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12. What is the main purpose of water treatment?

To clean water before supplying it to homes.

4. Why is chlorine added to the water?

To kill harmful germs that are too small to be filtered out

7. After the water is cleaned and germ-free, where is it stored before it goes to your house?

In large storage tanks (on hills or tall towers)

5. Why is fluoride added to the water?

To prevent tooth decay

Red sea and black sea are separate from _______.

oceans

11. What is desalination?

The process of removing salt from seawater is desalination.

Pacific ocean covers about________ of the earth .

one third

What % of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

71%

Water vapour is the _____ gas.

invisible

8. What are the water mains?

Water mains are the large underground pipes that carry water to our homes.

6. What materials are used in filtered beds to remove smaller particles?

Sand and gravel

1. Where does our water originally come from before it reaches the dam or well?

It comes from rain and snow

3. Name two chemicals that are added in water supply.

Chlorine and fluoride

2. What is an artificial lake created by a dam called?

A Reservoir

9. What do we call water that has been used in our homes or factories?

Sewage

10. Why are chemicals added to the settling tanks before the filter?

To make bigger pieces of dirt and soil stick together, settle down to the bottom of the tank.