Potable Water Flashcards
1
Q
What is portable water
A
Water that is safe for humans to drink
2
Q
Is portable water pure or not pure
A
It isn’t pure
3
Q
What does pure water only contain
A
H2O molecules
4
Q
What can portable water contain
A
Lots of other dissolved substances
5
Q
What wasn’t the pure water have
A
Not have any bacteria or other microbes in it
6
Q
What is a type of fresh water
A
Rain
7
Q
What does fresh water contain
A
Low levels of dissolved substances
8
Q
What are the process of water being treated
A
Filtration, sterilisation and chlorination
9
Q
What does filtration stop
A
Large molecules from passing through
10
Q
What happens when the water is sterilised
A
It means that harmful bacteria or microbes in the water are killed this is done by putting chlorine in it
