Chapter 10 Water Resources and Water Pollution

The use of pesticides and fertilizers must be carefully monitored 
because of the effect they can have on the environment. 
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use 
of these chemicals on the environment?

• Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.
• Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.
• 
  These chemicals are expensive to produce.
  
• Storage space for these chemicals is limited.

A lake that stores water for human use is called a ____________.

• dam
• oxbow lake
• reservoir
• crater lake

A industrial powerplant dumps its heated wastewater straight from a pipe into a stream. This is an example of -

• eutrophic pollution
  over-treated drinking water.
• riparian pollution
  flooding in the local aquifer.
• point source pollution.
• nonpointsource pollution.

Pollutants from a factory enter a stream or creek and travel to a river. River water tested with the pollutant found is called  

• point source pollution
  Available space for crops
• nonpoint source pollution.
• eutrophic pollution
• riparian pollution

What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff
• Storm Drain
• Surface Water
• Tributary

Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater
• Bogs
• Water in the ground

Water that stands or flows across the Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Divide

A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called... 

• an aquitard/aquiclude
• a well
• a recharge zone
• a water table

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir
• Aquifer
• Groundwater
• Watershed

Where is most fresh water found on Earth?

• oceans
• atmosphere
• glaciers, polar ice caps
• lakes and rivers