Water Pollution

Pollution where you can determine the source or where it came from is called?

• Point source

• Nonpoint source

Deposition found in a river valley is an example of pollution from what kind of source?

• point source

• nonpoint source

Which is NOT a NATURAL cause of water pollution?

• Algae bloom

• volcano

• sewage leak

• animal wastes

Which is not a HUMAN cause of water pollution?

• trash

• pesticides

• chemicals from factories

• silt from erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Water pollution can limit oxygen and suffocate fish.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Polluted water can cause sickness and even death.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Acid rain usually helps polluted water become good again.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Pollution coming from the Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, is an example of.....

• A point source

• A nonpoint source

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Oil and gas coming from cars on Interstate 83 is an example of pollution from a .......

• point source

• nonpoint source

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

A pipe coming from a factory and pouring into a river is an example of a

• point source

• nonpoint source