Oil Spills

Technology used to clean up Deepwater Horizon oil spill

• absorbers

• booms

• burning

• dispersants

• skimmers

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Deepwater Horizon oil spill was in

• Alaska

• Gulf of Mexico

• Louisiana

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Animals that were impacted by Exxon Valdez oil spill

• birds

• whales

• dolphins

• otters

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Device designed to remove thin layers of oil from the surface

• vacuum

• sponge

• skimmer

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Animals that were impacted by Deepwater Horizon oil spill

• pelicans

• sea turtles

• salmon

• coral

• alligators

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An explosion caused the oil spill for

• Deepwater Horizon

• Exxon Valdez

• both

Sponge like material that absorbs oil.

• sorbents

• pellets

• dispersants

• plastics

• oil bombs

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

How do we currently clean up an oil spill?

• Remove all coral then burn the oil

• Containment booms

• Chemical dispersal

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

How are oil spills caused?

• Tankers

• Rigs

• bombs

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

How many gallons of oil was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico?

• 4.7 million

• 9.4 million

• 4.9 million

• 6.9 million

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4