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Water Pollution Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following indicates that a body of water is contaminated with human wastewater?
2. Who is the main cause of water pollution?
3. Another way to stop water pollution is.
4. Nutrients and chemicals can get into water because of what _____ which causes water pollution.
5. Thermal pollution effects aquatic organisms in all of the ways below except:
6. Joggers running along an urban running path noticed paint running out of a culvert into a nearby creek. Local authorities investigated and found that some homeowners had painted the outside of their home and dumped the extra paint down a storm drain. They were fined. What type of water pollution did they cause?
7. An underground tank containing bacteria that treat waste water is a
8. What can cause pollution in our water?
9. What is a Non-Point source Pollution?
10. Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution
11. Nonpoint sources of toxic chemicals that pollute water include:
12. Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _____
13. This type of pollution occurs when live or dead organisms are added to water supplies
14. Which of the following are sources of groundwater pollution? I landfills II saltwater intrusion III subsurface gasoline tanks
15. The cause of desertification are
16. How do toxins in fish affect humans?
17. All of the following can happen to an adjacent river as a result of deforestation EXCEPT:
18. Nitrogen and Phosphorus fit into which category of water pollution?
19. Which of the following is NOT an example of point-source pollution
20. Which act allows us to fish and swim in clean surface water?
21. _____ is water waste discharge from a single source.
22. When a toxin is introduced to a food chain, the negative affect will get worse as you go up trophic levels. (mice affected a little, hawks affected a lot). This describes _____
23. An area of land where the surface water and ground water drain into a particular body of water (ex:a river).
24. An underwater rock formation that holds water is a(n) _____
25. An artificial lake created by building a dam is called a _____
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