Unit 3 - Lesson 2 - Human Impact on Water Resources

People can affect the environment in both positive and negative ways. One negative way is _____, which is any harmful substance that affects Earth's resources.

• the water cycle

• reusable materials

• pollution

• drinking water

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What are two causes of water pollution?

• fertilizers and oil spills

• water and air

• pollution and sand

• food and soda

The Safe Water Drinking Act was a law passed by the U.S. government to protect _____ and water _____.

• sandy and dirty

• drinking and resources

• soda and water

• salt water and fresh water

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What is the result of the Safe Water Drinking Act?

• people don't use materials

• less dirt on the ground

• using safer ways to control pests

• people don't control safe ways

_____ means using less water

• recycle

• reuse

• reduce

_____ means using water for something else or more than once.

• reuse

• recycle

• reduce

______ water happens at water treatment facilities when water is collected through pipes in homes and offices to be reused again.

• reuse

• recycle

• reduce

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A small portion of gases that cause acid rain come from _____ sources, such as volcanoes.

• natural

• fossils

• fuels

• dirt

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Most of the gases that cause acid rain come from ______.

• water

• natural sources

• fossil fuels

• dirt

Where are the effects of acid rain mostly seen?

• land environments

• water environments

• air environments