Water REVIEW (ENV)

One process used to obtain fresh water from salt water is called

• coagulation

• filtration

• recharge

• desalination

What is the primary function of a wastewater treatment plant?

• To produce clean drinking water

• To remove contaminants from wastewater

• To generate electricity from sewage

• To desalinate seawater

How does plastic that ends up in the oceans first enter them?

• Cargo ships

• Streams and storm drains

• Littering

• All of these

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Which law in the United States set water pollution standards and required permits to release pollution?

• The Safe Drinking Water Act

• The Superfund Law

• The Clean Water Act

• The Clean Air Act

After the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill cleanup efforts, is the seafood from the Gulf of Mexico safe to eat today?

• Yes

• No

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Which of the following is NOT a solution to freshwater depletion?

• Desalination

• Recycling wastewater to cool machinery

• Drip-irrigation

• Increasing fossil fuel use

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

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From greatest to least, rank the primary uses of freshwater around the world

• agriculture, industry, personal

• industry, agriculture, personal

• personal, industry, agriculture

• industry, personal, agriculture

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An oil spill is an example of

• reversible pollution

• point-source pollution

• natural pollution

• nonpoint-source pollution

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Seafood farming, including fish, shellfish and seaweeds is known as

• overfishing

• bycatch

• aquaculture

• habitat destruction

Which water conservation method reduces the amount of water needed for landscaping and gardening?

• Desalination

• Xeriscaping

• Wastewater treatment

• Water recycling

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