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S3 Sci Water
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12/09/2014

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name a domestic use of water
Definition
cooking washing
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name an industrial use of water
Definition
cooling towers in power stations
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name an agricultural use of water
Definition
watering crops
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name a use of water for leisure
Definition
swimming, sailing
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name some uses of water in the human body
Definition
removes waste, cushions joints, regulates body temperature
Term
name the three states of matter are
Definition
solid liquid gas
Term
what is melting ?
Definition
when a solid changes to a liquid
Term
what is evaporating ?
Definition
when a liquid changes to a gas
Term
what is freezing ?
Definition
when a liquid changes to a solid
Term
what is condensing ?
Definition
when a gas changes to a liquid
Term
what is distillation ?
Definition
boiling water, cooling the gas to condense it
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what can distillation be used for ?
Definition
to get fresh water from salt water
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how can you produce clean water for survival?
Definition
evaporating dirty / salt water using heat from the sun then condensing and collecting it
Term
what is the equipment called which can make clean water for survival?
Definition
solar still
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In the water cycle what is the name for the heat from sun causes liquid to change to gas?
Definition
evaporation
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In the water cycle what is the name for evaporation of water from plants?
Definition
transpiration
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In the water cycle what is the name for when a gas cools and turns into liquid forming clouds?
Definition
condensation
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In the water cycle what is the name for liquid falling as rain, snow, hail?
Definition
precipitation
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In the water cycle what is the name for the water returning to sea?
Definition
run off
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Where is water stored before being supplied to homes etc?
Definition
in manmade reservoirs
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After water is treated how is it supplied to homes etc?
Definition
in pipes
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What is flocculation?
Definition
adding a chemical that makes the small particles stick together and sink
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What is filtration?
Definition
passing water through a bed of sand and gravel to remove some of the particles
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How is water disinfected?
Definition
add chlorine
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What ions are in hard water?
Definition
calcium and magnesium ions
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Where do the the ions in hard water come from?
Definition
the rocks the water travels through
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