Water Pollution

Oil spills, sewage, garbage and chemical pollution all contribute to ....

• water pollution
• water clarity
• water quality
• water polarity

The two primary contributors to industrial pollution are hospitals and...

• factories
• schools
• airports
• banks

Municipal pollution comes from homes and residential areas. Which of the following is NOT a contributor to municipal pollution?

• Fertilizer and Herbicide runoff
• Storm drains
• Leaky or clogged septic systems
• Heated water for cooling systems

Power stations contribute to their own type of pollution due to the cooling of towers and machinery. What is this type of pollution called?

• Industrial pollution
• Municipal Pollution
• Agricultural Pollution
• Thermal Pollution

Soil runoff, animal wastes, and fertilizer runoff are what types of pollution?

• agricultural
• industrial
• municipal
• marine

The majority of marine pollution results from what location?

• air
• water
• land
• animals

Red tides and green tides, which are the increased growth of bacteria in the water which kills fish and makes people sick, are the result of what type of pollutant?

• fertilizer
• thermal pollution
• oil and petroleum
• plastics

Aside from runoff from land, what is the other primary marine pollutant?

• oil
• dead organisms
• fish waste
• air pollution

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill leaked 3.19 million barrles of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for how many days?

• 29 days
• 58 days
• 87 days
• 66 days

Water pollution can decrease the amount of drinking water available in an area. Why?

• less clean water to drink
• makes it disappear
• the water gets stuck and cant be accessed
• it evaporates easier