Word Scramble - Texas A&M University

SCS-2005-08b Water and Me Series

Word Scramble

Monty C. Dozier Assistant Professor and Extension Water Resources Specialist

Directions: Use the clues below to help you unscramble the following words.

1. IDOIXEZ 2. ESWTAETWAR 3. MSUC 4. DESONCAYR 5. WAGEES 6. LGOIBALOCI 7. MOTYSECES 8. IYPARMR

9. NIFALTOG 10. RENIAM 11. CAIRTBEA 12. ERDTAAE 13. GOAINNCIR 14. UDENPSDES 15. ROLIHENC

Clues

1. To "burn-up" organic material using oxygen 2. Water which is filled with man's pollutants; sewage 3. A layer of oil, grease or fat floating on wastewater which is eventually skimmed off 4. The treatment stage in sewage treatment which removes about 90 percent of pollutants 5. Another word for man's wastewater 6. Having to do with the living process of plants and animals 7. A system involving interactions between living organisms and the environment 8. The first treatment stage in sewage treatment that removes 30 percent to 40 percent of pollutants 9. Resting on the surface of a liquid as oil, grease, or plastics at the top of wastewater 10. Having to do with the ocean or bay 11. A group of microorganisms used in the breakdown of organic matter in sewage 12. Compressed air forced into wastewater to help keep lighter organic material in suspension 13. Made up of nonliving matter like minerals or salts 14. Hanging with no visible support in air or a liquid such as solids in wastewater 15. A powerful gas used to deodorize and disinfect wastewater during treatment

1. Oxidize 2. Wastewater 3. Scum 4. Secondary 5. Sewage 6. Biological 7. Ecosystem 8. Primary 9. Floating 10. Marine 11. Bacteria 12. Aerated 13. Inorganic 14. Suspended 15. Chlorine

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