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Water Public Health
SOL 6.6f
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | dealing with farming |
| Three ways in which water is used in agriculture | irrigation, aquaculture, watering livestock |
| Thermoelectric | heating water to create electricity |
| In a powerplant (coal, nuclear, natural gas, etc...) water is heated to produce ____________ in order to turn a turbine and create electricity. | steam |
| How does we use modern technology to clean our water supply and make it safe for consumption | We can filter and disinfect large amounts of water |
| What % of water is usable fresh water? | Less than 1% |
| What % of water on Earth is ocean water (salt) | 97% |
| Of the 3% of freshwater on Earth, most is not usable because..... | it is either in glaciers or underground |
| True or False: All people on Earth have equal access to clean freshwater | False |
| irrigation | watering crops |
| aquaculture | farms where fish or other aquatic life is raised |