Where do bacteria and activated sludge decompose the organic matter?
BONUS
aeration tanks
we find most of water in ___________
oceans
What is the average water consumption for a typical African family?
BONUS
20 liters
WATER
LIQUID
An average person needs to drink ____________per day.
3 liters
Where are sand and heavy particles that have settled removed in a treatment plant
grit tANKS
THE 3 STATES OF MATTER
SOLID LIQUID GAS
WOOD
SOLID
What happens to the clean water that goes out of the treatment plant
The water the body loses from sweating, breathing, urination , or illnesses like diarrhea.
Water loss
Solute
The part of the solution that does the dissolving
Solvent
a homogeneous mixture formed by two or mor substances.
Solution
The amount of a substance that is able to dissolve in a specific amount of a solvent to form a solution.
Solubility
The process of sweating or release of moisture through skin pores
perspiration
The water necessary for the survival of most species
freshwater
BONUS
DEHYDRATION
The air going in and out of the lungs during respiration.
Breath
The amount of solute dissolved or contained in a given solution.
concentration
made up of parts that are all the same type.
BONUS
Homogeneous
This can happen when we´re sick, through diarrhea and vomiting which can lead to dehydration
waterloss
The disinfected water from a treatment plant which is discharged into rivers, laskes, or oceans
effluent
type of products that are produced from crude oil, some of which are heavy pollutants
Petroleum distilates
the state of water in which suspended solids prevent the passage of light.
BONUS
turbidity
the inorganic substances in many products that are associated with pollution.
phosphates