Water Quality Indicators

Front

Water with high turbidity

Back

is cloudy and hard to see through

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid

Back

salinity

Front

Indicators of healthy water systems: high nitrates, high pH, and low temperatures; low temperatures, high dissolved oxygen, and neutral pH.

Back

low temperatures, high dissolved oxygen, and neutral pH

Front

Under which condition are large numbers of fish in a lake likely to die?

Back

when the water's dissolved oxygen is low and temperature is high

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

Potable water is water that is ______________.

Back

safe to drink

Front

The pH of healthy water is _______________.

Back

6.5-8.5

Front

Sewage is a source of which pollutant?

Back

nitrates

Front

Cleaning and industrial waste are sources of which pollutant?

Back

phosphates

Front

High concentrations of salinity can cause vegetation to become unhealthy or die and can lead to a/an ___________ in biodiversity.

Back

decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

Water quality is indicated by a few number of bio-indicator organisms in one place.

Back

Poor