Quiz about Human Impact on Water - Vocabulary

Question 1

fresh water on Earth's land surface. is found in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.

Accepted Answer

surface water

Answer

aquifer

Answer

watershed

Answer

point-source pollution

Question 2

As streams and rivers move across the land, they form a flowing network of water.

Accepted Answer

river system

Answer

biomagnification

Answer

water pollution

Answer

watershed

Question 3

Water stored beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rock formations.

Accepted Answer

groundwater

Answer

desalination

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waste water

Answer

pathogens

Question 4

The area of land that is drained by a river is known.

Accepted Answer

watershed

Answer

groundwater

Answer

thermal pollution

Answer

water pollution

Question 5

An underground formation that contains groundwater.

Accepted Answer

aquifer

Answer

nonpoint-source pollution

Answer

surface water

Answer

groundwater

Question 6

The area of the Earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer

Accepted Answer

recharge zone

Answer

pathogens

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river system

Answer

waste water

Question 7

safe to drink.

Accepted Answer

potable

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point-source pollution

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reservoir

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nonpoint-source pollution

Question 8

organisms that cause illness or disease.

Accepted Answer

pathogens

Answer

potable

Answer

recharge zone

Answer

surface water

Question 9

When a river is dammed, an artificial lake is formed behind the dam.

Accepted Answer

reservoir

Answer

recharge zone

Answer

potable

Answer

desalination

Question 10

process of removing salt from salt water.

Accepted Answer

desalination

Answer

reservoir

Answer

point-source pollution

Answer

river system

Question 11

the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.

Accepted Answer

water pollution

Answer

river system

Answer

pathogens

Answer

biomagnification

Question 12

pollution discharged from a single source.

Accepted Answer

point-source pollution

Answer

surface water

Answer

nonpoint-source pollution

Answer

reservoir

Question 13

pollution comes from many different sources that are often difficult to identify.

Accepted Answer

nonpoint-source pollution

Answer

thermal pollution

Answer

groundwater

Answer

aquifer

Question 14

water that contains waste from homes or industry.

Accepted Answer

waste water

Answer

water pollution

Answer

desalination

Answer

recharge zone

Question 15

occurs when power plants and other industries use water in their cooling systems and then discharge the warm water into a lake or river.

Accepted Answer

thermal pollution

Answer

waste water

Answer

biomagnification

Answer

potable

Question 16

accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain.

Accepted Answer

biomagnification

Answer

watershed

Answer

aquifer

Answer

thermal pollution

Question 17

surface water

Accepted Answer

fresh water on Earth's land surface. is found in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.

Answer

accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain.

Answer

When a river is dammed, an artificial lake is formed behind the dam.

Answer

process of removing salt from salt water.

Question 18

river system

Accepted Answer

As streams and rivers move across the land, they form a flowing network of water.

Answer

An underground formation that contains groundwater.

Answer

water that contains waste from homes or industry.

Answer

pollution discharged from a single source.

Question 19

groundwater

Accepted Answer

Water stored beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rock formations.

Answer

As streams and rivers move across the land, they form a flowing network of water.

Answer

the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.

Answer

pollution comes from many different sources that are often difficult to identify.

Question 20

watershed

Accepted Answer

The area of land that is drained by a river is known.

Answer

fresh water on Earth's land surface. is found in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.

Answer

Water stored beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rock formations.

Answer

accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain.

Question 21

aquifer

Accepted Answer

An underground formation that contains groundwater.

Answer

occurs when power plants and other industries use water in their cooling systems and then discharge the warm water into a lake or river.

Answer

The area of the Earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer

Question 22

recharge zone

Accepted Answer

The area of the Earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer

Answer

organisms that cause illness or disease.

Answer

The area of land that is drained by a river is known.

Answer

safe to drink.

Question 23

potable

Accepted Answer

safe to drink.

Answer

pollution comes from many different sources that are often difficult to identify.

Answer

As streams and rivers move across the land, they form a flowing network of water.

Question 24

pathogens

Accepted Answer

organisms that cause illness or disease.

Answer

pollution discharged from a single source.

Answer

process of removing salt from salt water.

Answer

The area of land that is drained by a river is known.

Question 25

reservoir

Accepted Answer

When a river is dammed, an artificial lake is formed behind the dam.

Answer

process of removing salt from salt water.

Answer

pollution discharged from a single source.

Answer

organisms that cause illness or disease.

Question 26

desalination

Accepted Answer

process of removing salt from salt water.

Answer

safe to drink.

Answer

pollution comes from many different sources that are often difficult to identify.

Answer

fresh water on Earth's land surface. is found in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.

Question 27

water pollution

Accepted Answer

the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.

Answer

The area of land that is drained by a river is known.

Answer

organisms that cause illness or disease.

Answer

occurs when power plants and other industries use water in their cooling systems and then discharge the warm water into a lake or river.

Question 28

point-source pollution

Accepted Answer

pollution discharged from a single source.

Answer

The area of the Earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer

Answer

occurs when power plants and other industries use water in their cooling systems and then discharge the warm water into a lake or river.

Answer

the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.

Question 29

nonpoint-source pollution

Accepted Answer

pollution comes from many different sources that are often difficult to identify.

Answer

the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.

Answer

fresh water on Earth's land surface. is found in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.

Answer

Water stored beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rock formations.

Question 30

waste water

Accepted Answer

water that contains waste from homes or industry.

Answer

Water stored beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rock formations.

Answer

As streams and rivers move across the land, they form a flowing network of water.

Answer

The area of the Earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer

Question 31

thermal pollution

Accepted Answer

occurs when power plants and other industries use water in their cooling systems and then discharge the warm water into a lake or river.

Answer

water that contains waste from homes or industry.

Answer

accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain.

Answer

When a river is dammed, an artificial lake is formed behind the dam.

Question 32

biomagnification

Accepted Answer

accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain.

Answer

When a river is dammed, an artificial lake is formed behind the dam.

Answer

An underground formation that contains groundwater.

Answer

water that contains waste from homes or industry.

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