The Mill River Water Unit
Lee B. Hotchkiss and Beverly Stern
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Give FeedbackACTIVITY: THE EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON THE WATER CYCLE AND SOIL
Put in the appropriate arrows to show the relationship of the cycle of water between lakes, rivers, land, ocean and the atmosphere. Work in groups and have one student act as the recorder to collect your answers, as agreed by the group.
Question: If a bomb dropped in a heavily populated area, what would happen?
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1. What effect would this contamination have on your drinking water at the nearest reservoir? Name at least two ways.
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2. How could your fish supply from the nearest lake, river or ocean or sound become contaminated? Name at least two ways.
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3. How would plant growth be contaminated by the soil?
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4. How would this affect our food supply of meats, grains, dairy products or produce?
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5. Why is it in pollution or contamination, that all parts of the water cycle could be affected, no matter what part of the cycle was polluted or contaminated?
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