Water Basics
This type of water is found in oceans and has a high salt concentration
What is salt water?
This is the continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
What is the water cycle?
A system designed to collect and store rainwater for later use
What is a rainwater catchment system?
This method of watering crops involves channels that flood the fields.
What is flood irrigation?
Water containing harmful chemicals, pathogens, or waste products.
What is wastewater?
This type of water is safe to drink and found in rivers, lakes, and aquifers.
What is fresh water?
This process involves water vapor turning into liquid droplets.
What is condensation?
Landscaping with plants native to the local environment to reduce water use.
What is native landscaping?
A highly efficient method of irrigation that delivers water directly to plant roots.
What is drip irrigation?
Contaminated water flowing untreated into natural water bodies.
What is sewage?
The term for water visible on the Earth's surface, such as lakes and rivers.
What is surface water?
Plants release water vapor into the air during this process.
What is transpiration?
A system that treats sewage and wastewater for reuse or safe disposal.
What is a wastewater treatment plant?
Water used for irrigation that comes from sinks, baths, or laundry.
What is greywater?
The contamination of rivers, lakes, and oceans by human activities.
What is water pollution?
Water that flows over the land into streams and rivers after rain.
What is runoff?
The process of water heating and changing from a liquid to a vapor
What is evaporation?
The use of permeable surfaces and green infrastructure to manage urban runoff.
What is stormwater management?
The use of edible plants like fruits and vegetables in landscaping
What is edible landscaping?
The use of water to generate electricity, often through dams
What is hydropower?
Water stored beneath the Earth’s surface in soil or rock formations.
What is groundwater?
This term describes water flowing over the land’s surface, especially during heavy rain.
What is overland flow?
This method of wastewater treatment mimics natural ecosystems.
What is ecological wastewater treatment?
The diversion and use of stormwater for agricultural purposes.
What is stormwater irrigation?
Infrastructure or methods used to minimize flooding from heavy rainfall.
What is flood management?