Water Pollution

Water pollution is the introduction of ______ agents into water.

• chemical

• physical

• biological

• all of these

Water pollution that is generated from one specific place is called

• point source

• nonpoint source

• biological

• thermal

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

True or False: Point source pollution is harder to regulate and control than nonpoint source.

• True

• False

Which of these is an example of non-point source pollution?

• A leaking underground storage container

• Runoff from roads and farm fields

• An unlined landfill

• Leaking storage lagoons

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Phosphorous that pollutes water as a result of fertilizer runoff is an example of __________ pollution.

• Sediment

• Thermal

• Nutrient

• Biological

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Pathogens like E. coli bacteria are an example of a ______ pollutant.

• Sediment

• Thermal

• Nutrient

• Biological

Sediment pollution is most often the result of

• erosion

• climate change

• power plants

• burning fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these is a common source of thermal pollution?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Power plants using water to cool machinery

• Agricultural practices

• Contamination from human waste

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Water that is safe to drink is referred to as

• Arable

• Potable

• Permeable

• Porous

Bodies of water with high nutrient and low oxygen levels are called

• eutrophic

• hypertrophic

• potable

• arable