A factory is located next to a river. The factory has a sewage pipe running straight out of the factory and into the river. This is an example of ________________________.

• point source pollution

• non-point pollution

• tertiary receiving stream

• primary water treatment

Pollutants entering waterways from a broad area, such as runoff from farmland or acid rainfall are examples of

• Thermal pollution

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-point Source Pollution

• Turbidity

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How could pesticides get into lakes and streams?

• Too much could be used and not absorbed

• It could be sprayed too close to a stream

• Rain could wash pesticides into a stream

• all of the above

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Which statement is true about trees and plants near stream banks.

• trees provide shade, which makes water too cold for most animals

• roots help stabilize shorelines, preventing erosion

• leaves that fall into the water pollute the stream

• plants along a stream steal oxygen from the animals

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What does chlorination do to the water?

• Kills pathogens

• Filters twigs and sediment

• Makes the water taste nice

• Protects from tooth decay.

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What are two things that water treatment plants need to do?

• Clean and disinfect the water
• Boil and evaporate the water
• Remove the animals and plants
• Add chemicals and remove pesticides

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An example of a non-point solution is 

• waste water from leaking pipe
• fertilizer runoff from lawns

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An example of point source pollution is

• trash floating in the ocean

• oil spilling from a river barge

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Which of these is NOT part o the U.S. Clean Water Act?

• All surface waters should be safe to eat fish from.

• All surface waters should be safe to swim in.

• All surface waters should be safe to drink from with basic treatment.

• All surface waters should be be safe to skate on.

Toilets and showers tend to be the largest household uses for water.

• true

• false

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