Water Health Reflection * Directions: Use pages NC12-NC15 to answer the following reflection questions. Pollution can be defined as the addition of harmful substances to the _____________. ______-_________ water pollution is pollution that enters water from a known source. Point sources of pollution in North Carolina include ________, ___________, _________ and ______________________. ________-_________ pollution is pollution from sources that are hard to find or are scattered over a large area. Runoff from _________, _____________, and ________ areas are examples of non point source pollution. ________ and _______ are nutrients that are essential for plants to live and that are found in fertilizers and soils. Sources of _______ pollution include runoff and leakage from __________, _________, ___________, and ___________. __________ levels of nutrients in a body of water can harm the ecosystem. As levels of nitrates and phosphates increase, _______ and _______ in the water grow more rapidly. This is known as eutrophication. Algae for a thick _____ on the water and begin to deplete the _________ in the water, killing fish and other organisms. The ____ farming industry in North Carolina has expanded in recent years. These hogs produce more than 50,000 tons of waste, every day- including 640,000 pounds of __________. The ___________ ______________ ____________ is a government agency that establishes standards, or levels at which pollutants and other indicators of water quality are considered harmful. Scientists measure __________, ___________, _____________, __________, and __________ in a body of water to predict its overall quality. Chemicals in the water are usually measured in _____ _____ _____, or _____.

Water Health Reflection * Directions: Use pages NC12-NC15 to answer the following reflection questions. Pollution can be defined as the addition of harmful substances to the _____________. ______-_________ water pollution is pollution that enters water from a known source. Point sources of pollution in North Carolina include ________, ___________, _________ and ______________________. ________-_________ pollution is pollution from sources that are hard to find or are scattered over a large area. Runoff from _________, _____________, and ________ areas are examples of non point source pollution. ________ and _______ are nutrients that are essential for plants to live and that are found in fertilizers and soils. Sources of _______ pollution include runoff and leakage from __________, _________, ___________, and ___________. __________ levels of nutrients in a body of water can harm the ecosystem. As levels of nitrates and phosphates increase, _______ and _______ in the water grow more rapidly. This is known as eutrophication. Algae for a thick _____ on the water and begin to deplete the _________ in the water, killing fish and other organisms. The ____ farming industry in North Carolina has expanded in recent years. These hogs produce more than 50,000 tons of waste, every day- including 640,000 pounds of __________. The ___________ ______________ ____________ is a government agency that establishes standards, or levels at which pollutants and other indicators of water quality are considered harmful. Scientists measure __________, ___________, _____________, __________, and __________ in a body of water to predict its overall quality. Chemicals in the water are usually measured in _____ _____ _____, or _____.

Water Health Reflection * Directions: Use pages NC12-NC15 to answer the following reflection questions. Pollution can be defined as the addition of harmful substances to the _____________. ______-_________ water pollution is pollution that enters water from a known source. Point sources of pollution in North Carolina include ________, ___________, _________ and ______________________. ________-_________ pollution is pollution from sources that are hard to find or are scattered over a large area. Runoff from _________, _____________, and ________ areas are examples of non point source pollution. ________ and _______ are nutrients that are essential for plants to live and that are found in fertilizers and soils. Sources of _______ pollution include runoff and leakage from __________, _________, ___________, and ___________. __________ levels of nutrients in a body of water can harm the ecosystem. As levels of nitrates and phosphates increase, _______ and _______ in the water grow more rapidly. This is known as eutrophication. Algae for a thick _____ on the water and begin to deplete the _________ in the water, killing fish and other organisms. The ____ farming industry in North Carolina has expanded in recent years. These hogs produce more than 50,000 tons of waste, every day- including 640,000 pounds of __________. The ___________ ______________ ____________ is a government agency that establishes standards, or levels at which pollutants and other indicators of water quality are considered harmful. Scientists measure __________, ___________, _____________, __________, and __________ in a body of water to predict its overall quality. Chemicals in the water are usually measured in _____ _____ _____, or _____.

Water Health Reflection * Directions: Use pages NC12-NC15 to answer the following reflection questions. Pollution can be defined as the addition of harmful substances to the _____________. ______-_________ water pollution is pollution that enters water from a known source. Point sources of pollution in North Carolina include ________, ___________, _________ and ______________________. ________-_________ pollution is pollution from sources that are hard to find or are scattered over a large area. Runoff from _________, _____________, and ________ areas are examples of non point source pollution. ________ and _______ are nutrients that are essential for plants to live and that are found in fertilizers and soils. Sources of _______ pollution include runoff and leakage from __________, _________, ___________, and ___________. __________ levels of nutrients in a body of water can harm the ecosystem. As levels of nitrates and phosphates increase, _______ and _______ in the water grow more rapidly. This is known as eutrophication. Algae for a thick _____ on the water and begin to deplete the _________ in the water, killing fish and other organisms. The ____ farming industry in North Carolina has expanded in recent years. These hogs produce more than 50,000 tons of waste, every day- including 640,000 pounds of __________. The ___________ ______________ ____________ is a government agency that establishes standards, or levels at which pollutants and other indicators of water quality are considered harmful. Scientists measure __________, ___________, _____________, __________, and __________ in a body of water to predict its overall quality. Chemicals in the water are usually measured in _____ _____ _____, or _____.

Water Health Reflection * Directions: Use pages NC12-NC15 to answer the following reflection questions. Pollution can be defined as the addition of harmful substances to the _____________. ______-_________ water pollution is pollution that enters water from a known source. Point sources of pollution in North Carolina include ________, ___________, _________ and ______________________. ________-_________ pollution is pollution from sources that are hard to find or are scattered over a large area. Runoff from _________, _____________, and ________ areas are examples of non point source pollution. ________ and _______ are nutrients that are essential for plants to live and that are found in fertilizers and soils. Sources of _______ pollution include runoff and leakage from __________, _________, ___________, and ___________. __________ levels of nutrients in a body of water can harm the ecosystem. As levels of nitrates and phosphates increase, _______ and _______ in the water grow more rapidly. This is known as eutrophication. Algae for a thick _____ on the water and begin to deplete the _________ in the water, killing fish and other organisms. The ____ farming industry in North Carolina has expanded in recent years. These hogs produce more than 50,000 tons of waste, every day- including 640,000 pounds of __________. The ___________ ______________ ____________ is a government agency that establishes standards, or levels at which pollutants and other indicators of water quality are considered harmful. Scientists measure __________, ___________, _____________, __________, and __________ in a body of water to predict its overall quality. Chemicals in the water are usually measured in _____ _____ _____, or _____.

Water Health Reflection * Directions: Use pages NC12-NC15 to answer the following reflection questions. Pollution can be defined as the addition of harmful substances to the _____________. ______-_________ water pollution is pollution that enters water from a known source. Point sources of pollution in North Carolina include ________, ___________, _________ and ______________________. ________-_________ pollution is pollution from sources that are hard to find or are scattered over a large area. Runoff from _________, _____________, and ________ areas are examples of non point source pollution. ________ and _______ are nutrients that are essential for plants to live and that are found in fertilizers and soils. Sources of _______ pollution include runoff and leakage from __________, _________, ___________, and ___________. __________ levels of nutrients in a body of water can harm the ecosystem. As levels of nitrates and phosphates increase, _______ and _______ in the water grow more rapidly. This is known as eutrophication. Algae for a thick _____ on the water and begin to deplete the _________ in the water, killing fish and other organisms. The ____ farming industry in North Carolina has expanded in recent years. These hogs produce more than 50,000 tons of waste, every day- including 640,000 pounds of __________. The ___________ ______________ ____________ is a government agency that establishes standards, or levels at which pollutants and other indicators of water quality are considered harmful. Scientists measure __________, ___________, _____________, __________, and __________ in a body of water to predict its overall quality. Chemicals in the water are usually measured in _____ _____ _____, or _____.