Point and nonpoint pollution
Human- generated liquid pollution that flows from homes, businesses, and industries; also sometimes called wastewater.
What is sewage?
This pollutant can cause "blue baby syndrome". It is one of the pollutants tested for at city treatment plants.
What are nitrates?
What is the largest oil spill that has taken place?
The BP Deep Horizon Spill in the Gulf.
The tundra, rainforest, and desert are all examples of what (vocabulary) word?
What is a biome?
Heat added to water by humans that cause harm to aquatic organisms.
What is thermal pollution?
Name the two major sources of water for a city.
From a well, or from a large body of water (lake, river, etc)
What is asbestos?
The invasive species of frog that was introduced into Australia.
What is the Cane Toad?
What is farming, logging, and construction?
Examples of non-point source pollution.
Water that carries the pollutants into rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water.
What is runoff?
This pollutant is tested for at all or most treatment plants, and comes from fertilizers, sewage, and industrial discharges.
What are phosphates? (accept nitrates)
BPA is common in plastics like water bottles and Tupperware, and it lines some tin cans. It is known as an ______ ______, which can mimic estrogen and binds to hormone receptors. It can cause lower sperm count and obesity, as well as other issues.
What is an endocrine disruptor?
Name two types of non-renewable resources of energy.
What is nuclear, fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, coal)? (must have two for points)
What is a pipe pouring waste into water directly and tanker ships leaking waste?
Two examples of point source pollution.
An area where water covers the soil permanently.
What are wetlands?
This law was passed in 1972 and is the main law dealing with water pollution.
What is the Clean Water Act?
When you burn coal, this is what is left over.
What is coal ash?
In a food web, will the arrow point towards the animal doing the eating? Or the one being eaten?
What is the animal doing the eating?
What is easier to control: nonpoint source pollution or point source pollution?
What is Point source pollution
An area in the Gulf of America/Mexico marked by low oxygen levels.
What is the Dead Zone?
What is it called when plant nutrients increase plant growth and decrease available oxygen?
Eutrophication
This is known as the Forever Chemical and has been found at high levels in Burlington (Danville's) water.
What is PFAS? (must be spelled correctly)
These are the three main types of rocks in the rock cycle.
What is igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic? (must have all three for points)