Unit 8 APES

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

• water pollution

• desalination

• watershed

• potable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

______________________ is when bodies of water contain an abundance of nutrients caused by humans.

• potable

• thermal pollution

• artificial eutrophication

• porosity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

______________________ is water waste that comes from many different sources.

• biomagnification

• point source pollution

• nonpoint source pollution

• wastewater

______________________ is water waste discharge from a single source.

• nonpoint source pollution

• wastewater

• point source pollution

• pathogen

______________________ is when there is an increase in the overall temperature of a body of water.

• artificial eutrophication

• biomagnification
  

• wastewater

• thermal pollution

________ results in an increase of water temperature.

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain.

• water pollution

• thermal pollution

• biomagnification

• artificial eutrophication

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of salt marshes and mangrove swamps?

• both provide habitats for wildlife

• both are found along coastal areas

• both are dominated by tall grasses

• both are threatened by development

Sources of ocean pollution include

• activities on land

• oil spills

• direct dumping of wastewater

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Point source pollution and non-point source pollution differ in

• the number of sources from which the pollution is discharged

• the kind of biological agents causing the pollution

• whether the source of pollution is agricultural or industrial

• whether the pollutants are chemical or physical agents