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WaterPollutionKey Name:_______________________________________________ 1.Whatiswatershed? A. Aplacetostorewater. B. Anareaofland thatdrainsintoalar gerwaterbod y. C. Anareaofsan dysoilthatcollec tspollutants. D. Stationarywe tlandsthatact asasponge. 2.Theboundariesofawatershedareareasof____________________elevation. A. Low B. High C. Both(A)and(B) D. Noneoftheabove 3.Whichofthe followingcannotb eaffectedby waterpollution A. Groundwater B. Lakes C. Oceans D. Noneoftheabove 4.Waterpollut ionismainlycaus edbynatura lfactors. A. Yes B. No 5.Whatisnonpointsourcepollution? A. Pollutionthatoccu rsoverawideare aandente rsstreamsinwaterthatrunso fffrom fields,parkinglots,andothersurfaces. B. Theprocess offilteringpollutantso utoffreshwater. C. Pollutionthatcanb etracedtoa particularplace,s uchasanope npipethatdrains intoa bodyofwater. D. Pollutionthatresu ltsinmanypollut antscomingtog ether.

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Name:_______________________________________________

1.Whatiswatershed?

A.  Aplacetostorewater.B.  Anareaoflandthatdrainsintoalargerwaterbody.C.  Anareaofsandysoilthatcollectspollutants.D.  Stationarywetlandsthatactasasponge.

2.Theboundariesofawatershedareareasof____________________elevation.

A.  LowB.  HighC.  Both(A)and(B)D.  Noneoftheabove

3.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeaffectedbywaterpollution

A. Groundwater

B.  LakesC.  OceansD.  Noneoftheabove

4.Waterpollutionismainlycausedbynaturalfactors.

A.  YesB.  No

5.Whatisnonpointsourcepollution?

A.  Pollutionthatoccursoverawideareaandentersstreamsinwaterthatrunsofffromfields,parkinglots,andothersurfaces.

B.  Theprocessoffilteringpollutantsoutoffreshwater.C.  Pollutionthatcanbetracedtoaparticularplace,suchasanopenpipethatdrainsintoa

bodyofwater.

D.  Pollutionthatresultsinmanypollutantscomingtogether.

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6.Whenneighborhoodresidentsnoticedalargenumberofdeadfishinalocalcreek,they

tracedtheproblemtoanearbygasstation.Itturnedoutthatatankofantifreezehad

developedaleak.Thisisanexampleof

A.  PointpollutionB.  NonpointpollutionC.  ThermalpollutionD.  Groundwaterpollution

7.Whichofthefollowingisthemostlikelysourceofpointpollution?

A.  Animalwastesthatwashawayfromparkslocatedinaspecificcity.B.  Leakageofradioactivewastefromasecurelandfillcoveringmanyacres.C.  Runoffoffertilizerappliedtolawnsbyasinglelawn‐carecompany.D.  Sewagecontaininghouseholdchemicalsfromonehousingsubdivision

8.Whichofthefollowingoffersawaytocontrolnonpointpollution?A.  Restrictingthetypesoftrashburiedinacity'sonlylandfill.B.  Refusingtoissuenewpermitsforseptictanksystems.C.  Collectinglivestockwastesinstoragepitsfortreatment.D.  Upgradingtherequirementsforundergroundstoragetanks.