Fresh and Salt Water Systems

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Across
  1. 4. What process involves heating water to create steam, which is then condensed back into pure liquid form?
  2. 6. What term refers to the concentration of salts in water?
  3. 12. What common disinfectant is widely used to treat drinking water?
  4. 13. What process involves the movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration?
  5. 14. The universal solvent
  6. 15. What measure indicates the clarity of water by measuring suspended particles?
  7. 17. What natural process involves the movement of soil and rock due to water flow or wind?
Down
  1. 1. Solutions with a pH above 7 are considered what?
  2. 2. Solutions with a pH below 7 are considered what?
  3. 3. What disinfection method uses ________ light to disinfect water by disrupting the DNA of microorganisms?
  4. 4. What treatment method kills or inactivates disease-causing microorganisms in water?
  5. 5. What step follows coagulation where particles settle to the bottom of a tank?
  6. 7. What disinfection method uses a powerful oxidant gas to treat water?
  7. 8. What process involves adding chemicals to water to make particles clump together for easier removal?
  8. 9. What geological process occurs when sediment settles out of water or wind?
  9. 10. What measurement scale indicates the acidity or alkalinity of a solution?
  10. 11. What process involves passing water through a porous material to remove impurities?
  11. 16. _____________ osmosis is the water treatment process uses pressure to force water through a membrane, removing contaminants?