Q.1
Water for drinking can come from several sources including reservoirs, rivers and boreholes. What needs to be done to water from boreholes to ensure that it is suitable for drinking?
  • It needs to be filtered
  • It needs to be disinfected with chlorine
  • It needs to have chemicals added to it to remove impurities
  • It needs to be neutralised
Q.2
There are five steps in the treatment of water. What is the first step in the treatment process?
  • Adding aluminium sulfate and lime to make dirt clump together, making the dirt sink
  • Removing large objects
  • Adding chlorine and checking the pH
  • Passing it through a special filter to remove particles of grit
Q.3
What is the second step?
  • Adding aluminium sulfate and lime to make dirt clump together, making the dirt sink
  • Removing large objects
  • Adding chlorine and checking the pH
  • Passing it through a special filter to remove particles of grit
Q.4
The third step is...
  • adding aluminium sulfate and lime to make dirt clump together, making the dirt sink
  • removing large objects
  • adding chlorine and checking the pH
  • removing sand and soil
Q.5
The next step is...
  • adding aluminium sulfate and lime to make dirt clump together, making the dirt sink
  • removing large objects
  • adding chlorine and checking the pH
  • removing sand and soil
Q.6
The final step in the water treatment process is...
  • adding aluminium sulfate and lime to make dirt clump together, making the dirt sink
  • removing large objects
  • adding chlorine and checking the pH
  • removing sand and soil
Q.7
Some people use filter jugs in their homes. These jugs have a top part where the water is put in and passes through the filter. Which of the following are NOT usually found in the filters in these jugs?
  • Silver
  • Charcoal
  • Ion-exchange resin
  • Chlorine
Q.8
What does the carbon in the filter do?
  • Removes any solid materials from the water
  • Reduces the levels of chlorine, pesticides and other organic impurities in the water
  • Discourages the growth of bacteria within the filter
  • Removes calcium, magnesium, lead, copper and aluminium ions from the water
Q.9
The water passed through the treatment process is not pure water. How can we produce pure water?
  • Filter it again
  • Distil it
  • Disinfect it again
  • Remove any solid materials
Q.10
De-ionising is an alternative method to produce pure water. How does it work?
  • It removes all ions except H+ and OH- ions
  • It removes all ions except Ca2+ and OH- ions
  • It removes all ions except H+ and Mg2+ ions
  • It adds Mg2+ ions and H+ ions
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