Can Seawater Desalination Save the World?

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.

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

• True

• False

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Which country is the world leader in desalination

• U.S.A

• China

• Saudi Arabia

• Japan

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How much money has the United Arab Emirates spent on desalination as of 2017?

• $3.2 billion

• 10 billion

• $103.42 million

• 700 million

How much cubic feet of water is desalinated is Kuwait each day?

• 104.5 million

• 58.3 million

• 12.7 million

• 17.9 million

How much water can the largest desalination plant desalinate in a day?

• 124.7 million liters

• 442.5 million liters

• 728 million liters

• 638.4 million liters

Around the world there are over 15,000 _________________ plants.

• dehydration

• nuclear

• desalination

• solar energy

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The most common method of desalination is:

• heat evaporation

• reverse osmosis

• solar power

• wind power