Freshwater and Pollution Test

______________ pollution is pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single specific site.

• nonpoint

• point

• localized

• specific

Removing salt from salt water is done in a process called _______________.

• desalinization

• evaporation

• filtration

• distillation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The entire area of land that is drained by a river is known as its _______________.

• watershed

• basin

• tributary

• delta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

______________ pollution is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrades the quality of the water and the organisms that depend on it.

• artificial

• natural

• thermal

• noise

Large amounts of water are found in underground rock formations called _______________.

• aquifer

• reservoir

• glacier

• pond

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

6. _______________ pollution is pollution that is discharged from a single source, such as a factory.

• point

• non-point

• diffuse

• ambient

______________ pollution is caused from factories dumping hot water into rivers.

• thermal

• chemical

• noise

• air

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Water that soaks into the soil and runs underground is called _______________.

• groundwater

• surface water

• evaporation

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The area of land from which the groundwater originates is called its _______________ zone.

• recharge

• discharge

• saturation

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

10. _______________ water is fresh water that is above ground in lakes, rivers, and streams.

• surface

• ground

• underground

• ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4