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    castellum is a building that distributed water throughout Pompeii and Herculaneum. The task of the castellum was to spread water all over Rome for public and private use. In Source 1‚ it shows three lead pipes which transferred water all over the city of Pompeii. The bricks encompassing the water narrow the water allowing it to fit through the pipes. 2) Why does the engineer Vitruvius recommend a three part water distribution in a town? A three part water distribution system was recommended by

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    Everyone Needs Water

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    EVERYONE NEEDS WATER by singhs29 It is colourless and tastless‚ but we see it and we need it every day. We use so much of it‚ yet there’s so little of it. Can anybody guess what it is? Its “water . 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water is and without a doubt it is the most precious natural resource that exists on our planet. The human body is made up of nearly 70% water. It is said that All life on earth started in water‚ and chances are that it will also end there. Which

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    Facts About Water

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    Interesting and Useful Water Facts | | 1. Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is made up of water. 2. At birth‚ water accounts for approximately 80 percent of an infant’s body weight. 3. A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day. 4. Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain. 5. Water intoxication is

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    Economic Value of Water

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    Economic value of water A Multi-Criteria Analysis approach Introduction Water is an essential resource that has a multiplicity of use in domestic‚ Industrial‚ agricultural‚ hydropower generation‚ mining‚ environmental etc activities but the present unsustainable use and mismanagement in the Kafue Basin of Zambia has put pressure on the resource and conflicts among stakeholders have emerged due to the diminishing quality and quantity of the water from the main source- the Kafue River. The

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    The Biological Structure of Water Water is a substance with the chemical formula H2O: one molecule of water has two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to a single oxygen atom. Its structure enables it to carry out many important functions in the body. Water molecules are charged‚ with the oxygen atom being slightly negative and the hydrogen atoms being slightly positive. These opposite charges attract each other‚ forming hydrogen bonds. These are weak‚ long distance bonds that are very common and

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    Water Potential Lab

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    Abstract: Water potential is the measure of free energy of water in a solution. The purpose of this lab was to find the water potential of a potato cell. The problem of this lab was‚ if there was a high molarity of solute‚ would it have a positive or negative water potential? The hypothesis of the experiment was‚ if there is a high molarity of solute then the water potential would be lower or negative. After obtaining potatoes‚ we cut them into pieces‚ weighed them‚ and then placed them in a solution

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    Salt Water Experiment

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    Salt and the effect it has on water. Do you like salt? Do you put it on your food to make it taste better? Salt doesn’t just make food taste better; it can change the freezing and boiling point of water. I bet you didn’t know that! There’s a reason for that‚ but I’ll explain that a little later. First‚ let’s find out if salt can actually change the freezing and boiling point of water. To do so‚ we need to do an experiment. Now‚ if you’re going to do an experiment‚ you’re going to need a hypothesis

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    The Importance of Drinking Water It sounds so simple. H20 - two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. This substance is also known as water. Water is important to the mechanics of the human body. Water in the human body represent approximately 50-60% of body weight in adults and 75% of the body of a newborn. The three points that we will look at are: 1. What do we need water for? 2.How much water do we need to drink? 3.What happens if we do not drink enough water? Transition: First‚ you will

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    Rain Water Harvesting

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    before it reaches the aquifer. Uses include water for garden‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation‚ etc. In many places the water collected is just redirected to a deep pit with percolation. The harvested water can be used for drinking water as well if the storage is a tank that can be accessed and cleaned when needed. advantages • Makes use of a natural resource and reduces flooding‚ storm water runoff‚ erosion‚ and contamination of surface water with pesticides‚ sediment‚ metals‚ and fertilizers

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    Water scarcity

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    Water scarcity Water is a vital element for all life on earth. It plays an important role in agriculture‚ food production‚ health‚ environment‚ and every single aspect of our life. It is essential for developing and maintaining a healthy prosperous society. During the pas decades‚ Population growth has had a severe impact on degradation of global water supplies. As population growth we need more water for household usage‚ producing food‚ and even any sort of manufacturing products. Water scarcity

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