Water Systems Test Review: Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice Questions
Aquifer - ANS ✔✔An underground layer of porous, water filled rock.
Bioremediation - ANS ✔✔A biotechnology that uses living organisms to remove bacteria and
chemicals from groundwater.
Blackwater - ANS ✔✔Wastewater
Concentration - ANS ✔✔The ratio of solute in a solution to either solvent or total solution.
Condensation - ANS ✔✔How water vapour becomes liquid.
Contaminant - ANS ✔✔A polluting substance that makes something impure.
Convection - ANS ✔✔The transfer of heat due to the movement of molecules within fluids.
Deposition - ANS ✔✔The laying of sediment from carrying forces, such as wind or water.
Desalination - ANS ✔✔The process that removes mineral components from water.
Evaporation - ANS ✔✔The process in which water turns to vapour.
Fertilizer - ANS ✔✔Nutrients in soil
Floc - ANS ✔✔A clump of loosely packed particles.
Aquifer - ANS ✔✔An underground layer of porous, water filled rock.
Bioremediation - ANS ✔✔A biotechnology that uses living organisms to remove bacteria and
chemicals from groundwater.
Blackwater - ANS ✔✔Wastewater
Concentration - ANS ✔✔The ratio of solute in a solution to either solvent or total solution.
Condensation - ANS ✔✔How water vapour becomes liquid.
Contaminant - ANS ✔✔A polluting substance that makes something impure.
Convection - ANS ✔✔The transfer of heat due to the movement of molecules within fluids.
Deposition - ANS ✔✔The laying of sediment from carrying forces, such as wind or water.
Desalination - ANS ✔✔The process that removes mineral components from water.
Evaporation - ANS ✔✔The process in which water turns to vapour.
Fertilizer - ANS ✔✔Nutrients in soil
Floc - ANS ✔✔A clump of loosely packed particles.
