APES Chapter 14 Quiz

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Across
  1. 3. a layer of fairly clean water in a septic tank
  2. 5. naturally occurring metal found in increased concentrations in water as a result of human activities
  3. 6. Pollution non chemical pollution that occurs when human activities cause a big change in temperature of the water
  4. 8. the standard for safe drinking water established by the EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act
  5. 9. seeps the main cause of oil found in the ocean
  6. 11. a compound that occurs naturally in Earth’s crust and can dissolve into groundwater.
  7. 13. a hazardous material that is known to cause cancer
  8. 14. Bay largest estuary in the U.S
  9. 15. source a diffuse area that produces pollution
  10. 16. coliform bacteria bacteria that are present in the environment and in the feces of all warm-blooded animals and humans.
  11. 18. pollution the type of pollution that causes murky water and soil particles are carried downstream
  12. 21. Zone An area of water where there's little life, and extremely low oxygen levels
  13. 23. a phenomenon in which a body of water becomes rich in nutrients
Down
  1. 1. tank a large container that receives wastewater from a house a part of the septic system
  2. 2. a group of harmful chemicals used for rocket fuel
  3. 3. System the type of system someone would use if they were not connected to a sewage treatment system
  4. 4. shock a dramatic change in water temperature that can kill organisms
  5. 7. a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
  6. 8. lagoon the type of lagoon that is lined with rubber to handle quantities of manure produced by livestock
  7. 10. Drinking Water Act Legislation that sets national standards for safe drinking water
  8. 12. Water Act legislation that focuses on surface level waters
  9. 13. The type of bird that is affected by DDT’s
  10. 17. metal found in pipes and known to contaminate water
  11. 19. Species the type of species that shows whether or not disease causing pathogens are likely to be present
  12. 20. Valdez famous oil spill that lead to new regulations for oil tankers
  13. 22. source it is a location from which pollution is directly produced