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What is the process where liquid water turns into a gas?
Evaporation
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In which water treatment step do the heavy clumps of dirt settle to the bottom?
Sedimentation
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Name one way underground water is used by people.
Irrigation / urban use / industrial use / agriculture (any one)
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What is the term for plants catching rainfall and stopping it from reaching the soil?
Interception
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Give one reason there is a worldwide water scarcity problem even though the oceans are full.
Ocean water is too salty / growing population / pollution / climate change limiting freshwater (any one)
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What is the process where water vapour turns into a liquid?
Condensation
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Why is groundwater often saltier than freshwater in rivers?
It dissolves minerals from rocks and soil as it infiltrates, and salts build up over time
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What do we call the process of water soaking downwards into the ground?
Infiltration
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Name one pathway rainwater can take after it falls to the ground.
It can run off into rivers/lakes, infiltrate the soil, or be absorbed by plants
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In water treatment, which step adds chemicals so tiny particles clump together into flocs?
Coagulation / flocculation
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What do we call any form of moisture falling from the atmosphere to the Earth’s surface?
Precipitation
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What is meant by “desalination”?
Removing salt and other impurities from seawater or brackish water to make fresh water
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What is the storage of water underground in permeable rock called?
Groundwater store
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