WATER TREATMENT EXAMINATION
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ What is flocculation? Answer: Slow mixing that forms larger
particle clumps called floc
◉ What is sedimentation? Answer: The settling of floc particles by
gravity
◉ What is filtration? Answer: Removing remaining particles by
passing water through media
◉ What is disinfection? Answer: Killing or inactivating disease
causing organisms
◉ What is the most common disinfectant in water treatment?
Answer: Chlorine
◉ What does turbidity measure? Answer: The cloudiness of water
from suspended particles
◉ What unit measures turbidity? Answer: NTU
, ◉ What is raw water? Answer: Untreated source water
◉ What are the two main water sources? Answer: Surface water and
groundwater
◉ Which source usually has more pathogens? Answer: Surface water
◉ Which source usually has more minerals? Answer: Groundwater
◉ What is pH? Answer: Measure of acidity or alkalinity
◉ What pH is neutral? Answer: 7
◉ What is alkalinity? Answer: The water's ability to resist pH change
◉ Why is alkalinity important? Answer: It stabilizes pH and helps
treatment processes work
◉ What is hardness? Answer: Calcium and magnesium dissolved in
water
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ What is flocculation? Answer: Slow mixing that forms larger
particle clumps called floc
◉ What is sedimentation? Answer: The settling of floc particles by
gravity
◉ What is filtration? Answer: Removing remaining particles by
passing water through media
◉ What is disinfection? Answer: Killing or inactivating disease
causing organisms
◉ What is the most common disinfectant in water treatment?
Answer: Chlorine
◉ What does turbidity measure? Answer: The cloudiness of water
from suspended particles
◉ What unit measures turbidity? Answer: NTU
, ◉ What is raw water? Answer: Untreated source water
◉ What are the two main water sources? Answer: Surface water and
groundwater
◉ Which source usually has more pathogens? Answer: Surface water
◉ Which source usually has more minerals? Answer: Groundwater
◉ What is pH? Answer: Measure of acidity or alkalinity
◉ What pH is neutral? Answer: 7
◉ What is alkalinity? Answer: The water's ability to resist pH change
◉ Why is alkalinity important? Answer: It stabilizes pH and helps
treatment processes work
◉ What is hardness? Answer: Calcium and magnesium dissolved in
water