Water Resources and Water Pollution

what is true about eutrophication in lakes and other bodies of water?

• it is always natural

• it is always artificial

• it can cause too much algae to grow

• none of these are true

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Lead in water is what kind of water pollution category?

• organic

• inorganic

• nutrient

• disease-causing organisms

what is true about water pollution?

• all water is polluted

• there is a way to make water 100% pure

• nutrients are not pollutants

• all of these are true

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

another way to talk about water pollution is to talk about water ______

• quantity

• speed

• quality

• all of these options

water pollution can be

• biological

• temperature

• physical

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

water regulations usually start around

• parts per ten

• parts per hundred

• parts per thousand

• parts per million

what does it mean to degrade water quality?

• water is good

• water is ok

• water passes regulations but probably isn't pleasant

• water is bad

what is turbidity?

• how clear the water is

• how much oxygen water has

• how much phosphate water has

• how much nitrate water has

what can increase levels of nitrate in water?

• sewage

• pesticides

• mining waste

• all of these options

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is the primary source of water pollution in urban areas?

• Industrial discharge

• Agricultural runoff

• Household waste

• Natural erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3