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Chapter 11 Water

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

desalination ? process by which salt is removed from salt water
 

 2. 

wastewater ? water that contain waste from homes or industries
 

 3. 

pathogens ? organisms that cause disease or illness
 

 4. 

biomagnification ? the accumulation of pollutants at successive levels fo the food chain
 

 5. 

reservoir ? water that contain waste from homes or industries
 

 6. 

dam ? a structure built across a river to control the river's flow
 

 7. 

aquifer ? water that contain waste from homes or industries
 

 8. 

point source pollution ? pollution that comes from many different sources
 

 9. 

recharge zone ? the area of earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer
 

 10. 

Porosity ? the amount space between particles in rocks
 

 11. 

water pollution ? the introduction of chemical. physical or biological agents into water that degrade water quality
 

 12. 

water shed ? water that contain waste from homes or industries
 

 13. 

irrigation ? method of provding plants with water from sources other than direct precipitation
 

 14. 

permeability ? the ability of rocks or soil to allow water to pass through
 

 15. 

groundwater ? water that contain waste from homes or industries
 

 16. 

surface water ? frsh water on Earth's land surface
 

 17. 

thermal pollution ? when the temperature of a body of water rises to a point that it can not maintain life
 

 18. 

potable ? means water is safe to drink
 

 19. 

nonpoint source pollution ? pollution that comes from many different sources
 

 20. 

river system ? as streams and rivers move across the surface, they form ????
 



 
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