Air & Water Pollution

________ results in an increase of water temperature.

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain.

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

The introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into the water.

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

When phosphates in laundry detergents get into aquatic ecosystems and cause toxic pollution.

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What type of lake has a large amount of plant growth due to nutrients?

• frozen lake

• eutrophic

• benthic

• plankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Polluted wastewater from a chemical plant is a source of nonpoint-source pollution.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Can be traced back to the point of origin.

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-point source pollution

Cannot easily be traced to the source of the pollution.

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-point source pollution

A ship carrying gasoline runs into shore and spills large amount of gasoline.

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The ozone layer protects us from

• UV rays
• CFCs
• Increased atmospheric heat
• Decreased atmospheric heat