Res. Sci. Ch 11 Sec 1 Vocab Review

a structure that is built across a river to control a river’s flow

• reservoir

• dam

• wastewater

• biomagnification

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

an artificial body of water that usually forms behind a dam

• artificial eutrophication

• dam

• reservoir

• thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a process of removing salt from ocean water

• artificial eutrophication

• point-source pollution

• non-point source pollution

• desalination

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

contamination of water by waste matter or other material

that is harmful to organisms that are exposed to the water

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• desalination

pollution that comes from a specific site

• water pollution

• point-source pollution

• non-point source pollution

• thermal pollution

pollution that comes from many sources rather 

than a single specific site; an example is pollution that reaches a

body of water from streets and storm sewers

• water pollution

• point-source pollution

• nonpoint-source pollution

• thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water that contains wastes from homes or industry

• water pollution

• wastewater

• point-source pollution

• non-point source pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

a process that increases the amount of nutrients

in a body of water through human activities, such as waste disposal

and land drainage

• water pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

• thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a temperature increase in a body of water that is caused

by human activity and that has a harmful effect on water quality and

on the ability of that body of water to support life

• thermal pollution

• water pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

the accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of

the food chain

• artificial eutrophication

• reservoir

• dam

• biomagnification

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1