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Emergency Hydration
Unit 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bacteria / Bacterium | A microscopic, single-celled, living organism that can be beneficial, such as those that aid digestion, or harmful and cause diseases |
| Chemical | A substance with a certain chemical makeup or composition |
| Conductivity | A measure of how a specified material conducts/carries electricity |
| Constraint | A restriction or limitation on a design |
| Contaminant | A pollutant that makes a substance, such as water or food, dirty and unsafe for use |
| Criteria | The requirements a design has to meet to be successful. |
| Debris | The smaller pieces that remains of something larger that has been broken down |
| Filtration | The process of using a filter to separate solids from a liquid or gas |
| Hydration | The process of making something, such as the human body, absorb water |
| Iteration | The process of repeating something, such as a set of steps or a procedure, usually in order, to get closer to a desired result |
| Phosphate | A substance that contains phosphorus |
| Pollution | The introduction of harmful substances or products to a natural environment |
| Porous | Having many holes that water or other substances can pass through |
| Prototype | An early model or design that is created for testing or evaluation |
| turbidity | A measure of the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles. |