AP Environmental Science - 8.6 Thermal Pollution

Which of the following is FALSE?

• Dissolved oxygen and water temperature have a direct relationship.  As one increases, so does the other. 

• Moving water tends to have higher dissolved oxygen than still water. 

• Thermal pollution tends to lower the dissolved oxygen in a body of water.  

• Low dissolved oxygen can affect breeding and migration as well as cause die-offs. 

Which of the following is FALSE?

• Urban stormwater and deforestation don't impact water temperatures. 

• Power plants are a common source of thermal pollution. 

• Cooling towers on power plants reduce the amount of thermal pollution. 

• Manatees breathe atmospheric oxygen, since they are mammals.