US Oil Spills

Deepwater Horizon oil spill was in

• Alaska

• Gulf of Mexico

• Louisiana

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Animals that were impacted by Exxon Valdez oil spill

• birds

• whales

• dolphins

• otters

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Deep Horizon oil spill occured on

• April 20, 2005

• April 20, 2010

• April 20, 2015

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Long, floating, interconnected barrier that is used to minimize the spread of spilled oil.

• solvent

• vacuum

• boom

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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Device designed to remove thin layers of oil from the surface

• vacuum

• sponge

• skimmer

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Animals that were impacted by Deepwater Horizon oil spill

• pelicans

• sea turtles

• salmon

• coral

• alligators

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

microorganisms or plants are used to clean up oil spill

• bioremediation

• biotechnology

• Biodegradation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An explosion caused the oil spill for

• Deepwater Horizon

• Exxon Valdez

• both

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A mixture of emulsifiers and solvents that helps break oil into small droplets following an oil spill

• contaminants

• dispersants

• cleaners

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Technology used to clean up Deepwater Horizon oil spill

• absorbers

• booms

• burning

• dispersants

• skimmers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2