Point-Source & Nonpoint-Source Pollution

Worksheet by Michelle Fuentes
Point-Source & Nonpoint-Source Pollution worksheet preview image
Subjects
Science
Grades
8
Language
ENG
Assignments
71 classrooms used this worksheet

Learn to distinguish point-source and nonpoint-source pollution!

Point-Source versus Nonpoint-Source Pollution For each example, sort into the appropriate category. Point-Source Pollution damaged wastewater pipe leaking underground storage tank coal ash pond leak into groundwater release of chemicals from a paper mill waste runoff from an industrial-scale hog farm Nonpoint-Source Pollution acid rain soil and silt from urban agricultural development pesticides herbicides salts from irrigation of farms oil heavy metals deposited on roadways from cars trash litter Water Quality Worldwide Watch the video and answer the question below in at least 1 complete sentence. The UN created World Water Day to draw attention to what fact?

hydrology water treatment Science environmental science water quality pollution ecosystems
Use This Worksheet