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Water Quality Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word means, safe for drinking? 
a)
Factors
b)
Quality
c)
Potable
d)
Acidic
2.
What does DO mean)
a)
Dead Organisms
b)
Dissolved Oxygen
c)
Dead Octupus
d)
Do as in Do
3.
Size, depth, turbidity, location, industry, nuclear power plants, storm runoff, cutting trees, erosion are all what? 
a)
Factors
b)
Oxygen Effects
c)
Turbidity
d)
Potable
4.
Less oxygen, Increased algae growth,   Increased metabolism, Sensitivity to chemicals are all effects of what?
a)
effects of high temperature 
b)
effects of high and low temperatures
c)
effects of low temperatures 
d)
effects of certain temperature
5.
What factors influence DO levels?
a)
A) Algae overgrowth lowers DO
b)
B) makes rain go away faster
c)
C) High Salinity=low DO
d)
D) Both A and C
6.
What does BOD mean?
a)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
b)
Big Onion Dead
c)
Bread On Demand
d)
Bricks On Deck 
7.
Effects of Nitrates and Phosphates are?
a)
Algae blooms (over growth), Lower oxygen, Increased BOD, Eutrophication
b)
Algae overgrowth
c)
Dissolved Oxygen
d)
Algae in my pants
8.
organisms can live in what kind of conditions?
a)
Certain
b)
Bad
c)
Good 
d)
All 
9.
Macroinvertebrates are what? 
a)
Small Animals 
b)
Big animals 
c)
Dead Animals
d)
Live organisms
10.
More Biodiversity means what?
a)
Better water quality
b)
Worse quality 
c)
Dry water quality
d)
Certain water quality
11.
Neutral is what?
a)
Above 7
b)
Below 7
c)
7
d)
None 
12.
What is Acidic?
a)
above 7
b)
7
c)
none
d)
below 7
13.
What is Alkaline (basic) ?
a)
below 7
b)
above 7
c)
d)
none
14.
What factors affect pH?
a)
acid rain from industry and dumping batteries lowers the DO 
b)
acid rain being let go
c)
batteries being kept in companies
d)
none
15.
What does Eutrophication ?
a)
a process where water bodies receive excess nutrients that stimulate excessive plant growth
b)
it means for something to decay plants
c)
it means high nitrates in blood cause less oxygen in the blood
d)
it means urban runoff
16.
What is hardness?
a)
biodiversity
b)
  The amount of minerals in the water including iron, magnesium, and calcium
c)
more oxygen in the air
d)
less oxygen in blood
17.
What are effects of hardness?
a)
high levels can be good for us
b)
low levels are good for us
c)
high levels are bad for us
d)
low levels are bad for us