Water and Water Pollution

Some kids were dumping paint in the local pond. What type of water pollution did they cause?

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Bacterial

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Logging operations used to use a technique called clear-cutting, in which all of the trees in an area are cut down. What type of water pollution will this most likely lead to?

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Bacterial

This type of pollution comes from any heating of natural water that results from human activity

• Thermal pollution

• Chemical pollution

• Biological pollution

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which of the following is an effect of an oil spill?

• Many plants and animals die.

• The fishing industry improves.

• Plant life increases.

• The oil cleans the beaches.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

At a research lab, a scientist carelessly pours cultures of living microbes down the drain. What type of water pollution does this cause?

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Bacterial

What type of pollution is the example:

Water from a river or lake, that is used for cooling powerplants, get warmed up. When that warm water is returned to the river or lake, it is a higher temperature than the river or lake water. This warmer water has less oxygen available for organisms that live in the water.

• Biological pollution

• Chemical pollution

• Thermal pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Dirt, sand and silt are classified as what type of pollution?

• toxins

• sediment

• nutrient

• bacterial

A farmer applies excess fertilizer to one of her fields just before a rainstorm. What kind of pollution is this most likely to lead to?

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Bacterial

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Water pollution occurs when:

• Harmful substances enter a water supply

• Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

• Industries cut costs with waste disposal.

• None of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

We can prevent water pollution by:

• Reduce the use of plastic.

• Properly dispose of chemicals.

• Clean up after your animals.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-3