water pollution

Fertilizer, sewage, and animal feces can wash in to water, leading to... 

• thermal pollution
• artificial eutrophication
• desalination
• biomagnification

Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered...

• point source pollution
• nonpoint source pollution
• thermal pollution
• ocean pollution

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Water pollution that comes from a single source is considered...

• point source pollution
• nonpoint source pollution
• thermal pollution
• ocean pollution

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

The difference between point source and nonpoint source is that point source cannot be identified and nonpoint source comes from one source.

• True 
• False 

The natural process of eutrophication is accelerated when you add

• phosphorus and nitrogen
• nitrate and oxygen
• plant nutrients and dish detergent

With biomagnification, animals at the bottom of the food chain will receive the most pollutant (or pesticide).

• True
• False

Which act allows us to fish and swim in clean surface water?

• 1972 Clean Water Act
• 1975 Safe Drinking Water Act
• 1987 Water Quality Act

______________________ is the buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain.

• porosity
• water pollution
• wastewater
• biomagnification

______________________ is an organism that causes illness or disease.

• potable
• porosity
• pathogen
• permeability

______________________ is water that is safe to drink.

• pathogen
• porosity
• potable
• permeability