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- 1. Multiple ChoicePollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed
will have a negative effect on which of the following?
Available space for cropsLocal pond lifeRainfall ratesDirection of river flow - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe use of pesticides and fertilizers must be carefully monitored
because of the effect they can have on the environment.
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use
of these chemicals on the environment?Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.
These chemicals are expensive to produce.Storage space for these chemicals is limited. - 3. Multiple Choice
The illustration provided shows a river and four cities on that river. When the water from the river was sampled at location X, it was determined to be polluted with various chemicals. What would be the most likely source for this pollution?City 1 and City 2City 2 and City 3City 3 and City 4City 1 and City 4 - 4. Multiple ChoiceOverflow during a heavy rainstorm from a wastewater treatment plant would result in -
over-treated drinking water.
flooding in the local aquifer.polluted runoff into nearby ponds.weakened housing foundations. - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a watershed?Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of waterthe shape of the land determined by elevationA natural stream of water of considerable volumea river and all its tributaries
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy is gravity a factor in watersheds?it causes the water to flow away from a watershedit causes the water to flow down towards a watershed
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is topography?a graph showing all the different toposA map of all the waterways in an areathe shape of the land determined by the elevation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a divide?a natural stream of water of considerable volumea continuous ridge that separates a watershedsmall rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or streama body of fresh water found in low lying areas
- 9. Multiple ChoiceDefine tributariessmall rivers or streams that flow into a large river or streama natural stream of water of considerable volumeprecipitation that flows over the land to streamsa continuous ridge that separates a watershed
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Point Source Pollution (PSP) ?When you cannot trace the direct source of pollutionWhen you can trace the point of the source - "pipe to source"
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAll are examples of Point Source Pollution EXCEPT __________________________.Landfill WastesPipes from Industrial WasteMismanaged WasteOil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Non Point Source Pollution (NPSP) ?When you can trace the point of source "pipe to source"When you cannot trace the direct source of the pollution - this is the worst of the two pollutions.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAll are examples of Non Point Source Pollution EXCEPT?Landfill WasteFertilizers on grassPesticides that infiltrate on cropsTreatment Facility
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich is more serious and the largest form, Point Source Pollution or Non Point Source Pollution and why?Point Source Pollution because it is traceableNon Point Source Pollution because you cannot trace it.Point Source because you can not trace itNon Point Source because you can trace it.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat human affect of drainage can cause opver use problems by the removal or depleting water from natural resources to help dry areas?UrbanizationDeforestationIrrigation
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