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WorksheetsChapter 14 Water Pollution Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A distinct location from which pollution is directly produced.
a)
Point source
b)
nonpoint source
c)
wastewater
d)
water pollution
2.
A diffuse areas such as and entire framing region, a suburban community with many lawns and septic systems or storm runoff from parking lots.
a)
Point source
b)
nonpoint source
c)
wastewater
d)
water pollution
3.
Legislation that supports the “protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and recreation in and on the water” by maintaining and, when necessary, restoring the chemical, physical, and biological properties of surface waters.
a)
Clean Water Act
b)
Safe Drinking Water Act
4.
Legislation that sets the national standards for safe drinking water.
a)
Clean Water Act
b)
Safe Drinking Water Act
5.
A group of industrial compounds used to manufacture plastics and insulate electrical transformers, and responsible for many environmental problems.
a)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
b)
bisphenol A (BPAs)
c)
perchlorates
6.
Human-made pond lined with rubber built to handle large quantities of manure produced by livestock.
a)
manure lagoon
b)
leach feild
c)
septage
d)
sludge lagoon
7.
Water produced by livestock operations and human activities, including human sewage from toilets and gray water from bathing and washing of clothes and dishes.
a)
Wastewater
b)
leach feild
c)
septage
d)
sludge
8.
A layer of fairly clear water found in the middle of a septic tank.
a)
Wastewater
b)
leach feild
c)
septage
d)
sludge
9.
Solid waste material from wastewater.
a)
Wastewater
b)
leach feild
c)
septage
d)
sludge
10.
In a body of water, an area with extremely low oxygen concentration and very little life.
a)
Dead zone
b)
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
11.
The amount of oxygen a quantity of water uses over a period of time at specific temperatures.
a)
Dead zone
b)
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
c)
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)
12.
The standard for safe drinking water established by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
a)
Dead zone
b)
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
c)
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)
13.
A group of harmful chemicals used for rocket fuel.
a)
perchlorates
b)
acid deposition
c)
bisphenol A (BPAs)
d)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
14.
A component of a septic system, made up of underground pipes laid out below the surface of the ground.
a)
Septic system
b)
Septic tank
c)
leach field
d)
all of these
15.
A relatively small and simple sewage treatment system, made up of a septic tank and a leach field, often used for homes in rural areas.
a)
Septic system
b)
Septic tank
c)
leach field
d)
all of these
16.
A large container that receives wastewater from a house as part of a septic system.
a)
Septic system
b)
Septic tank
c)
leach field
d)
all of these
17.
An increase in fertility in a body of water, the result of anthropogenic inputs of nutrients.
a)
eutrophication
b)
cultural eutrophication
c)
leach field
d)
all of these
18.
A phenomenon in which a body of water becomes rich in nutrients.
a)
eutrophication
b)
cultural eutrophication
c)
leach field
d)
all of these
19.
Acids deposited on Earth as rain and snow or as gases and particles that attach to the surfaces of plants, soil, and water.
a)
Acid deposition
b)
Fecal coliform bacteria
20.
A group of generally harmless microorganisms in human intestines that can serve as an indicator species for potentially harmful microorganisms associated with contaminated sewage.
a)
Acid deposition
b)
Fecal coliform bacteria
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