Human Impact on Water Pollution

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Match the following

• water cycle

• water flow

• pollution

• greenhouse effect

• erosion

how water circulates on Earth

how fast water moves from here to there

substance that damages the environment

warming because sunlight gets trapped

rocks and soil moving from here to there

• how water circulates on Earth

• how fast water moves from here to there

• substance that damages the environment

• warming because sunlight gets trapped

• rocks and soil moving from here to there

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Match the following

• deforestation

• desertification

• urbanization

• rural areas

• sand dunes

loss of forests for other land uses

deserts expanding from overuse

people moving from county to city

farms and small towns (country)

hills formed from blowing sand

• loss of forests for other land uses

• deserts expanding from overuse

• people moving from county to city

• farms and small towns (country)

• hills formed from blowing sand

Response

loss of forests for other land uses deforestation

deserts expanding from overuse desertification

people moving from county to city urbanization

farms and small towns (country) rural areas

hills formed from blowing sand sand dunes

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Open Ended

Give 3 examples of water pollution

Types of human pollution

Thermal pollution is any heating of natural water that results from human activity. (cooling water from power plants that is return to lakes or rivers).

Chemical pollution is when harmful chemicals are add to water supplies. (comes from chemical or agriculture plants).

Biological pollution is when live or dead organisms are add to water supplies. (waste water is human and animal waste that enter into our water supply).

Eutrophication is when increase nutrients has been added to the water. (Fertilizer).

Open Ended

human need fossil fuel for energy. Burning fossil fuels produces different gases that pollute the air.

Carbon dioxide is a green house gas. Explain what will happen if too much carbon dioxide accumulates in the air?

Greenhouse effect

• gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun

• keeps Earth warm

• greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor,

• increase in greenhouse gases is causing climate change

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Describe what is happening in the picture.

Open Ended

What does this picture illustrate?