APES WATER TEST

Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution

• Effluent from a sewage treatment plant
• BP refiner in Indiana discharging ammonia in a river.
• Runoff of pesticides from regional farms into the Illinois River.
• Hot water discharges from a nuclear power plant.

Which of the following is a persistent inorganic pollutant that can impair neurological functioning?

• Lead 
• DDT
• PCB's
• Atrazine

This law regulates the discharges of pollutants into all waters that have a significant connection with navigable waterways.  Also, must have a permit to dump these pollutants. Also, requires certain steps in sewage treatment. 

• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
• Clean Water Act (CWA)
• Oil Pollution Act
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Which pollutant or pollutants are most likely to create eutrophic areas?

• nitrates and phosphates
• heavy metals
• synthetic organic compounds
• pharmaceuticals

Wetlands are beneficial to a water conservation program because:

• they remove excess nutrients
• break down pollutants
• clean up agricultural runoff
• All of the Above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

You are selecting a new dishwasher. You do about 150 loads per year. The less efficient model uses 9 gallons per load. The more efficient model uses 6 gallons per load. How many gallons of water will be saved over the course of one year?

• 45 gallons
• 250 gallons
• 450 Gallons
• 500 Gallons

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

If 20 square meters of lawn requires about 50 liters per square meter per day, how much water is needed in one year to water it, assuming the rate does not change throughout the year?

• 3,650 liters
• 36,500 liters
• 365,000 liters
• 3,650,000 liters

This law sets standards on pollutants for community water supplies.

• Clean Water Act (CWA)
• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Oil Pollution Act

What is cultural eutrophication?

• large scale oil spills in environmentally sensitive areas
• addition of fecal coliform bacteria to a body of water
• anthropogenic addition of nutrients to a body of water
• active decomposition of dissolved oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following statements about eutrophication and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) is correct?

• Nonpoint sources (such as farms and yards) contribute plant nutrients to waters which encourage algae blooms.
• Point sources (such as power plants and refineries) contribute heat which cause algae blooms.
• In eutrophication, algae blooms use up all available D.O.
• In eutrophication, D.O. is driven out of water by nitrates and phosphates.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4