Impacts on the Atmosphere

a pollution from a single source that can be identified.

• non-point source pollution

• point source pollution

• acid rain

• water quality

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Pollution from a widespread area that cannot be traced back to a single location.

• oil spills

• water conservation

• agricultural runoff

• non-point source pollution

which uses the most water in the US?

• factories

• farms

• households

• power plants

Which source of pollution would be the hardest to trace and control?

• runoff from a city

• runoff from a mine

• an oil leak from an ocean tanker

• water from a factory discharge pipe

What is the main purpose of the Safe Drinking Water Act?

• to ban point source pollution

• to clean up the Great Lakes

• to protect drinking water supplies

• to regulate land fills

which is an example of point source pollution?

• a container ship strikes a bridge releasing fuel into the water

• dirt washing away from a housing development

• fertilizer and pesticides run off from fields during a rainstorm

• a flood overflows the underground sewer system

Which is NOT a negative impact of dams?

• increased erosion along the stream

• generate hydroelectric power

• causes some streams to dry up

• prevents fish from migrating

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

_______________ _________ is caused when nitrogen and carbon compounds in the air react to sunshine.

• photochemical smog

• acid precipitation

• particulate matter

• global warming

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

rain or snow that has a lower pH than normal rainwater

• acid precipitation

• air pollution

• particulate matter

• carbon cycle

The mix of both solid and liquid particles in the air is called _____________ ____________.

• global warming

• acid precipitation

• photochemical smog

• particulate matter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6