FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CHAPTER 14 APES EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CHAPTER 14 APES EXAM

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Question 1: leach field

Answer:

A component of a septic system, made up of underground pipes laid out below the surface of the ground.

Question 2: Water pollution

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The contamination of streams, rivers, lakes, oceans or underground with substances produced through human activities.

Question 3: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

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A group of industrial compounds used to manufacture plastics and insulate electrical transformers, and responsible for many environmental problems.

Question 4: biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)

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The amount of oxygen a quantity o water uses over a period of time at specific temperatures.

Question 5: Clean Water Act

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Legislation that protects the water.

Question 6: Thermal polution

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Non-chemical pollution of water due to industrial use of water to cool off equipment.

Question 7: primary sewage treatment

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remove suspended solid waste and reduce its biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)

Question 8: Perchlorates

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A group of harmful chemicals used for rocket fuel.

Question 9: sludge

Answer:

Solid waste material from waste water.

Question 10: secondary sewage treatment

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uses biological processes to catch the dissolved organic matter missed in primary treatment

Question 11: eutrophication

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A phenomenon in which a body of water becomes rich in nutrients.

Question 12: fecal coliform bacteria

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A group of generally harmless microorganisms in human intestines that can serve as an indicator species for potentially harmful microorganisms associated with contaminated sewage.

Question 13: Thermal shock

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A dramatic change in water temperature that can kill organisms.

Question 14: cultural eutrophication

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An increase in fertility in a body of water, the result of anthropocentric inputs of nutrients.

Question 15: dead zone

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In a body of water, with extremely low oxygen concentration and very little life.

Question 16: Turbidity

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The cloudiness of water due to excessive particle movement.

Question 17: Maximum Contamination Level

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The standard for safe drinking water established by the EPA under the safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 18: indicator species

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A species that indicates whether or not a disease-causing pathogens are likely to be present.

Question 19: Nonpoint source

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A diffuse area that produces pollution.

Question 20: Acid Deposition

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Acids deposited on Earth as rain and snow or as gases and particles that attatch to the surfaces of plants, soil and water.

Question 21: septic tank

Answer:

A relatively small and simple sewage treatment system, made up of a septic tank and a leach field, often used for homes in rural areas.

Question 22: manure lagoon

Answer:

Human-made pond lined with rubber built to handle large quantities of manure produced by livestock.

Question 23: Point source

Answer:

A distinct location from which pollution is directly produced.