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What are the two types of characteristics that determine whether a water source is safe to drink?
What are the two types of characteristics that determine whether a water source is safe to drink?
- Physical and mental
- Smell and taste
- Feel and look (correct)
- Sound and touch
What is the acceptable limit for physical characteristics of drinking water?
What is the acceptable limit for physical characteristics of drinking water?
- How it smells and tastes
- How it looks and feels (correct)
- How it sounds and touches
- How it smells and looks
What must be done if the physical or chemical characteristics of a water source exceed the acceptable limits?
What must be done if the physical or chemical characteristics of a water source exceed the acceptable limits?
- The source must be tested
- The source must be filtered
- The source must be accepted
- The source must be rejected (correct)
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- The physical and chemical characteristics of drinking water must meet certain standards in order to be safe to drink.
- The standards of water quality are set by the government and can vary depending on the location.
- The acceptable limit for physical characteristics is based on how the water looks and feels, while the acceptable limit for chemical characteristics is based on how it smells and tastes.
- If the physical or chemical characteristics of a water source exceed the acceptable limits, the source must be rejected.
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