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waste water treatment

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the sewage network?

a)

The place where water is cleaned before being returned to rivers.

b)

The pipes that carry sewage (dirty water) from our houses to the sewage treatment plant.

c)

The place where all our sewage is cleaned.

d)

The place where water is cleaned before being returned to our taps.

2.

What is a sewage treatment plant?

a)

The place where water is cleaned, filtered and tested before re-entering the water cycle.

b)

The place where water is cleaned, filtered and tested before going to our houses.

c)

The network of pipes that carry sewage (dirty water) from our houses.

d)

The place where water is bottled for drinking.

3.

What type of living things eat the organic matter in the sewage?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

4.

When the water is clean where is it returned to?

a)

Our taps.

b)

The sea.

c)

The river.

d)

The reservoir.

5.

___________ is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things.

a)

hazardous waste

b)

politics

c)

sewage

d)

water runoff

6.

A ____________ is a waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, plastic, or both.

a)

landfill

b)

incinerator

c)

compost heap

d)

aquifer

7.

Solid waste includes all of the following except;

a)

newspaper and soda bottles

b)

food scraps and yard clippings

c)

ozone and carbon dioxide

d)

junk mail and milk cartons

8.
Which of the following is a characteristic of freshwater?
a)
It can be safe for humans to drink
b)
Oceans are made out of it
c)
It contains salt
d)
Things float easier
9.

Which is the quality of water waste?

a)

Dirty look

b)

Foul smell

c)

Mixed with lather

d)

All of these

10.

Which of the following is/are products of wastewater treatment?

a)

Biogas

b)

Sludge

c)

Both biogas and sludge

d)

Aerator

11.

Which of the following is a good practice be followed?

a)

Cooking oil and paint should not be thrown down a drain.

b)

Used tea leaves, solid food and cotton should not be thrown in the drain.

c)

Chemicals like insecticides should not throw in the drain.

d)

All of the above

12.

Dried _____ is used as manure

a)

slury

b)

sewage

c)

sand

d)

sludge

13.

Which gas is released during treatment of sludge?

(a)