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Water Pollution and Water Treatment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
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1.

What kind of pollution can be traced to a specific origin?

a)

Point source pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

c)

Focused point pollution

d)

Cumulative pollution

2.

Which of the following is an example of a non-point pollution source? (You may choose more than one answer.)

a)

urban run-off

b)

factory discharge

c)

agricultural irrigation

d)

eroding streambanks

3.

Which water pollutant is the main reason behind eutrophication of lakes and estuaries and high biological oxygen demand (BOD)?

a)

inorganic chemicals

b)

thermal pollution

c)

sewage

d)

eroded sediment

4.

Which of the following water sources has the best chance of recovery from the effects of water pollution ?

a)

lake

b)

groundwater

c)

river

5.

In the Philippines, which is the major source of water pollution?

a)

industrial wastewater

b)

agricultural run-off

c)

deforestation

d)

untreated sewage

6.

In the treatment of drinking water, which of the following is a chemical treatment process?

a)

aeration

b)

sedimentation

c)

coagulation

d)

filtration

7.

In the treatment of drinking water, this initial process removes objects such as rags, paper, plastics, and metals to prevent damage and clogging of downstream equipment and piping.

a)

screening

b)

flocculation

c)

reverse osmosis

d)

flotation

8.

In municipal sewage treatment, (a)   treatment removes suspended and floating particles using mechanical processes.

9.

The solid left after the treatment of sewage is called (a)   .

10.

Which of the following is/are true?

a)

Drinking water needs to comply with national standards for safety.

b)

Treated sewage water does not have to comply with national standards before release back into a water body.

c)

All physical and chemical changes in a body of water is considered pollution.