When water flows along the ground is called
evaporation
surface run-off
infiltration
interception
What is acid rain?
Rain with a low pH
What incentives can you give to a company to reduce their water impact?
grants, tax relief, what else can you think of?
Often water must be treated to become _______, safe to drink.
Pathogen
Clarified
Potable
Delicious
Underground water is accessed by...
Drilling Wells
Drip irrigation
Constructing canals
Opening the tap
The removal of salt from ocean water to create more portable water is called...
Xeriscaping
Towing icebergs
Desalination
Water transport
In general, water use worldwide is dominated by
Industrial activities
All these are sectors that use water about equally
Agricultural use
Domestic needs
Which disease is transmitted by mosquitoes?
Cholera
Malaria
Diarrhea
Typhoid
Read the flow chart about eutrophication.
Yeap... just read it
How is sewage water treated?
Long process short, it goes through different kinds of filters to remove from the biggest object to the smallest organic particles
True or false? The total surface of water in the earth surface is 71%.
True!
The process of changing a liquid into vapor
excavation
condensation
transpiration
evaporation
How is acid rain formed?
Due to the burning of fossil fuels. Their gases react with water in the atmosphere to form acids
Share one fun fact about water
A situation in which there is simply not enough water for human needs is...
Distillation
Sanitation
Physical Water Scarcity
Economic Water Scarcity
Most surface water is stored in...
glaciers
irrigation
ground water
dams
What is eutrophication?
enrichment of water by mineral nutrients or organic matter that leads to a reduction in oxygen levels in the water and the death of fish and other animals
Tell us 2 things you learnt during this unit
When sewage water is pushed through screens, sand, gravel and coal to remove organisms
filtration
coagulation
bioreactors
chlorination
When a country has a lot of water but cannot afford to extract it, purify it and make it available for the population
physical water scarcity
water availability
economic water scarcity
Infiltration is...
The process by which water seeps into the ground.
The process by which water runs over the ground into rivers.
The process in which water flows through the soil.
Plants absorbing groundwater and pumping it into the atmosphere is called
transpiration
evaporation
none of these options
sublimation
How can pesticides be a problem associated with water?
Because of surface run-off, they may end up in water streams an reservoirs, intoxicating and/or killing different non-target species
Water is what type of resource?
renewable
non-renewable
continuous
Name at least 2 ways in which legislations pressure industries regarding water pollution
requesting that they monitor their impact and that they find possible solutions, setting fines