Desalination

On the diagram there are two blue pipes on each side. What is collected in each of these blue pipes?

• Sea water

• Brine

• Distilled water

• Salt water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Electricity to power Western Australia's main desalination plant comes from

• wind energy

• hydroelectric energy

• solar energy

• the power point on the wall

From the following, choose an ADVANTAGE of desalination.

• It is a costly process.

• The supply of seawater will never run out.

• It requires a lot of energy to conduct desalination.

• The plants are expensive to build.

What process is the diagram showing?

• reverse osmosis

• solar distillation

• flash distillation

• a solar pyramid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How can salt water be purified into clean drinking water?

• Desalination

• Detoxification

• Oxygenation

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Which country is the largest producer of desalinated water in the world?

• United State of America

• Israel

• China

• Saudi Arabia

Desalination requires a lot of energy

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Large-scale desalination can potentially cause damage to marine life.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the primary purpose of desalination?

• To convert saltwater into freshwater

• To increase the salt content in water

• To remove pollutants from freshwater

• To generate electricity

Which of the following is a common method used in desalination?

• Reverse osmosis

• Electrolysis

• Distillation

• Filtration