Impact on water

Question 1

Aquifer

Answer 1

An area of permeable sediment or rock that hods a significant amount of water

Question 2

sediment

Answer 2

solid material that is moved by water and deposited in a new place.

Question 3

Agriculture runoff

Answer 3

contain fertilizers which upsets the balance of nutrients in bodies of water.

Question 4

industrial waste

Answer 4

contains toxic chemicals which harms aquatic organisms.

Question 5

urban runoff

Answer 5

contains pesticides, fertilizers, oil & gasoline, and bacteria & viruses, all of which can reduce the quality of surface water and groundwater.

Question 6

runoff from mines

Answer 6

contains metals which can contaminate surface and groundwater.

Question 7

oil spills

Answer 7

expose aquatic life to toxic chemicals and can also reduce the amount of oxygen in the water.

Question 8

construction runoff

Answer 8

contains excess sediment, this reduces the amount of light in the water as the rivers and streams become cloudy. This means less photosynthesis can occur.

Question 9

ocean pollution sources

Answer 9

1 Runoff from land 44%

#2 Airborne pollutants that originate on land 33%
#3 Spills from shipping 12%
#4 Dumping trash in the ocean 10%
#5 Offshore mining and drilling 1%

Question 10

Land-Based pollution

Answer 10

includes garbage, hazardous waste, and fertilizers. Airborne pollution that originates on land includes emissions from power plants or cars.

Question 11

ocean garbage

Answer 11

Solid waste; plastic bottles and bags, foam, and glass. Animals become entangled in this waste, some even eat it when they mistake it for food. It also enters circular currents and collects in large patches.

Question 12

Excess sediment

Answer 12

large amounts of land based sediment washes into the oceans. This can clog the filters of filter feeders like clams.

Question 13

Excess Nutrience

Answer 13

from fertilizers that enter land runoff. This can cause too much algae to grow, this causes water to appear green, brown or red and sometimes even glow at night

Question 14

solution for water pollution

Answer 14

Management solutions; government legislation to reduce water pollution.
What we can do; take shorter showers, turn the faucet off while you are brushing your teeth, fix leaking faucets, and recycling to prevent trash from entering the oceans.

Question 15

YAY

Answer 15

YOUR DONE NOW