Chapter 14: Water Resources Test

Which of the following is an example of non-point source pollution?

• A pipe releasing hot water

• A container leaking chemicals

• Rain washing salt off roads

What is the first step in a typical drinking-water treatment process?

• chlorination

• filtration

• aeration

All of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system is included in a(n)

• watershed

• recharge zone

• aquifer

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As a natural resource, freshwater is

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• unusable

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Which of the following was not part of the Clean Water Act?

• Regulated the amount of fertilizers and pesticides that are contained in runoff

• Funded construction of sewage treatment plants

• Set standards for pollution levels

To help regulate river flow and to build a stable supply of water, engineers build

• wells

• dams

• aquifers

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Which nutrient is usually responsible for causing eutrophication in fresh water?

• salt

• phosphorous

• mercury

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Harmful algal blooms are a result of what type of pollution?

• oil

• nutrient

• mercury

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A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called a

• well

• watershed

• spring

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In the United States, most of the fresh water use – about 74% of it – comes from…

• aquatic supplies

• surface water sources

• aquifers

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