Water & Health Flashcards
1
Q
What is water used for?
A
- electricity
- nutrition
- cooking
- irrigation
- hygiene
- transportation
2
Q
Water is not created or destroyed. T of F?
A
T; it cycles
3
Q
Hydrologic cycle?
A
Continuous circulation of water in the Earth Atmosphere system
- evaporation
- condensation
- precipitation
- interception
- infiltration
- percolation
- transpiration
- runoff
- storage
4
Q
How is water a “universal solvent”?
A
- dissolves minerals from earth
- pollution can be suspended or dissolved in water
5
Q
Groundwater is high quality. T or F?
A
T; percolation through soil cleans water by physical, chemical, microbiological processes.
-no treatment is needed unlike surface water
6
Q
Ogallala aquifier?
A
An aquifier that supplies the Midwest of the US
7
Q
Humans are impacted by
A
- consumption
- altered hydrodynamics
- contamination
8
Q
Public water treatment? (Steps)
A
- coagulation
- sedimentation
- filtration
- disinfection
9
Q
MSW?
A
Municipal solid waste
10
Q
What is leachate?
A
a type of waste that…
