Water Resources: APES

Type of aquatic ecosystem that was once viewed as wasteland and drained by the government

• estuaries

• coral reefs

• open ocean

• wetlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Aquatic ecosystem that serves as a nursery for many species and suffers from pollution from city harbors like the Chesapeake Bay

• estuaries

• coral reefs

• open ocean

• wetlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Requires maximum level of contaminants (MCLs) to meet safety regulations for community tap water supplies

• Clean Water Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

Policies to attain fishable and swimmable waters in the United States

• Clean Water Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The geological layer, consisting of underground caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock, where groundwater flows, is called

• zone of saturation
• aquifer
• the water table
• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

One method of desalination uses high pressure to force saltwater through a membrane filter. This method is called

• diffusion
• distillation
• reverse osmosis
• active transport

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

97 % of all water on Earth is in the oceans. Which of the following is the correct order of the Earth’s water storage compartments from largest to smallest?

• ocean, atmosphere, lakes, groundwater, rivers, ice caps

• ocean, groundwater, rivers, ice caps, atmosphere, lakes

• ocean, ice caps, groundwater, lakes, atmosphere, rivers

• ocean, lakes, ice caps, groundwater, atmosphere, rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Desalination is

• removing salt from water
• removing oil from water
• removing toxic chemicals from water
• adding salt to water

The disadvantage of desalination water is that...

• It is expensive and produces briny wastewater

• It can be used in areas with little freshwater

• It produces water that is not safe to drink.

• It is not a real thing.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

What is the most effective type of irrigation?

• center pivot method

• flood irrigation

• drip irrigation

• using sprinklers

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2