Vocab List # 7: Water Treatment

a measure of the acidity or basicity of a solution, from 1-14, 7 is neutral

• pH

• Nitrates

• Phosphates

• Turbidity

an inorganic compound composed of one atom of nitrogen and three atoms of oxygen, used in fertilizer

• pH

• Nitrates

• Phosphates

• Turbidity

an inorganic compound composed of one atom of phosphorus and four atoms of oxygen, used in fertilizer

• pH

• Nitrates

• Phosphates

• Turbidity

The measure of cloudiness in water, as the result of suspended particles or phytoplankton

• pH

• Nitrates

• Phosphates

• Turbidity

are species used to monitor the health of an environment or ecosystem

• Bio-indicator

• Temperature

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Sewage

the amount of heat in a substance or object

• Bio-indicator

• Temperature

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Sewage

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the amount of oxygen in a liquid sample

• Bio-indicator

• Temperature

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Sewage

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

waste water and excrement

• Bio-indicator

• Temperature

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Sewage

natural process that eventually turns a lake into dry land over time through an increase in sediment, nutrients and organisms.

• Eutrophication

• Point Source

• Non-point Source

• Pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

pollution that enters the water from a specific location and can be controlled or treated before it enters a body of water

• Eutrophication

• Point Source

• Non-point Source

• Pollution