How can water pollution be bad for fish?
Sometimes there is not enough oxygen in the water for the fish to survive.
How is plastic that gets into oceans, lakes, and rivers dangerous to animals?
The plastic is sometimes eaten by animals and cannot be digested.
How can water pollution affect people?
Water pollution can make people very sick or cause people to die.
Some people in the world do not have clean drinking water.
TRUE
FALSE
What are two things people do that cause water pollution?
littering, allowing pesticides and fertilizer in water, factories, sewage
Water pollution can be casued through natural processes? True or False?
True, e.g. a volcanic eruption may cause water pollution.
What is water pollution?
dirty water/when waste, chemicals, or other particles cause a body of water to be harmful to fish and animals
Trash from people _______________ ends up in lakes and rivers.
fertilizer
sewage
food
trash
______________ sometimes release waste water and chemicals.
Hospitals
Factories
Houses
Farms
Where does most water pollution come from?
Human activity
_____________ can cause animals to die because they cannot move.
Factories
Oil spills
Water
Chemicals
____________ and ___________ get into groundwater or runoff into streams.
Leaves and plants
Pesticides and fertilizers
Insects and corn
Fertilizers and trash
Oil spills in the oceans do not harm animals.
FALSE
TRUE
Water pollution can sometimes affect the food chain.
FALSE
TRUE
Water pollution can negatively impact the water cycle.
FALSE
TRUE