Unit 8 APES

What law regulates water pollution, including sewage systems?

• Pollution Control Act

• The Clean Water Act

• Safe Drinking Water Act

Construction site runoff is a __________water pollutant

• Point-Source

• Nonpoint-Source

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Urban and agricultural runoff are_____________ water pollutants

• Point-Source

• Nonpoint-Source

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

A tanker that runs aground causing oil to leak into the ocean is a ___________water pollutant.

• Point-Source

• Nonpoint-Source

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Can be traced back to the point of origin.

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-point source pollution

Cannot easily be traced to the source of the pollution.

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-point source pollution

Sewage leaking from a pipe.

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-point source pollution

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Chemicals dumped into a river from an unknown source.

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-point source pollution

Which of the following will result in accelerated eutrophication when introduced into streams, lakes, and bays?

• Bacteria and viruses

• pesticides

• herbicides

• phosphates

• acid wastes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The diagram shows a power plant designed to generate electricity for a nearby city.

The water used in this type of power plant is often released back into a reservoir.

Which of the following effects could this released water have on the reservoir?

• The released water is radioactive and is lethal to a variety of organisms in the reservoir.

• Chemical pollutants in the released water cause algal blooms in the reservoir.

• Ash from the power plant is dissolved in the released water and will precipitate out into the reservoir.

• The temperature of the released water causes a decrease in the amount of dissolved oxygen in the reservoir.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4