Water: Health & Quality Review

Select all of the following causes of point source pollution.

• Factories

• Sewage treatment facilities

• Runoff occurring as rain over the watershed

• Pesticides

• Fertilizers applied to agricultural land

Select all the ways flooding can reduce water quality.

• By distributing sediment and chemicals across the watershed

• By covering plant parts preventing photosynthesis from occurring

• By preventing sediment from moving throughout streams, rivers, lakes and oceans

• By releasing wastewater into nearby bodies of water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Rocks with a high solubility will be dissolved at faster rates, which can lead to a high concentration of dissolved materials, degrading water quality.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

The standards from the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Act designate uses for a body of water, protection criteria and antidegradation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Two important nutrients sought out when testing water quality are nitrogen and phosphorus.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following describes the natural process and factors resulting in water quality differences in different, geographical locations.

• Depends on the climate, soil and rock type

• Depends only on the soil type

• Depends on the amount of water in the geographical location

• Depends on the swamps and lakes in the geographical location

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following water systems are NOT monitored or regulated by government entities?

• Private or individual water wells

• Water workshops

• Industrial water plants

• Public water

Water with a pH below __________, can indicate the presence of metals and other potentially toxic chemicals.

• Seven

• Three

• Six

• Zero

Nonpoint source pollution is any contamination which can be traced back to a specific point of discharge.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following best describes the secondary treatment process of wastewater?

• Litmus paper removes a large portion of rock and soil material

• Chemical meters test the pH of the water

• Thermometers provide the temperature of the water

• A combination of biological processes remove a large portion of organic materials