the Incas are still in use in Peru.

  4. False. The origin of the clepsydra is disputed, but it is usually credited to the Middle East, with refinements by the Chinese.

  5. C

  6. True. Singapore's Ministry of Environment orders strict fines for offenders.

  7. A. Billabong is an Aussie word for water hole.

  8. True

  9. A,2; B,3; C,1

  10. True