Water Resources and Water Pollution

The use of pesticides and fertilizers must be carefully monitored 
because of the effect they can have on the environment. 
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use 
of these chemicals on the environment?

• Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.

• Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.

• 
  These chemicals are expensive to produce.
  

• Storage space for these chemicals is limited.

A lake that stores water for human use is called a ____________.

• dam

• oxbow lake

• reservoir

• crater lake

A industrial powerplant dumps its heated wastewater straight from a pipe into a stream. This is an example of -

• eutrophic pollution
  over-treated drinking water.

• riparian pollution
  flooding in the local aquifer.

• point source pollution.

• nonpointsource pollution.

Pollutants from a factory enter a stream or creek and travel to a river. River water tested with the pollutant found is called  

• point source pollution
  Available space for crops

• nonpoint source pollution.

• eutrophic pollution

• riparian pollution

What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff

• Storm Drain

• Surface Water

• Tributary

Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater

• Bogs

• Water in the ground

Water that stands or flows across the Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Divide

A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called... 

• an aquitard/aquiclude

• a well

• a recharge zone

• a water table

The name of the area that is the upper level of the zone of saturation:

• Zone of Saturation

• Zone of Aeration

• Water Table

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Watershed