Unit 8: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution

Question 1

Point source

Answer 1

Pollution from once source (Factory)

Question 2

Nonpoint source

Answer 2

Pollution from multiple sources (surface runoff in cities)

Question 3

Decomposition zone

Answer 3

Where Effluent enters (DO increases)

Question 4

Effluent

Answer 4

Waste/sewage

Question 5

Septic zone

Answer 5

Dilution of waste begins (DO at lowest)

Question 6

Recovery zone

Answer 6

dilution improves (DO increases)

Question 7

clean zone

Answer 7

water quality normalizes

Question 8

Zebra Mussels

Answer 8

Clean water but invasive species

Question 9

Eutrophication

Answer 9

Nutrient enrichment (too much)

Question 10

PCB

Answer 10

chemical (Affects both humans and animals)

Question 11

DDT

Answer 11

Pesticide

Question 12

Thermal Pollution

Answer 12

Nuclear power plants (heat dissolves DO in water)

Question 13

Dissolved oxygen (DO)

Answer 13

more DO, more higher quality

Question 14

Colder water

Answer 14

Better at retaining DO

Question 15

Turbidity

Answer 15

Amount of particles in H2O

Question 16

Clean Water Act

Answer 16

Sets water quality standards/regulates dumping into water systems

Question 17

Safe drinking Water Act

Answer 17

In charge of public water systems

Question 18

Reclaimed Water

Answer 18

Waste in water (sewage) re-used for gardening or landscaping purposes

Question 19

Primary Treatment

Answer 19

removes larger debris (sedimentation)

Question 20

Floccing agent

Answer 20

Gets solids in solutions to combine/ sink to the bottom of the tank

Question 21

Secondary Treatment

Answer 21

Removes smaller/living things

Question 22

Aeration

Answer 22

Removes mineral debris

Question 23

Chlorination

Answer 23

Removes Algae

Question 24

Disinfection

Answer 24

Bacteria

Question 25

Desalinization

Answer 25

Process that removes salt from water supply

Question 26

Vacuum Distillation

Answer 26

Boiling salt water, and then re-condensing

Question 27

Reverse Osmosis

Answer 27

Pressure pushing salt from high salt concentration to low salt concentration

Question 28

Coral=Keystone species

Answer 28

Affects many other organisms of ecosystem

Question 29

Coral Bleaching

Answer 29

Coral turns white, releases CO2

Question 30

Ecotone

Answer 30

A transitional zone from one ecosystem to another

Question 31

Mangrove

Answer 31

A tree found on coastal regions of Florida

Question 32

Wetland/Estuary

Answer 32

Partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, with a free connection to the open sea

Question 33

Barrier Islands

Answer 33

Thin strips of sediments running into shore that protects mainland from floods