Waterborne Disease

Unclean water with bacteria and ----- can have a variety of harmful effects.

• paradise

• parasites

• paragraphs

• parachutes

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

conveyed by, travelling on, or involving travel or transport on water

• waterborn

• waterbone

• waterborne

• waterburn

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Some communities use water filtration and treatment systems to ----- water before distributing it the public.

• purify

• simplify

• qualify

• multiply

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

LifeStraw is a straw-like tube with special ----- to physically filter water.

• fibers

• stones

• papers

• glass

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CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

What that is safe to drink is called

• potable water

• grey water

• safe water

• treated water

Waterborne disease is more common in places with

• a lot of water resources

• adequate sanitation systems

• poor sanitation systems

• very few water resources

Many people in the world die from drinking dirty water.

• True

• False

Why is potable water important?

• Everyone needs food to eat.

• Everyone needs clean, fresh water to live.

• Everyone needs money.

• Everyone has a family.

What does chlorination do to the water?

• kills microorganisms

• Cleans the water

• Makes the water taste nice

• Removes twigs and sediment

An option for people living in places without water sanitation systems is to

• use portable filtration systems (such as lifestraw)

• just boil their water before using it

• to only purchase and use bottled water