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Science test on 11/17 Flashcards

1
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What is water shortage?

A

too little water or too great a demand for water

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2
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what is irrigation?

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process of supplying water to an area of land to make them suitable for growing crops

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3
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what are the three water conversation methods?

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recycling water, reducing water, and reusing water

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4
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what is conversation

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the practice of using less of a resource so that it will not be used up

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5
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what are the three desalination methods

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boiling, filtering, and freezing

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6
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which is hydrogen and which is hydroxide

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acid-hydrogen
base-hydroxide

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7
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what is an acid

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charged compound that breaks apart in water to form hydrogen ions

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what is a base

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charged compound that breaks apart in water to hydroxide ions

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9
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what is alkaline

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solutions containing bases

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10
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pH<7-

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acidic

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11
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pH>7-

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basic

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12
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pH=7-

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neutral

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13
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what is water quality

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a measurement of substances in the water besides water molecules

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14
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what is concentration

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the amount of one substance in a certain volume of another substance

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15
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what is the water treatment process?

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first filtration
coagulation
second filtration
chlorination
aeration
additional treatment

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16
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what are pollutants?

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substances that cause water pollution

17
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what is point source

A

specific source of pollution can be identified

18
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what is a nonpoint source?

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widely spread source of pollution that cannot be tied to a specific point of origin

19
Q

what are pesticides?

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chemicals intended to kill insects that damage crops

20
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3 sources of water pollution

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human wastes, industrial wastes, chemical runoff

21
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industry-produces pollutants

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chemicals, smoke, heated water

22
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what is potential energy

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stored energy waiting to be used

23
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what is kinetic energy?

A

energy in motion

24
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what is the hydroelectric power plant

A

penstock, reservoir, transformer, spillway, generator

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