Impacts on Water

Which of the following is not an environmentally friendly way to conserve water while cleaning leaves off of your porch?

• Using a broom to clean it

• Using an electric leaf blower to remove them

• Using a hose and water to wash them away

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Which of the following would be the most responsible thing to do when disposing of household chemicals

• Pour them down the drain
• Throw them in the regular trash
• Dump them in a nearby river
• Make sure they don't enter storm drains

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Which is NOT a positive impact on water.

• Clean drinking water
• Conservation of water resources
• Increased biodiversity
• Pollution

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The U.S. Clean Water Drinking Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.....

• decrease the amount of water on Earth

• result in the increase of water pollution

• help elliminate water pollution

• are steps towards reducing water pollution

Which of the following can have both a positive and negative impact on our environment?

• Picking up litter

• Planting trees
• Reducing chemical fertilizers

• Building a dam

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What is one way people can take steps to reduce the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• Increasing the use of single-use plastics and dumping waste in the ocean
• Ignoring the issue and continuing to use single-use plastics
• Use sattellites to measure its size

• Design new and better ways to recycle

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What could be the cause of muddy water entering a pond after a heavy rainstorm?

• shrubs and trees being removed from the area

• reduction of chemical fertillizers

• your neighbor didn't properly dispose of their household chemicals

• a new well was drilled in the area

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When we drill new wells we____________.

• reduce the amount of runoff

• increase the amount of oxygen in the water

• increase the amount of groundwater and decrease the probability of sink holes

• decrease the amount of groundwater and increase the probability of sink holes

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All of the following can lead to increased amounts of water pollution except __________.

• agricultural runoff

• oil spills

• runoff from mines

• conservation of wetlands

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Most of the water in the United States is used for _____________.

• agriculture
• recreational activities
• drinking

• thermal electric power