Watershed and Pollution

Water pollution can occur when:

• Harmful substances enter a water supply

• Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

• Individuals or industries illegally dump waste

• None of the above.

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We can prevent water pollution by:

• Reducing the use of plastic.

• Properly dispose of chemicals.

• Cleaning up after your animals.

• All of the above

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What are the main sources of water pollution?

• Plastic, Paper, and Metal

• Snails in water

• Droughts

• Agriculture, Industry, and Animal Waste

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What can happen to fish when there is not enough oxygen in the water?

• They can suffocate

• They can't float

• They can't see.

• Nothing. Fish don't need oxygen.

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Pollution _________________________.

• is harmful materials put into the environment

• is found in air, water, and land

• effects plants, animals, and people

• All of the above

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A pollution source that can be directly identified is called:

• Non-point source pollution

• Industrial waste

• Point source pollution

• illegal

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In response to high levels of pollution that was visible by the public in U.S. rivers and lakes the United States Environmental Protection Administration (EPA):

• established The Clean Water Act of 1972

• banned all point-source pollution

• closed factories near any rivers

• told people not to swim in polluted water

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___________ drains into arroyos (concrete or sandy) and flows directly in the Rio Grande with out being cleaned.

• Stormwater

• Wastewater

• Trash

• Drinking water

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__________ tells you how healthy the water is.

• water quantity

• water quality

• good water

• tasty water

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What are some ways that watersheds can be polluted? (select all that apply)

• sewers emptying into rivers

• oil leaking

• littering

• washing car

• picking up after pets

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