Hydrosphere CSA wayground review

Overflow during a heavy rainstorm from a wastewater treatment plant would result in -

• 
  over-treated drinking water.
• 
  flooding in the local aquifer.
• polluted runoff into nearby ponds.
• weakened housing foundations.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is Point Source Pollution (PSP) ?

• When you cannot trace the direct source of pollution
• When you can trace the point of the source - "pipe to source"

A industrial powerplant dumps its heated wastewater straight from a pipe into a stream. This is an example of -

• eutrophic pollution
  over-treated drinking water.
• riparian pollution
  flooding in the local aquifer.
• point source pollution.
• nonpointsource pollution.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Like its name suggests, ​ (a)   is water found in the ground. Groundwater is stored in underground reservoirs called ​ (b)   .

• groundwater
• aquifers
• surface water
• storage tanks
• wells

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Other times, rainwater will become contaminated as it falls on pollutants, then runs into nearby reservoirs. This is ​ (a)   pollution, which is when water reservoirs are polluted indirectly.

• non-point source
• point source

What is a watershed?

• Water in an area
• Water that flows into a river or stream
• Land that water flows over and through
• Water that is salty

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An area of land where the surface water and groundwater drain into a particular body of water

• Watershed

• Drainage Divide

• Erosion

• Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Unconfined aquifers are found above the aquitard.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A layer, usually clay, that keeps water from flowing from one aquifer to another is known as an...

(a)  

Most groundwater is used for...

• agriculture

• water parks

• factories

• drinking