Water pollution

______________________ is when bodies of water contain an abundance of nutrients caused by humans.

• potable
• thermal pollution
• artificial eutrophication
• porosity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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

• porosity
• water pollution
• wastewater
• biomagnification

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

______________________ is water waste that comes from many different sources.

• biomagnification
• point source pollution
• nonpoint source pollution
• wastewater

______________________ is water waste discharge from a single source.

• nonpoint source pollution
• wastewater
• point source pollution
• pathogen

______________________ is when there is an increase in the overall temperature of a body of water.

• artificial eutrophication
• biomagnification
  
• wastewater
• thermal pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

______________________ is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.

• water pollution
• desalination
• watershed
• potable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

______________________ is the water that contains waste from home or industry.

• surface water
• dam
• potable
• wastewater

Marine debris can cause animals to:

• Starve

• strangle

• Suffocate

• all of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

There is nothing we can do to stop water pollution.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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