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WSS Chapter 1 Questions with Solutions 2024
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WSS Chapter 1A ___ is a water supply pipe located between a water distribution pipe and fixture
supply pipe. - answer Fixture Branch
___ water is suitable for drinking, culinary, and hygienic purposes. - answer Potable
A water meter is a mechanical device used to measure water ___. - answer Volume
A(n) ___ engineering innovation is the large-scale inverted siphon, which enabled
aqueducts to cross valleys without the use of arched structures. - answer Roman
The aqueduct system in ___ is the longest in the world. - answer State of California
___ was the first major city to have a centralized and piped water delivery system. -
answer London
A(n) ___ is a pipe connection in which the plain end of one pipe is inserted into the
enlarged-diameter end of another pipe. - answer bell-and-spigot joint
In 1850, Dr. John Snow discovered that the cause of the London cholera epidemic was
___. - answerpolluted freshwater sources
The ___ could clarify turbid raw water with no pre-sedimentation and was less
expensive to use than the slow sand filter. - answerrapid sand filter
___ pipe is a piping material that contains organic, polymeric substances, is solid in its
finished state, and can be shaped by flow. - answerPlastic
The water supply source is the part of the plumbing system that delivers water to
plumbing fixtures and appliances installed in or outside a building. - answerFalse
A major branch is the principal artery of a system of continuous piping to which
secondary branches may be connected. - answerFalse
Freshwater is naturally occurring water, which is 2.5% of global water such as lakes,
rivers, streams, ground water, and rainwater. - answerTrue
The term aqueduct or water bridge applies to any bridge or viaduct that transports water
across a hollow or valley. - answerTrue
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