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- 1. Multiple Choice
______________________ is when bodies of water contain an abundance of nutrients caused by humans.potablethermal pollutionartificial eutrophicationporosity - 2. Multiple Choice______________________ is the buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain.porositywater pollutionwastewaterbiomagnification
- 3. Multiple Choice______________________ is water waste that comes from many different sources.biomagnificationpoint source pollutionnonpoint source pollutionwastewater
- 4. Multiple Choice______________________ is water waste discharge from a single source.nonpoint source pollutionwastewaterpoint source pollutionpathogen
- 5. Multiple Choice______________________ is when there is an increase in the overall temperature of a body of water.artificial eutrophicationbiomagnificationwastewaterthermal pollution
- 6. Multiple Choice______________________ is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.water pollutiondesalinationwatershedpotable
- 7. Multiple Choice______________________ is the water that contains waste from home or industry.surface waterdampotablewastewater
- 8. Multiple Choice
Marine debris can cause animals to:
Starve
strangle
Suffocate
all of the above.
- 9. Multiple Choice
There is nothing we can do to stop water pollution.
True
False
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis law sets standards on pollutants for community water supplies.Clean Water Act (CWA)Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)Oil Pollution Act
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis law regulates the discharges of pollutants into all waters that have a significant connection with navigable waterways. Also, must have a permit to dump these pollutants. Also, requires certain steps in sewage treatment.Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)Clean Water Act (CWA)Oil Pollution ActNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMost water pollution is the result of __________________.natural processesanimal wastehuman activitiesacid rain
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA distinct location from which pollution is directly produced.Point sourcenonpoint sourcewastewaterwater pollution
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA diffuse areas such as and entire framing region, a suburban community with many lawns and septic systems or storm runoff from parking lots.Point sourcenonpoint sourcewastewaterwater pollution
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWater produced by livestock operations and human activities, including human sewage from toilets and gray water from bathing and washing of clothes and dishes.Wastewaterleach feildseptagesludge
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEutrophication is caused byrunoff of excessive fertilizer and nutrientscleaning up waterwaysusing nuclear energyusing solar energy
- 17. Multiple Choicewhat is 9+1021piejohn cena19
- 18. Multiple Choice
______________________ is the water that contains waste from home or industry.
surface water
dam
potable
wastewater
- 19. Multiple Choice______________________ is when bodies of water contain an abundance of nutrients caused by humans.potablethermal pollutionartificial eutrophicationporosity
- 20. Multiple Choice______________________ is the buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain.porositywater pollutionwastewaterbiomagnification
- 21. Multiple Choice______________________ is water waste that comes from many different sources.biomagnificationpoint source pollutionnonpoint source pollutionwastewater
- 22. Multiple Choice______________________ is water waste discharge from a single source.nonpoint source pollutionwastewaterpoint source pollutionpathogen
- 23. Multiple Choice______________________ is water that is beneath the earth’s surface in sediment or rock formation.watershedwater pollutionwastewatergroundwater
- 24. Multiple Choice______________________ is the fresh water on the Earth’s surface.surface waterwastewatergroundwaterwater pollution
- 25. Multiple Choice______________________ is when there is an increase in the overall temperature of a body of water.artificial eutrophicationbiomagnificationwastewaterthermal pollution
- 26. Multiple Choice______________________ is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.water pollutiondesalinationwatershedpotable
- 27. Multiple Choice
Point-source pollution and non point-source pollution differ in
the kind of biological agents causing the pollution.
whether the source of pollution is agricultural or industrial.
the number of sources from which the pollution is discharged.
whether the pollutants are chemical or physical agents.
- 28. Multiple Choice
Fertilizers are classified as which kind of water pollutant?
organic chemicals
inorganic chemicals
heavy metals
physical agents
- 29. Multiple Choice
One reason polluted groundwater pollution is difficult to clean is that
the location of underground storage tanks is not always known.
pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers.
runoff contaminates the water supply.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Sources of ocean pollution include
oil spills.
direct dumping of wastewater.
activities on land.
All of the above.
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which Act strengthened the laws against dumping waste in U.S. waters?
Clean Water Act
Water Quality Act
Marine and Protection and Sanctuaries Act
(a) and (c)
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