Water Resources and Pollution Reading

Pollution can flow into any body of water connected to the original source.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a direct effect of water pollution on living organisms?

• Improves health

• Causes illnesses

• Increases population

• None of the above

Water pollution can seep into soil and make it ______ for farming.

• Easy

• Difficult

• Ideal

• Perfect

Which of the following is a part of water conservation?

• Cleaning polluted water

• Using more water

• Polluting rivers

• None of the above.

What does the Clean Water Act aim to protect?

• Air quality

• Water from pollution

• Soil erosion

• Wildlife habitats

What is added to the Rio Grande when other rivers join it?

• Freshwater

• Pollution

• Fish

• Boats

How do new washing machines contribute to water conservation?

• They use more water

• They use less water

• They recycle water

• They heat water.

What happens to the lead collected by microbots?

• It is dissolved

• It is recycled

• It is burned

• It is stored

Fill in the blank: Rainwater from Hurricane Harvey flooded farms and cities in ___.

• California

• Texas

• Florida

• New York

Which of the following is a method to manage water resources?

• Waste water

• Conserve water

• Increase pollution

• Ignore droughts