Which of the followings are NOT reasons why plastic is widely used?

It leaches chemicals into water

What is the definition of water pollution?

Water quality change that is harmful for living things

Quick! What is a nutrient?

Substance essential to growth and maintenance of life

Why is oil considered an organic water pollutant?

Oil is made from once-living matter

Why is increasing water temperature considered pollution?

It decreases the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water

Synthetic material made from organic polymers

What is a disease-causing agent?

An organism that causes disease

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1
Which of the followings are NOT reasons why plastic is widely used?
It can be light and float easily
It is a common material
It leaches chemicals into water
Most are not biodegradable
2
What is the most common type of nutrient water pollution?
Soda
Plastics
Algae
Fertilizer
3
What is the definition of water pollution?
Water quality change that is harmful for living things
Any change to a body of water that affects the animals
Muddy water
Trash
4
Quick! What is a nutrient?
Substance essential to growth and maintenance of life
Cleans oil water pollution
Cashews, almonds, etc.
Breaks down organic material
5
Quick! What does organic mean?
Derived from living matter
Having metal qualities
Healthy
Required for life
6
What compounds make up nutrient water pollution?
Oxygen & carbon
Perlite & tree bark
Nitrates & phosphates
H2O & CO2
7
Which of the following are toxic heavy metals?
Sulfur, Nitrogen, Helium
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon
Tungsten, Platinum, Thorium
Mercury, Lead, Arsenic
8
What causes hypoxia?
Neither of these
Bacteria that require oxygen to decompose waste
Algal blooms
Both of these
9
What does hypoxia mean?
Low in nutrients
Oxen microbes
Hippo waste
Oxygen deficiency
10
Quick! What does it mean to be water soluble?
Dissolves in water
Stays solid in water
Reacts with water
Forms in water
11
Which of the following is a water-soluble, inorganic pollutant?
Bacteria
Plastic
Animal waste
Acid
12
What does radioactive mean?
Emits ionizing particles
Hallucinating dragons
Artificially prepared
Inhibits oxidation
13
Why is oil considered an organic water pollutant?
Oil is made from diamonds
Oil is made from basalt rock
Oil is made from once-living matter
Oil is not made from chemicals
14
Why is increasing water temperature considered pollution?
It decreases the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water
It increases the amount of life the water can sustain
It increases the amount of salt in the water
It feels uncomfortable
15
What is plastic?
Raw matter made from rubber
Artificial substance made from inorganic monomers
Synthetic material made from organic polymers
Natural material made from organic monomers
16
Quick! What does thermal mean?
Relating to Uma Thurman
Relating to all temperature
Relating to heat
Relating to cold
17
What is a disease-causing agent?
Anything that makes you feel sick
An organism that causes disease
Pollutants that make you throw up
Sterile waste
18
Which of the following are NOT disease-causing water pollutants?
Viruses
Urine
Fungi
Bacteria
19
What is a consequence of water low in oxygen?
Increase in sediment formation
Coral growth
Fish dying
Rapid plant growth
20
What can radioactive pollution cause?
Oxygen depletion
Water constriction
Cancer
Spontaneous combustion

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