Water Quality & Pollution Quiz Review

Pollution where the cause can be easily identified is:

• Visible pollution
• Point Source Pollution

• Water pollution
• Non-Point Source Pollution

A(n) _______ ________ is a massive explosion of algae growth.

• Eutrophication

• Green tsunami
• Algal Bloom

• Red tide

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Chemically bound particles in water is a result of ______________.

• Chemical reactions
• Condensation

• Flocculation

• Evaporation

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Pollution where the cause is too massive to be identified is called what?

• Non-point source pollution

• Water contamination
• Air pollution
• Toxic waste

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In 1972 this law was established to decrease industrial pollution.

• Clean Water Act
• Environmental Protection Act
• Pollution Control Act
• Industrial Waste Act

When fish suffocate due to increased algae growth is a result of ______________.

• hypoxia
• algae bloom
• eutrophication
• oxygen depletion

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_________ are chemicals or fluids that flow outward.

• Effluents

• Static flow
• Water currents

• Outward flow

In 1974 a law was passed to ensure water is potable (drinkable). What is this law called?

• Clean Water Act
• Pollution Prevention Act
• Water Quality Act
• Safe Drinking Water Act

Where is water cleaned, filtered, and disinfected?

• Water is cleaned, filtered, and disinfected in swimming pools.
• Water is cleaned, filtered, and disinfected in the ocean.
• Water is cleaned, filtered, and disinfected in the human body.
• Water is cleaned, filtered, and disinfected in water treatment plants.

Filtering water through permeable soil and rock is __________.

• exfiltration
• percolation
• seepage
• infiltration

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