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APES Water Unit

Authored by Michael Rivard

Other Sciences

10th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution

Effluent from a sewage treatment plant
BP refiner in Indiana discharging ammonia in a river.
Runoff of pesticides from regional farms into the Illinois River.
Hot water discharges from a nuclear power plant.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Increased use of inorganic (lab-made) fertilizers on crops contributes to:

Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Increase in storm severity in southeastern U.S.
Water shortages in California
Saltwater intrusion on the East Coast.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a persistent inorganic pollutant that can impair neurological functioning?

Lead 
DDT
PCB's
Atrazine

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is it called when a persistent pollutant (like mercury or PCBs) builds up in the tissues of an organism as they continue to eat something that contains the pollutant

Subsidence
Biomagnification
Tragedy of the commons
Bioaccumulation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This law regulates the discharges of pollutants into all waters that have a significant connection with navigable waterways.  Also, must have a permit to dump these pollutants. Also, requires certain steps in sewage treatment. 

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Oil Pollution Act
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a known endocrine disruptor that is found in many of our waterways in the U.S.?

Atrazine
Mercury
Nitrate
BOD

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which pollutant or pollutants are most likely to create eutrophic areas?

nitrates and phosphates
heavy metals
synthetic organic compounds
pharmaceuticals

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