Water Resources and Pollution

Most of the world's freshwater is found here?

• ocean

• lakes

• rivers

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that is stored in pores, soil, sediments and rocks is known as_____________?

• salt water

• freshwater

• soil water

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Pollution traced to a single point

• water shed

• permeable

• point source pollution

• non-point source pollution

The Portion of water that flows across the surface that does not soak into the ground and runs into water bodies

• what

• fertilizer

• erosion

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Pollution that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources

• estuary

• water shed

• non point source pollution

• point source pollution

Planting trees, grass, or any plant to create a "natural fence" to protect water from pollutants

• fertilizer

• drought

• vegetative buffer

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The land that water flows across or under on its way to a stream, river, or lake is called...

• conservation

• land form

• runoff

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Presence of fecal coliform bacteria suggests that

• a factory polluted the river

• a nearby treatment plant added chlorine to the waste water

• the water is safe for drinking

• untreated animal waste contaminated the water

Which of the following describe the relationship between D.O. and B.O.D.?

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. decreases

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. increases

• When B.O.D. decreases, the D.O. decreases

• When B.O.D. increases, the D.O. decreases

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-4

Which is a primary cause of dead zones in lakes and coastal estuaries?

• Effluent from sewage treatment plants

• Organic waste from agricultural fields and feedllots

• Power plants

• Oil refineries