Water Pollution

Pollution that comes from MANY different places and is hard to identify its source.

• Point

• Non-Point

Pollution that comes from a single source

• Point

• Non-Point

A ship carrying gasoline runs into shore and spills large amount of gasoline.

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Acid Rain

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Snow melts in parking lots and carries oils into nearby waterways

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a leaking pipe

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Construction sites sediments wash away into a stream.

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A farmer is storing the manure from his farm in large piles next to the river. What type of pollution would this cause?

• Toxic
• Bacterial

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Someone drains used car oil and anti-freeze onto the ground. What type of pollution would this cause?

• Toxic
• Bacterial

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Marta placed her leftover paint and solvent in her garbage for the regular trash pick-up instead of following the disposal instructions. What type of pollution would this cause?

• Bacterial
• Toxic