Alice Environmental

______________________ is the buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain.

• porosity

• water pollution

• wastewater

• biomagnification

_________________ is the area of land that is drained by a river.

• surface water

• watershed

• dam

• wastewater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Why do we want to keep fertilizers (nitrogen and phosphorous) out of water? (Pick best answer)

• Prevent eutrophication

• nitrogen will make the water cloudy

• fertilizer will attract rats

• to reduce global warming

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is a nonpoint source of pollution?

• sewage treatment plant

• underground mines

• chemical and sediment runoff

• oil tankers

Choose the correct statements about confined aquifer:

• is confined between two impermeable layers of clay or rock

• is confined between one impermeable layers of clay or rock and one layer of sand

• is costly to reach, but the water is clean most of the time

• when tapped forms an artesian well, because water is under high pressure.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Choose all that are correct about unconfined aquifer

• is confined between two impermeable layers of clay or rock

• sits on an impermeable layer of rock or clay

• above it is an permeable layer of sand, and it can recharge from above throughout infiltration.

• water table is the limit of fully saturated sand and gravel, which marks the upper limit of an unconfined aquifer

Choose the correct statements:

• Condensation - water vapors condense and form water droplets

• Transpiration - water lost from plants

• Run-off - water that moves through soil particles

• Interception - water trapped on vegetation and doesn't reach the soil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Human activities that negatively impact water cycle are: (choose all that apply)

• over-usage for agriculture

• pollution

• desalination through reverse osmosis

• growing water intensive crops in areas prone to drought.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Choose the correct match of case studies with human impact:

• Ogallala aquifer (US) - overpumped for agriculture

• Saudi Arabia - Groundwater contaminated with oil spills

• California water transfer project - water transferred from South to North, leading to loss of habitat and biodiversity in South

• Aral Sea - water contaminated with fertilizer run-off.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Choose the correct sources of pollution of lakes:

• fertilizers- from agriculture

• litter - urban areas

• untreated sewage - municipal

• habitat loss - urbanization

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4