Science -Test #2 Flashcards
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What is water shortage
water shortage is a lack of water
What is irrigation
Irrigation is supplying water into soil through pipes for crops
What is the water conservation methods
Boiling, Filtering and Freezing
Acids Vs Bases
Acids are charged conpounds that breaks apart in water to form hydrogen ions
Bases are charged conpounds that breaks apart in water to form hydroxide ions
Bases
Hydroxide or Hydrogen
Hydroxide
Acids
Hydroxide or Hydrogen
Hydrogen
Alkaline is
Having a pH more than 7
Acid is_____________ 7 on the pH scale
Acid is less than 7 on the pH scale
Base is ________ 7 on the pH scale
Base is above 7 on the pH scale
Neutral is_____ 7 on the pH scale
Neutral is equal to 7 on the pH scale
What is the pH scale
Measures the strength of an acid or base in a solution
What is Water Quality
Water Quality is the measurment of the subsances in water besides water molecules
Who manages water Quality
The EPA is responsible for water Quality
What is Concentration
Treatment of subsances in a certain volume of another substance
Water Treatment process
First Filtration, Coagulation, Second Filtration, Chlorination, Aeration and Additional Treatment
What is a pollutant
A Substance that pollutes something
What is Point source
Point source is when you can identify what is polluting the water.
What is Non-Point source
Non-Point source is when you can’t identify what is polluting the water.
What is Pesticides
Pesticides are chemicals that are meant to kill incects that damage crops also it can build up in living thing and cause birth defects or illnesses
What is the sources of water pollution
Human wastes, Industrial wastes, chemical runoff
What is industrial pollutants
Chemicals, Smoke and Heated water
What is potential energy
Stored Energy waiting to be used
What is Kinetic Energy
Energy in motion
What is a reservoir
A lake formed by a dam that stores water
