Water Vocab Rev #2

build up of a pollutant as it moves through the food chain. DDT is known for the effect

• Bioaccumulation
• Biomagnification
• Pollution amplification
• Toxicity escalation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

water is used mostly in this way world wide

• space exploration
• agricultural purposes
• domestic use
• industrial purposes

a type of pollution in which the temperature of the water is altered

and becomes unable to support life in some cases

• aquatic contamination
• thermal pollution
• water pollution
• ocean warming

process of aging in which organic matter builds up and decays

• growth
• eutrophication

• accumulation
• deterioration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

solid material that remains after treatment

• sewage sludge

• waste
• garbage
• debris

water that contains sewage, soap and other contaminants from

house hold and industrial use

• dirtywater
• pollutedwater
• uncleanwater
• wastewater

Which of these is a river used by 7 states and currently one of the most over used sources of surface water?

• Truckee River

• Colorado River
• Mississippi River
• Amazon River

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a source of pollution that is wide spread and comes from

many different small sources, it is harder to control

• diffuse source
• pollution spread
• nonpoint pollution

• widespread contamination

What is Reno’s most important freshwater source?

• Lake Tahoe
• Truckee River
• Pyramid Lake
• Colorado River

The largest and most overused aquifer in the United States is called the

• Ogallala Aquifer
• Colorado Aquifer
• Great Basin Aquifer
• Mississippi Aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1