Desalination

Desalination

by Mukund Vetrivel

Multiple Choice

The first water treatment plant was built in _______?

• Abu Dhabi in the 1950s.

• Abu Dhabi in the 1960s.

• Abu Dhabi in the 1970s.

• Abu Dhabi in the 1980s.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a method of desalination?

• Reverse osmosis

• Heat evaporation

• Carbon filtration

• Solar power

Multiple Choice

Desalination is good for marine life because it removes salt from the ocean water.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the best definition of desalination?

• Removing harmful chemicals from water

• Filtering dirty water

• Cleaning natural spring water

• Removing salt and minerals from sea water

Multiple Choice

The demand for water around the world is_________.

• decreasing

• increasing

• declining

• constant

Multiple Choice

What is the average water usage per person per day in the UAE?

• 170-300L

• 350-400L

• 400-550L

• 500-700L

Multiple Choice

What is the average water usage per person per day in other countries?

• 170-300L

• 350-400L

• 400-550L

• 500-700L

Multiple Choice

Reverse osmosis requires large amounts of energy and produces high carbon emissions.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Carbon emissions is not a problem caused by desalination.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Evaporation occurs when water changes into 

• transpiration
• snow
• solid
• vapor

Multiple Choice

Demand for water will reach 5,000 million liters per day in Abu Dhabi by 2025.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

what is a solid

• matter that has no definite size or shape
• matter that has a definite size and shape

Multiple Choice

the change of state from a gas to a liquid

• water cycle
• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation

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