Vocab 8.E.1.3 and 8.E.1.4

What are bioindicators?

• organisms that indicate the health of water

• any of various invertebrate macroorganisms

• groundwater contaminant

• inorganic compounds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What are nitrates?

• oxygen found in water

• a measure of the acidity or basicity of a substance

• groundwater contaminant that often enters the ground through sewage or fertilizer

• inorganic compounds used in detergents

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is dissolved oxygen?

• oxygen in water

• oxygen in air

• oxygen in the soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which is a healthy level of dissolved oxygen?

• HIGH levels

• LOW levels

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is pH?

• a measure of how hot or cold a substance is

• a measure of how acidic or basic a substance is

pH is measure on a scale of 1-14, if a substance had a pH of 1 it would be considered a what?

• STRONG acid

• weak acid

• STRONG base

• weak base

Where are phosphates found?

• Sewage

• Manure

• Detergents and cleaning products

• Natural waste

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What does temperature measure?

• the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance

• the amount of acid in a substance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What does turbidity measure?

• how clear or cloudy the water is

• how hot or cold the water is

• how acidic or basic the water is

Water with high turbidity would be....

• very clear

• murky and hard to see through