Pollution and Resources

Multiple Choice

A farmer applies excess fertilizer to one of her fields just before a rainstorm. What kind of pollution is this most likely to lead to?

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Bacterial

Water Pollution

Multiple Choice

Chemicals released from an Industrial Plant directly into a river

• Point

• Non-Point

Multiple Choice

Disposing of paint and other household hazardous materials down the drain

• Point

• Non-Point

Multiple Choice

______________________ is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.

• water pollution

• desalination

• watershed

• potable

Multiple Choice

Some kids were dumping paint in the local pond. What type of water pollution did they cause?

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Bacterial

Multiple Choice

Why does chemical waste need to be disposed of carefully?

• It encourages excessive plant growth

• It contains heavy metals which build up in the tissues of living organisms.

• It is not biodegradable

• It depletes the oxygen levels in the water

Multiple Choice

Dirt, sand and silt are classified as what type of pollution?

• toxic chemical

• sediment

• nutrient

• bacterial

Multiple Choice

A farmer applies excess fertilizer to one of her fields just before a rainstorm. What kind of pollution is this most likely to lead to?

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Bacterial

Multiple Choice

This type of pollution comes from any heating of natural water that results from human activity

• Thermal pollution

• Chemical pollution

• Biological pollution

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an effect of an oil spill?

• Many plants and animals die.

• The fishing industry improves.

• Plant life increases.

• The oil cleans the beaches.

Multiple Choice

At a research lab, a scientist carelessly pours cultures of living microrganisms down the drain. What type of water pollution does this cause?

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Biological

Multiple Choice

What type of pollution is the example:

Water from a river or lake, that is used for cooling powerplants, get warmed up. When that warm water is returned to the river or lake, it is a higher temperature than the river or lake water. This warmer water has less oxygen available for organisms that live in the water.

• Biological pollution

• Chemical pollution

• Thermal pollution

Multiple Choice

True or False. Air pollution is caused by both natural causes and man-made causes.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What are substances that are harmful to the air, water or soil?

• Oil

• Pollutants

• Ocean

• Ozone

Dropdown

Most man-made pollution comes from the burning of ​ ​

Select answer

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Categorize

Options (7)

Natural Disasters

Pollen

Mold

Industry

Transportation

Humans

Construction

Categorize the natural and man-made causes of pollution. Put each example under the correct category.

Natural Causes

Man-Made Causes

Multiple Choice

True or False. Secondary pollutants enter the air directly.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which pollutants are created chemically in the atmosphere?

• Primary

• Secondary

Categorize

Options (6)

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Dioxide

Hydrocarbons

Ozone

Photochemical Smog

Acid Depositions

Categorize the primary and secondary pollutants. Put each example under the correct category.

Primary Pollutants

Secondary Pollutants

Water Conservation

Earth's Water

Earth is a water planet. However, that doesn't mean it is all drinkable. The oceans contain 96.5% of the water on our planet. Of the little freshwater we have, most is locked in ice.

Multiple Choice

What percentage of surface water on Earth is rivers?

• 0.49%

• 2.6%

• 20.9%

• 3.0%

Earth's Water

In the United States, most water usage is industrial including making electricity. It is followed closely by agriculture.

Multiple Choice

In the United State, which uses the most water?

• Agriculture

• Industrial

• Domestic

Earth's Water

We also use water every day that is hidden.

Some examples:

​2,900 gallons of water = 1 pair of blue jeans

678 gallons of water = 1 cheeseburger

122 gallons of water = 1 loaf of bread

100,000 gallons of water = 1 automobile

Conserving Water

​The average American family of four uses 400 gallons of water a day. Approximately 70% of that water is used inside the home. That's 280 gallons a day. Here is a breakdown of water usage in the home.

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Take long showers

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Fixing a leak

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Washing only full loads in the washing machine or dishwasher

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Let water run while brushing teeth

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Washing dishes by hand

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Installing low-flow faucets/toliets/showerheads

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Watering lawn and plants during the hottest part of the day

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Replacing appliances with energy efficient appliances

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Clean sidewalks and driveways with a broom instead of spraying them clean with water

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Taking 5 minute showers

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

Multiple Choice

Conserves Water or Wastes Water?

Running the faucet till cold water comes out for drinking

• Conserves Water

• Wastes Water

any energy source, organism, or substance found in nature that people use

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Natural Resource

a natural resource that can be replaced in nature at about the same rate it is used. Ex: sunlight, wind, water, trees, plants, animal waste

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renewable resource

a natural resource that exists in a fixed amount or that is used up faster than it can be replaced in nature. Ex: coal, oil, natural gas, uranium

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nonrenewable resource

a nonrenewable energy source formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals buried in Earth's crust for millions of years. Ex: coal, oil, natural
gas

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fossil fuels

a solid fossil fuel formed underground from buried and decayed plant material

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coal

protecting, restoring, and managing natural resources so that they can last as long as possible

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conservation

electricity produced by moving water​

hydroelectric energy

electricity produced by the sun using solar cells or solar panels. It's a clean unlimited source of energy but expensive and somewhat inefficient

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solar energy

energy produced by heat within Earth's crust

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geothermal energy

clean and renewable type of energy that uses the force of moving air to generate electricity

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wind energy

renewable resource in which organic matter such as plant and animal waste that can be used as fuel

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biomass energy

Multiple Choice

What is any natural material that is used by humans?

• natural resource

• material resource

• energy resource

Multiple Choice

What is a resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed?

• nonrenewable resource

• fossil fuel

• renewable resource

• material resource

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Gasoline

• Oil

• Water

Multiple Choice

What is a resource that forms at a rate that is much lower than the rate at which the resource is consumed?

• material resource

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

• energy resource

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• Wind

• Oil

• Water

• Plants

Multiple Choice

What is a nonrenewable energy resource that formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago?

• fossil fuel

• natural resource

• material resource

• energy resource

Multiple Choice

What is NOT an example of a fossil fuel?

• Oil

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Soil

Multiple Choice

What is a natural resource that humans use to make objects or to consume as food and drink?

• fossil fuel

• energy resource

• material resource

Multiple Choice

What are all the bodies of freshwater, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground?

• surface water

• groundwater

Multiple Choice

What is the water that is beneath the earth's surface called?

• groundwater

• surface water

Multiple Choice

What type of water is the most prominent on Earth?

• Salt Water

• Freshwater

Multiple Choice

What type of water do humans drink?

• Salt Water

• Freshwater