Water and desalination

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

• 170-300L

• 350-400L

• 400-550L

• 500-700L

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

• 170-300L

• 350-400L

• 400-550L

• 500-700L

Which of the following is NOT a method of desalination?

• Reverse osmosis

• Heat evaporation

• Carbon filtration

• Solar power

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

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.

The demand for water around the world is_________.

• decreasing

• increasing

• declining

• constant

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Carbon emissions is not a problem caused by desalination.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False