Water Quality and Pollution Vocabulary

How acidic or basic a substance is

• nitrates

• salinity

• algal blooms

• pH

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A measure of how clear water is. A measure of the amount of sediment in water

• temperature

• turbidity

• salinity

• bioindicators

A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of organisms such as algae or cyanobacteria.

• concentration

• sedementation

• salinity

• eutrophication

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A measure of how suitable water may be for drinking

• potability

• concentration

• sedimentation

• water quality

biological, chemical or physical substances that can be harmful when consumed in sufficient quantities

• dissolved oxygen

• contaminates

• sedimentation

• turbidity

Looking after something so it can be passed on to the next generation. Helping to protect

• stewardship

• EPA

• bioindicators

• water quality

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

anything in the water besides the water itself

• phosphates

• nitrates

• pollutants

• sedimentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Special compounds containing nitrogen and oxygen, fertilizers

• nitrates

• phosphates

• contaminants

• concentration

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

a living organism that is able to tell if environment is healthy or not

• microorganism

• bioindicator

• macroinvertebrates

• algal blooms

Can be toxic, caused by excess phosphates and nitrates which causes eutrophication,

• macroinvertebrates

• microorganisms

• algal blooms

• bioindicators

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3