Water Chemistry
The atomic structure for water.
What is H2O?
There are two main sources of water, what are they?
What are over ground and underground?
what are the two types of water mentioned?
What hard water and soft water?
water is gathered in large bodies called what?
What are reservoirs?
what is the process where sea water is converted to fresh water?
What is Desalination?
The water molecule contains one of this atom and two of the other.
What is one Oxygen and two hydrogen ?
The first process of the hydrological cycle is known as?
What is Evaporation?
what is the most common test to tell the difference in water?
What is the soap test?
The usual coagulant used by WASA is called?
What is Aluminum Sulphate?
When the water in our taps appear white it is because of what?
What is air trapped in the water?
In its gaseous state it is called, this or that.
What is water vapor or steam?
These small solid water particles suspended in the air are known as?
What are aerosols?
Hard water is also known as ?
What is ground water.
what is the first stage where chlorine added to the water?
What is Coagulation?
Why is the water in your pipes brown at times?
What are through a leak in the pipeline or through air scouring?
water has five physical properties, what are they?
What are taste, odor, temperature, turbidity and odor?
This water source flows only at certain times of the year during rain fall or snowmelt.
What is intermittent springs?
Name two nutrients provided by hard water?
what are magnesium and calcium?
What is used during the filtration process?
What is a filter medium of 6 feet of sand?
What does the "S" in WASA mean?
what is sewage?
Its liquid form exists in temperatures between how much degrees Celsius?
What is 0-100 degrees?
Name two types of springs?
What are seepage, perennial, thermal tubular, artesian, intermittent, gravity springs. (Any two)
What is the name formally used for drinking water?
What is potable water?
What are the two methods used in small scale purification?
What are boiling and distillation?
What are two responsibilities of WASA?
What are (any two)