Pipe

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the hydraulic engineering?Roman aqueducts demonstrate early mastery of gravity-fed water transport over significant distances
2. Why do we need pipes?Pipes bring clean water to homes, carry waste away, and help factories make food and energy. They keep people healthy and help cities grow.
3. How do pipes carry water?Water flows through pipes because of pressure and gravity. In old Roman aqueducts, the slope of the pipe let water travel long distances without pumps.

Potable Water: Water that is safe to drink and suitable for human consumption.
Hydraulics: The branch of engineering dealing with the properties and behavior of liquids in motion.
Cavitation: The formation of vapor-filled bubbles in a liquid due to low pressure, which can damage pipes.