Water Cycle
A result of condensation
What is precipitation?
The biggest source of water
What is surface water?
Main use of water
What is agriculture
Filtration screens
What is first filtration?
Used water that leaves facilities or homes
What is wastewater?
Percentage of water in the world
What is 70%?
Groundwater’s location
what is ground?
Industrial use
Manufacturing goods
Aluminum is added
Coagulation
Excess nitrogen in fertilizers due to human intervention
What is cultural eutrophication?
When water is evaporated from plants
What is transpiration?
Top layer of saturation
What is Water table?
Percentage of residential use
What is 12%
Chlorination
What is addition of chlorine ?
Effects of urbanization
What is Decreased infiltration and evaporation?
Another term for the water cycle
what is hydrologic cycle?
aquifiers property
What is permeability?
Primary reservoir for agricultural water use
What is aquifier
Reason for aeration
What is removing unwanted gases and improving odor?
Sustainable water use
What is
Limit consumption & maximize use
Waste less water and subsidize water conservation
Improve efficiency
Do not deplete aquifers
Slow population growth?
What is hail?
Lateral recharge
What is streams flowing sideways
Most use for household water use
What is toilet
What is preventing tooth decay?
Ways to control groundwater depletion
What is
Raise price of water to discourage waste
Tax water pumped from wells near surface waters
Set and enforce minimum stream flow levels
Divert surface water in wet years to recharge aquifer?