Quiz #1: Water Pollution

Which of the following is a waterborne disease?

• a) Typhoid

• b) All of the above

• c) Diarrhea

• d) Cholera

Which of the following are the primary causes of water pollution?

• a) Human Activities

• b) Animals

• c) None of these

• d) Plants

Which of the following is mainly responsible for the causes of water pollution?

• a) Paper factories

• b) Oil refineries

• c) Afforestation

• d) Both b and c

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Pollution occurs when people release, dump, leak, spill, or ______ the environment

around us.

• a) Save

• b) Preserve

• c) Litter

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Which of the following is an unsafe material that can be found in drinking water?

• a) Fish

• b) Pathogens

• c) Minerals

• d) None of these

Water pollution occurs when:

• Harmful substances enter a water supply

• Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

• Industries cut costs with waste disposal.

• Both a and c

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Pollution _________________________.

• a) is harmful materials put into the environment

• b) found in air, water, and land

• c) effects plants, animals, and people

• d) Both b and c

• e) All of the above

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During the Exxon oil spill, many marine animals were killed. Why?

• a) The animals drank the oil from the ship's tank.

• b) The oil was absorbed by the ocean.

• c) The oil spilled into the ocean and poisoned the animals' food.

• d) Marine animals were not killed because they swam to safety.

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A rapid growth of algae could lead to:

• a) A reduction of oxygen levels in the water

• b) Water that can support more life.

• c) An increase in oxygen levels.

• d) None of the above

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We can prevent water pollution by:

• a) Reduce the use of plastic.

• b) Properly dispose of chemicals.

• c) Clean up after your animals.

• d) Both a and b

• e) All of the above