Properties of Waters
What is the Universal Solvent?
Water
How can we use Bio indicators to tell if water is healthy?
If the indicators are healthy then the water is healthy.
What is floc?
Groups of particles stuck together.
What percent of Earth's water is Freshwater?
3 percent
What is a River Basin?
An area of land where water is drained into a river.
What does it mean to be permeable? Impermeable?
Permeable means it can be passed through. Impermeable means it can't be permeable.
If a water sample has a high turbidity level, then what would the water look like?
Cloudy, filled with sediment, waste and algae.
What are the steps to the water treatment process?
Removes sediment and parties from the water with the help of coagulants,
Of the freshwater in the world, where is the most located?
Icecaps and Glaciers
What determines which drainage basin/watershed a person lives in?
What river/body of water you are closest to.
What is the density formula?
D = Mass/Volume
What are nitrates? What are some sources of nitrates?
Nitrates are the levels of Nitrogen in the water. Some sources are pollution, fertilizer and pesticides.
What is the purpose of chlorination in the water treatment process?
To completely disinfect the water.
Why is groundwater from an aquifer often cleaner than surface water?
Because there is not as much outside pollution put into the water rather than surface water.
What river basin do we live in?
Cape Fear Riverbasin
How does Cohesion and Adhesion affect the environment?
Without it, plants don't get the necessary nutrients and then the whole ecosystem gets thrown off.
What is the relationship between dissolved oxygen and temperature?
Hot water holds less oxygen.
What is the purpose of filtration and coagulation in the water treatment process?
Coagulation puts the bad particles together then filtration takes those bad particles out of the water.
What government agency is responsible for setting potable standards for our drinking water?
United States Environmental Protection Agency
How do River basins and watersheds relate?
A river basin is made up of multiple watersheds.
How do boiling point and specific heat relate?
Depending on specific heat, that's how long it will take to boil.
How does eutrophication relate to the nitrate and phosphorus levels in a body of water?
Eutrophication causes higher levels of Nitrates and Ph is the water.
Where is most of the water found that is filtered for drinking?
Reservoirs, Lakes, Rivers, Streams, Wells and Underground Aquifers.
What is the average salinity of ocean water?
35 parts of salt in every 1,000 parts of water.
Where does the water that doesn't end up flowing through the river basin go?
Into the ground