Water Pollutants

is to a point source of water pollution as _____________ is to a nonpoint source of water pollution.

• Golf course runoff; atmospheric deposition

• Power plant effluent; golf course runoff

• Atmospheric deposition; golf course runoff

• Power plant effluent; an underground coal mine drain

Factories, sewage treatment plants, and oil wells are __________ sources of water pollution.

• Point

• Primary

• Nonpoint

• Secondary

This law regulates the discharges of pollutants into all waters that have a significant connection with navigable waterways.  Also, must have a permit to dump these pollutants. Also, requires certain steps in sewage treatment. 

• Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

• Clean Water Act (CWA)

• Oil Pollution Act

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

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

• potable

• thermal pollution

• artificial eutrophication

• porosity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

______________________ is the buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain.

• porosity

• water pollution

• wastewater

• biomagnification

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

______________________ 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

______________________ 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-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is considered a point source of water pollution?

• Agricultural runoff

• Urban stormwater

• Factory discharge

• Atmospheric deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is the primary pollutant found in agricultural runoff that affects water bodies?

• Nitrogen

• Lead

• Mercury

• Asbestos