Water To Drink

Where does the water in your kitchen faucet come from?

• a lake

• underground

• a reservoir

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

You drinking water can come from a water supply

• public

• private

In a ______ water supply, a community collects, treats, and distributes water to residents.

In rural areas, _______ wells often supply water for individual families.

Factors that affect water quality include

• color

• odor

_____ _______ is a measurement of the substances in water besides water molecules.

Certain substances, such as iron, can affect the taste and color of water but are harmless unless present at high levels.

• True

• False

In the United States, the ______________ __________ ______ (EPA) is responsible for developing water quality standards.

A _____________ is the amount of one substance in a certain volume of water in another substance.

The pH level of water also affects the quality.

• False

• True