Quick Quiz ID of Inorganic Compounds

Which three processes are involved in the water cycle

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• respiration

a high concentration of salts in a water supply is called

• salinity
• saltwater concentration
• salinity index
• salinization

Many regions in Australia have high mineral content in their water supply- these include

• Broken HIll

• Orange

• Nyngan

• Salt Lake City

Hardness of water is caused by

• Calcium and magnesium ions
• Chloride and sulfate ions
• Iron and aluminum ions
• Sodium and potassium ions

Eutrophication is

• Eutrophication is the enrichment of water bodies with nutrients, causing algal blooms and oxygen depletion.
• Eutrophication is the process of water evaporation from lakes.
• Eutrophication is the removal of pollutants from water bodies.
• Eutrophication refers to the cooling of ocean waters.

Heavy metals are releasd into the environment in two ways

• Directly through human activities, and indirectly through chemical processes

• Atmospheric deposition and ocean currents.
• Only industrial waste and mining activities.
• Chemical reactions and biological processes that occur in the immediate region

Precipitation reactions, flame tests and complexation are examples of

• types of quantitative testing

• types of chemical tests for qualitative purposes

• identification methods of organic substances

• types of chemical tests for quantitative purposes

Colorimetry is

• the science of measuring the intensity of colors in samples

• the study of light intensity in samples

• the art of painting colors
• the process of color mixing