Exit Quizizz 3/19

What is pollution?

• Any addition to the air, water, soil, or food that benefits organisms.

• Any addition to the air, water, soil, or food that threatens the survival, health, or activities of organisms.

• Any natural occurrence in the environment.

• Any human activity that does not affect the environment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is a natural source of pollution?

• Car Emissions

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Factory Smoke

• Plastic Waste

What are the main areas where most pollution from human activity occurs?

• Rural areas

• Urban and industrial areas

• Forests

• Deserts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Most pollution from human activity occurs in or around ______ and regions of industrialized agriculture.

• urban and industrial areas

• rural areas

• forests

• oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What does the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) define as point source pollution?

• A) Any single identifiable source of pollution from which pollutants are discharged

• B) Pollution from multiple sources

• C) Pollution that cannot be traced

• D) Pollution from natural sources.

What is NonPoint Source (NPS) Pollution?

• Pollution from a single source

• Diffuse contamination of water or air that does not originate from a single source

• Pollution from industrial waste

• Pollution from a specific location.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NonPoint Source (NPS) Pollution generally results from ______.

• Industrial waste

• Land runoff, precipitation, atmospheric deposition, drainage, seepage, or hydrologic modification

• A single factory

• A specific location.

Which of the following is a source of nonpoint source pollution?

• Excess fertilizers from agricultural lands

• Industrial waste from factories

• Emissions from vehicles

• Wastewater from treatment plants.

Which of the following is an example of a point source of water pollution?

• City streets

• Rural homes

• Factory

• Cropland

Fill in the blank: Nonpoint sources of water pollution include _______.

• A) Factory

• B) Wastewater treatment plant

• C) Cropland

• D) None of the above.