Is each term a cause or an effect of water pollution? Drag each term to the category it matches.(2 points)

Answer 1

- Agricultural runoff
- Oil spills
- Toxic chemicals
- Industrial waste

Causes of water pollution: Agricultural runoff, oil spills, industrial waste
Effects of water pollution: Toxic chemicals

Answer 2

Which is the most prevalent source of agricultural water pollution?(1 point)
Responses

pesticides
pesticides

irrigation
irrigation

nutrients
nutrients

sedimentation
sedimentation

Answer 3

Nutrients

Answer 4

Which accounts for the highest water withdrawals in the United States?(1 point)
Responses

irrigation
irrigation

mining
mining

thermoelectric power
thermoelectric power

industrial uses

Answer 5

Thermoelectric power

Answer 6

Which of the following is an effect of both improper livestock and improper irrigation practices?(1 point)
Responses

Excess levels of metals in the water supply
Excess levels of metals in the water supply

Waste seepage
Waste seepage

Excess amounts of water being withdrawn
Excess amounts of water being withdrawn

Excess levels of nutrients in the water supply

Answer 7

Excess levels of nutrients in the water supply

Answer 8

Which of the following uses the largest amount of water per day?(1 point)
Responses

mining
mining

self-supplied industrial
self-supplied industrial

public supply
public supply

thermoelectric power

Answer 9

Thermoelectric power

Answer 10

Which of the following is an example of industrial water use?(1 point)
Responses

water used to take a bath
water used to take a bath

water used to refine oil
water used to refine oil

water used to flush the toilet
water used to flush the toilet

water used to irrigate farms

Answer 11

Water used to refine oil