EnviroSci TQ C11§3 Water Pollution

An accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain is known as...

• biomagnification

• wastewater

• artificial eutrophication

The introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water is known as

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• artificial eutrophication

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Water that contains waste from industry or homes is known as...

• biomagnification

• wastewater

• artificial eutrophication

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Accelerated build-up of nutrients caused by humans is known as...

• biomagnification

• wastewater

• artificial eutrophication

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Activities that result in an increase of water temperature are referred to collectively as...

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• artificial eutrophication

Point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution differ in...

• the kind of biological agents causing the pollution.

• whether the source of pollution is agricultural or industrial.

• the number of sources from which the pollution is discharged.

Fertilizers are classified as which kind of water pollutant?

• organic chemicals

• heavy metals

• inorganic chemicals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

One reason polluted groundwater pollution is difficult to clean is that...

• the location of underground storage tanks is not always known.

• pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers.

• runoff contaminates the water supply.

Sources of ocean pollution do NOT include...

• accidental oil spills.

• returning water from water treatment facilities back into the ocean.

• direct dumping of wastewater.into the ocean.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which of the following actions strengthened the laws against dumping waste in U.S. waters?

• Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act

• Clean Waters Act

• Water Quality Act

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3