Uit 5-1 Water Pollution Mr. Anderson

What is water pollution?

• Anything that increases the water quality of lakes, streams, rivers

• Anything that decreases the water quality of lakes, streams, rivers

• Anything that increases the water quality of oceans

• Anything that decreases the water quality of oceans

What are the categories of water pollution based on the source of pollutants?

• Point pollution, non-point pollution, and groundwater pollution

• Air pollution, land pollution, and noise pollution

• Chemical pollution, biological pollution, and thermal pollution

• Plastic pollution, metal pollution, and noise pollution

What is the major pollutant in water pollution?

• Chemicals like metals, acids, and oil

• Solid waste and sediment

• Human and animal waste water

• Synthetic materials like pesticides

What is the measure used to determine the pollution level of waste water?

• Chemical oxygen demand

• Biochemical oxygen demand

• Dissolved oxygen demand

• Physical oxygen demand

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the consequence of waste water pollution on aquatic ecosystems?

• Increase in nutrients and eutrophication

• Decrease in nutrients and eutrophication

• Increase in dissolved oxygen and algal bloom

• Decrease in dissolved oxygen and algal bloom

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What can be a result of water pollution in terms of disease?

• Cholera outbreaks

• Influenza outbreaks

• Malaria outbreaks

• Tuberculosis outbreaks

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What are the types of chemical pollutants in water?

• Metals, acids, synthetic materials, and oil

• Plastics, pesticides, synthetic materials, and oil

• Metals, plastics, synthetic materials, and oil

• Metals, acids, plastics, and oil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What are the non-chemical pollutants in water?

• Solid waste, sediment, and heat

• Plastics, sediment, and heat

• Solid waste, sediment, and noise

• Plastics, sediment, and noise

What are the regulations in place to address water pollution?

• Clean water act and safe drinking water act

• Clean air act and hazardous waste act

• Endangered species act and national environmental policy act

• Occupational safety and health act and toxic substances control act

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are the methods used to clean up water pollution?

• Septic systems, water purification, and sewage treatment

• Air filters, soil erosion control, and waste management

• Renewable energy, recycling, and composting

• Wetland restoration, carbon sequestration, and sustainable agriculture

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5