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Water in Motion

In order to move water from one part of the state to another, engineers had to design a way to:
Make water turn corners
Reduce the weight of water
Pump water over mountain ranges
Make water flow from south to north

To transport water around the state, Califormia must rely on a series of "man-made rivers" called:
Agua verde
Aqueducts
Desert ditches
River wonders

Which of the following aqueducts supplies water to Irvine Ranch Water District?
The Los Angeles Aqueduct
The Colorado River Aqueduct
The Califormia Aqueduct
Both b and c

A reservoir is:
a place where water is purified
a place where water is pumped over mountains
a place where water enters the home
a place where water is stored until it is needed

How do we make liquid water go where we want it to?
By putting it in canals and pipelines
By setting up directional signs
By constructing a fence
By using evaporation

Before water can be used for drinking, it must be:
chilled
stirred
filtered and purified
bubbled and covered

Irvine Ranch Water District's well water (groundwater) is purified:
at the Michelson Water Reclamation Plant
at the Irvine Treatment Plant
after it is pumped to the surface, as it enters the distribution system of pipes
when it goes through the water meter

The imported water used in the Irvine Ranch Water District is purified:
in Northern Califormia
at the Colorado River
at the Diemer Filtration Plant in Yorba Linda
after it enters the distribution system of pipes under Irvine

You should never drink untreated water from a lake or stream because:
It hasn't been purified and could cause you to get sick
The water hasn't been though a reservoir yet
There wouldn't be enough water for the forest animals
It's bad for the environment

To move water throughout the community we use:
pumps
underground pipelines
reservoirs
all of the above

Before water goes from the water main in the street into your house, it passes through:
a screen
a filter
a thermometer
a water meter

The purpose of a water meter is to:
measure the water temperature
measure how much water you and your family have used
measure the purification level
determine the water's source

Water in the pipes out in the street is:
cold water
hot water
lukewarm water
there is both hot and cold water in the water main

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