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Flowing Water
Water Pollution
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Water Treatment
Water ???
100
All the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, & snow that are found above the ground are known as ___________
What is ground water
100
Water Pollution comes from 2 types of sources
What is point-source pollution, & nonpoint-source pollution
100
The 2 chemicals that are found in sewage & fertilizer runoff which accelerate the growth of plant life are
What are phosphorus & nitrogen
100
Water that has undergone filtration and is suitable to drink is
What is potable
100
The water people drink is known as _________
What is fresh water
200
The ____________________ has peaks and valleys that match the shape of the land above
What is the water table
200
One of the most important ways to control nonpoint-source pollution is to increase ______________________ of the effects of spraying lawn chemicals.
What is public awareness
200
A process that increases the amount of nutrients in a body of water through human activities such as waste disposal & land drainage
What is artificial eutrophication
200
The water treatment process removes viruses & bacteria in the step called chlorination; these contaminates are know as
What is pathogens
200
The three main uses of the Earth's water are:
What are industrial, residential, agricultural
300
An underground rock formation that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
What is an aquifer
300
___________ results when power plants use water for cooling core reactors and then return the water to lakes & streams
What is thermal pollution
300
In bodies of polluted water algae form large floating mats called
What is algal bloom
300
Most of the fresh water in the world is used for :
What is agriculture
400
________________ is the total amount of water that a rock can absorb; like a sponge soaking up water
What is porosity
400
The ________________________________ was designed to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nations waters.
What is Clean Water Act of 1972
400
When watering plants in the yard & agricultural crops the best way to conserve water is to use
What is a drip irrigation system
500
_____________________ is the ability of a rock to allow fluid to flow through it, open spaces for water to flow through
What is permeability
500
This act requires all oil tankers traveling in U.S. waters to have double hulls by 2015
What is Oil Pollution Act of 1990
500
An artificial body of water that forms behind a dam is a
What is a reservior