Clean Water Act
This law was passed in 1972 to fight water pollution in the U.S.
What is the Clean Water Act?
Cars and trucks burning gasoline or diesel create this type of dirty air.
What is smog?
This is the process of soil and rock being worn away by natural forces.
What is erosion?
Items like paint, batteries, and pesticides are examples of this kind of waste.
What is hazardous waste?
The process where pollen moves from one flower to another is called ________.
What is pollination?
The Clean Water Act’s main goal is to keep U.S. waters __________ and __________.
What are “fishable and swimmable”?
BART trains and electric buses help the Bay Area by reducing this kind of pollution.
What is greenhouse gas pollution?
Waves wearing away cliffs along the California coast is an example of this type of erosion.
What is coastal erosion?
You should never pour paint or thinners down these.
What are drains?
These small flying animals are key pollinators that visit flowers for nectar.
What are bees?
The Clean Water Act is enforced by this federal agency.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
One way to reduce climate change and air pollution is to use this instead of driving alone.
What is public transportation?
Planting vegetation helps stop erosion because ________.
What are plant roots hold soil in place?
Used batteries should be stored in a ______ container or plastic bag to avoid short-circuiting.
What is a non-metal container?
This bird helps pollinate red or tubular flowers.
What is a hummingbird?
These kinds of pollutants come from farms and cities instead of factories or pipes.
What is nonpoint source pollution?
This gas, released by cars, is a major cause of global warming.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
When soil erodes, it often ends up here, affecting water quality.
What are river deltas or the ocean floor?
Many Bay Area hardware stores and libraries collect these small power sources for recycling.
What are batteries?
These unwanted plants or animals spread quickly and harm native species.
What are invasive species?
This act was originally called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act when passed in this year.
What is 1948?
True or False — Driving an electric vehicle creates no pollution at all.
What is False?
Building these structures on slopes helps reduce soil loss.
What are terraces or retaining walls?
E-waste like phones or TVs should be dropped off at these special events or centers.
What are e-waste collection sites or recycling centers?
This spiny yellow weed from Europe invades California fields and crowds out native grasses.
What is yellow starthistle?