Watersheds Test Review

Wastewater goes down the drain and is taken to a city water treatment plant to be cleaned and disinfected. What happens to the treated wastewater next?

• It is released into a nearby creek or river.

• It is pumped underground into aquifers.

• It is bottled and sold in stores.

• It is pumped directly back to local homes, schools, and businesses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which TWO are the biggest sources of pollution in our oceans?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Students designed an experiment to study where water drains after the sprinkler system is used to maintain the football field.  They attached a container that added red dye to the water before it sprayed onto the field.  Students placed water collection containers in many places near the field.

Which location could the students place a water collection container to determine the effect of runoff from the football field?

• In the ground near the sprinkler

• In a gutter that flows to a nearby pond

• Directly under the sprinkler

• Suspended directly above the sprinkler

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Landfills are a way to manage trash by burying the trash underground.  Modern landfills have a bottom layer of thick clay covered with a plastic liner.  On top of the plastic liner, the landfill has pipes with holes that flow to collection tanks.

What is the purpose of the clay layer, plastic liner, and pipes?

• To stop trash from floating away when it rains

• To keep trash dry when it rains

• To prevent the groundwater near the landfill from becoming polluted

• To stop the landfill from filling up too fast

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following are NEGATIVE effects of pollution on our beaches? (pick 2)

• The organisms use the pollution to make their homes.

• Some organisms may get sick by eating the pollution.

• The pollution does not affect the organisms in the ocean.

• Some organisms may get tangled in the pollution and die.

• Some of the organisms use the pollution as camouflage.

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Extra fertilizer runs off the farms, into the rivers, and out into the oceans. Which of the following would be a likely outcome of this?

• Animals will use the fertilizer to grow.

• Kelp on the bottom of the ocean will grow.

• Coral reefs will grow faster.

• Algae will grow, causing algae blooms.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Humans depend on the oceans for food as well as for recreational entertainment. Which of the following are other ways in which humans depend on the oceans?

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following impacts on our oceans are able to be controlled by humans?

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

which answer choice correctly summarizes how the pollution from the factory and the commercial fishing industry are connected?

• The factories provide nutrients for the fish, increasing their populations, which in turn helps the fishing industry by increasing their profits. 

• The factories produce pollution, which ends up in the water, reducing the number of animals in the oceans. The fishing industry then cannot catch enough fish to meet the demand. 

• The fishing boats produce pollution, which impacts the factory’s ability to produce its product.

• The fishing boats catch the majority of fish in the oceans, which prevents the factories from having the required materials to function. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What can you tell about the temperature of the ocean from this graph?

• As the depth of the ocean increases, the temperature increases.

• Water temperature decreases as the ocean gets deeper.

• As the depth of the ocean decreases, the temperature decreases.

• Water temperature does not change as the depth of the ocean increases.