Marine Oil Spills

Which oil spill occurred of the southern coast of Alaska?

• Exxon Valdez

• Deepwater Horizon

• both

• neither

Which of the following oil spills occurred in Gulf of Mexico?

• Exxon Valdez

• Deepwater Horizon

• both

• neither

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In which of the following spills did a supertanker run into a reef

• Exxon Valdez

• Deepwater Horizon

• both

• neither

In trying to stop the leaking oil, which disaster tried blowout preventors and cement casings to stop the flow but it failed? (think about the two spills you sort of researches!)

• Exxon Valdez

• Deepwater Horizon

• both

• neither

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What environment does an OIL SPILL effect most DIRECTLY?

• forests

• grassland

• oceans

• deserts

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What organisms will thrive because of an oil spill?

• wales

• fish

• plants

• no organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following terms means to take in or soak up?

• absorb

• adapt

• structural adaptation

• mutation

Oil has been around for millions of years but what is the original source, where did it come from?

• Organisms that kived million of years ago

• Prehistoric plants

• Prehistoric aquatic life

• All of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The picture shows remediation technique? In this method of treatment the affect is to cause the spill to break apart, and cause it to spread out and become less concentrated in a localized area.

• Boom

• Chemical dispersant

• Oil eating bacteria

Six years after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico the entire habitat and surrounding areas are completely rid of oil.

• True
• False

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