Flash Cards Pt 3 Effects of Human Activities on Water Quality

Front

Analyze how industrial discharge into a lake ecosystem could affect water quality in the watershed.

Back

The contaminated discharge will mix with both surface water and potentially infiltrate into groundwater.

Front

What is one potential effect of industrial discharge on a lake ecosystem?

Back

It can lead to the contamination of both surface and groundwater.

Front

Industrial discharge into a lake can lead to _______ of the water, affecting both aquatic life and human health.

Back

contamination

Front

Likely consequence of chemical disposal upstream from a lake?

Back

Spread of contaminants

Front

The disposal of cleaning chemicals in a watershed can result in _______ of the water supply.

Back

contamination

Front

Which irrigation method is being debated by farmers in a valley?

Back

Drip irrigation

Front

A dairy farm with 200 cows produces about 4,000 gallons of animal waste per day. What is the most direct effect of this waste on water quality?

Back

Harmful materials seeping into soil

Front

The clearing of natural vegetation for grazing areas reduces the land's ability to ______ water naturally.

Back

filter

Front

Which human activity at the dairy farm most directly affects both the groundwater and surface water quality in this watershed?

Back

The storage and disposal of animal waste in open areas

Front

What was the water cloudiness in Forest Creek before the trees were cut in 2022?

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