Aquatic Pollution

Approximately what percent of the oil in marine waters worldwide is due to natural causes?

• 5 percent

• 20 percent

• 35 percent

• 45 percent

• 60 percent

Which is NOT used in the cleanup of oil spills?

• Genetically engineered bacteria

• Clumping agents applied to underwater plumes

• Chemical dispersants

• Large vacuums

• Absorbent materials along the coast

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Sedimentation of water

• decreases the solubility of oxygen

• increases the amount of photosynthesis

• clogs the gills of some aquatic animals

• results in decreased nutrients availability

• is primarily due to industrialization

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The first legislation on water quality was

• the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

• the Clean Water Act

• the Safe Drinking Water Act

• the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

• the Water Quality Act

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

• porosity

• water pollution

• wastewater

• biomagnification

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

______________________ 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

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Marine debris can cause animals to:

• Starve

• strangle

• Suffocate

• all of the above.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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)

Sources of ocean pollution include

• oil spills.

• direct dumping of wastewater.

• activities on land.

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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

• potable

• thermal pollution

• artificial eutrophication

• porosity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5