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WorksheetsTypes of Water Pollution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
This type of pollution occurs when live or dead organisms are added to water supplies
Chemical pollution
Thermal pollution
Biological pollution
This type of pollution comes from any heating of natural water that results from human activity
Thermal pollution
Chemical pollution
Biological pollution
This type of pollution occurs when harmful chemicals are added to water supplies
Thermal pollution
Chemical pollution
Biological pollution
True or false: Water pollution occurs when waste or other materials are added to water so that it is harmful to organisms that use it or live in it.
True
False; Land
What type of pollution is the example:
Water from a river or lake, that is used for cooling powerplants, get warmed up. When that warm water is returned to the river or lake, it is a higher temperature than the river or lake water. This warmer water has less oxygen available for organisms that live in the water.
Biological pollution
Chemical pollution
Thermal pollution
True or false: An increase in the amount of nutrients in water is called eutrophication.
True
False; decrease
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Which of the following describe wastewater?
any water that has been used by people
flushing the toilet
washing dishes
showering
The picture is an example of what type of pollution?
Eutrophication
Biological pollution
Thermal pollution
Acid rain is an example of what type of pollution?
Biological pollution
Chemical pollution
Eutrophication
True or false: Two major sources of chemical pollution are tourism and industry.
True
False; agriculture
The picture is an example of what type of water pollution?
Biological pollution
Chemical pollution
Thermal pollution
There are two types of eutrophication: natural and artificial.
Which type of eutrophication occurs when human activity increases nutrient levels in water?
Natural eutrophication
Artificial eutrophication
The following is an example of what type of water pollution?
Pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers can reach the water supply by seeping into the groundwater.
Thermal pollution
Biological pollution
Chemical pollution
True or false: Acid rain forms when gases, formed by burning wood, mix with water in the air.
True
False; fossil fuels
The picture is an example of
chemical pollution.
thermal pollution.
eutrophication.
How does eutrophication happen?
1. Wastewater (toilet, shower, sink) and fertilizer runoff gets into waterways
2. Extra nutrients grows from the wastewater and fertilizer
3. This extra nutrients causes the fast growth of algae over the surface of the water
4. There is an increase in fish because they have so much algae to eat
4. Too much algae reduces oxygen levels and the fish die
The picture is an example of
eutrophication.
chemical pollution.
thermal pollution.
