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