Water Review

area above an aquifer

• 1972 Clean Water Act

• potable

• point-source pollution

• recharge zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

bottled water

• 1972 Clean Water Act

• potable

• point-source pollution

• recharge zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Bacteria is considered which pollutant?

• watershed

• pathogen

• artificial eutrophication

• residential and industrial

Run-off from agriculture and phosphates in laundry detergent can cause

• watershed

• pathogen

• artificial eutrophication

• residential and industrial

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

leaking gasoline tank would be considered a

• 1972 Clean Water Act

• potable

• point-source pollution

• recharge zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

global uses of fresh water

• Drinking, bathing, and growing crops

• Drinking, manufacturing goods, and generating power

• Manufacturing goods, wastewater disposal, and irrigation

• Residential, agricultural, and industrial

Three percent of the world’s water resources are found as

• fresh water

• salt water

• icecaps and glaciers

• groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most of the pollutants in the ocean come from

• commercial boats and personal watercraft

• spills from oil tankers

• activities on land

• leaking underground storage facilities

The largest watershed in the United States is the

• Mississippi River

• Yukon River

• Colorado River

• Rio Grande

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During the water treatment process, what is the purpose of adding chlorine to water?

• to remove large debris

• to form flocs

• to kill or limit bacterial growth

• to remove unwanted gases