water pollution

In order to grow a nice, green lawn, Many places use a lot of fertilizers. What type of pollution would this cause?

• Toxic

• Nutrient

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Many schools serve food on paper products rather than using reusable products. In many cases, these paper products are not made from recycled paper. What type of pollution would this cause?

• Sediment
• Toxic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A parking lot is build near a stream. Cars in the parking sometimes leak oil and anti-freeze onto the parking lot. What type of pollution would this cause?

• Sediment
• Nutrient
• toxic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Untreated sewage is released into the environment. What type of pollution would this cause?

• Bacterial
• toxic

A farmer is storing the manure from his farm in large piles next to the river. What type of pollution would this cause?

• Toxic
• Bacterial

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• porosity
• water pollution
• wastewater
• biomagnification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

______________________ is water that is safe to drink.

• pathogen
• porosity
• potable
• permeability

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Which of the following is not a non-point source pollutant? 

• storm water runoff from a residential area
• fertilizer runoff from golf courses 
• animal waste from feedlots 
• a sewage treatment plant effluent discharged into the local river 

Yards can be sources for

• pesticides; plant nutrients and sediment
• uranium; dioxins; pathogens
• acids; lead; plastics
• sediment; cholera; solvents

These wastes include animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, flow into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.

• household sewage
• industrial waste
• municipal waste
• agricultural waste

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1