[12.01.20] Water Quality Indicators

Water with high turbidity 

• is cloudy and hard to see through
• is clear

A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid

• salinity
• bio-indicators
• wave
• tide

Which of the following are indicators of healthy water systems?

• high nitrates, high pH, and low temperatures
• low temperatures, high dissolved oxygen, and neutral pH

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Under which condition are large numbers of fish in a lake likely to die?

• when the water's dissolved oxygen is low and temperature is high
• right after a storm with heavy rainfall

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The pH of healthy water is _______________.

• 0-5

• 6.5-8.5

• 9-14

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Cleaning and industrial waste are sources of which pollutant?

• nitrates

• phosphates

• salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Sewage is a source of which pollutant?

• nitrates

• phosphates

• algae

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_______________ water quality is indicated by a few number of bio-indicator organisms in one place

• Poor

• Good

In 1972, the _______________ established the regulations on putting pollutants into the water

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Clean Water Act

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The health of a water system is determined by the balance between what variables (choose all that apply)?

• physical

• physiological

• biological

• chemical

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4