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Fishing Unit 2
The Ultimate Recyclable
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what do Natural process do? | purifies water over time |
| what is the water cycle? | The never ending round trip of water is called the water cycle. The water cycle has no beginning or end. |
| What is evaporation? | When the sun warms water on the earth's surface and changes it into water vapor |
| What happens every time water evaporates? | It leaves behind whatever salts, pollutants, or other impurities that were dissolved in it and then it becomes pur again |
| Describe the water cycle. | A never ending round trip of water and is the driving force behind weather and other natural processes |
| What is weather? | Weather is the name we give the movement of water through the water cycle. |
| What is climate? | Average weather conditions over longer times are what we call climate. |
| What is the climate of Missouri? | Summer- hot & humid Winter- cold & damp |
| What is surface water? | Water that runs off the surface of the land |
| What is surface runoff? | If rain is hitting the ground faster than it can soak in, it becomes runoff. |
| what can cause water to become surface runoff? | Paved roads, roof tops, and parking lots block water from soaking in, so all of it becomes runoff. |
| what flows into ditches and storm drains? | Stormwater that runs off paved roads, rooftops,and parking lots |
| what happens after the water is in the storm drains? | This water then drains directly into streams, lakes, and wetlands without any filtration or treatment. |
| What can wash into waterways during heavy rains? | Access fertilizer, pesticides, mud, motor oil, antifreeze, trash, lawn clipping, and pet waste |
| What is the geosphere? | th solid part of the earth |
| What is groundwater? | An important source of drinking water. This is water that is not readily renewed by the water cycle (the freshwater on the earth). |
| What happens when we pump out too much groundwater? | They become sinkholes |
| what kind of what do missourians depend on? Why? | surface water and ground water sources for drinking and other uses. We get it from the Missouri river |
| Most rural Missourians get their tap water from where? | groundwater wells |
| what can we do to water so we can drink it? | filter it. But some water from wells if safe to drink right out of the ground |
| Water from wells or surface water intakes is piper to do where? | drinking water cleaning plant |
| What happens at the drinking water treatment plant? | Workers filter the water or let it settle to remove material. They may also add chemicals to the water to kill bacteria and other organisms. |
| A different set of underground pipes carry used water (sewage) to where? | the wastewater treatment plant. |
| What happens to the used water (sewage)? | Bacteria break down organic matter helping to make the the waste water safer to return to the environment |
| What happens after you flush? | They run equipment that removes or destroys chemicals bacteria, or other harmful pollutants in the water |
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