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WorksheetsEnvironmental Detectives Check-in #3
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Avery Wun does all of these things, except one. Which one?
a)
She shops
b)
She goes to the movies
c)
She walks to work
d)
She fishes
2.
The water slide releases water directly into which body of water?
a)
Fo River
b)
Upper Mistersippi River
c)
Lower Mistersippi River
d)
Gray Bay
3.
What were the results of the chlorine test in the river conducted by the chemist hired by Ken Unballe?
a)
The results were negative, there was no chlorine in the river.
b)
The results were not clear.
c)
The results were positive, there was chlorine in the river.
d)
None of the above.
4.
Why did Ken Unballe want the river water tested for chlorine only on Tuesday?
a)
Since the waterslide closes on Wednesday, its easy to test.
b)
Tuesday was the only day the chemist could do it.
c)
The used, chlorinated water would be dumped on Wednesday.
d)
Juan was doing his water flea test that day.
5.
If there are no daphnia (water fleas) in an area of a river, how might this affect fish and algae?
a)
It has no effect, daphnia are not important.
b)
The other algae and fish will have to adapt to life without daphnia.
c)
The food chain will be disrupted and algae and fish populations will change.
d)
The river will be better.
6.
Don Juan Tuno claims that if anyone is to blame for the fish dying, it is ____________________________
a)
car drivers
b)
loggers
c)
cattle
d)
fishermen
7.
Don Juan Tuno owns a ______________
a)
water slide
b)
movie theater
c)
cattle ranch
d)
toy factory
8.
Acids have a pH that is...
a)
higher than 7
b)
lower than 7
c)
dangerous
d)
neutral
9.
Which of these bodies of water had pH levels that were too low for fish?
a)
Fo River
b)
Upper Misstersippi River
c)
Upper Rafta River
d)
James Pond
10.
What does La Toya Faktorie do?
a)
She runs an Italian restaurant
b)
She plays the fiddle in a country band.
c)
She makes factories out of Legos
d)
She runs the toy factory
11.
What does La Toya blame for the acid rain problem in Gray Area?
a)
Car exhaust.
b)
The oil refinery exhaust.
c)
Juan Tuno's science experiments
d)
Ken Unballe's chlorine.
12.
What kind of acid do cars put in the air?
a)
nitric acid
b)
sulfuric acid
c)
battery acid
d)
citric acid
13.
What kind of acid to factories put in the air?
a)
nitric acid
b)
sulfuric acid
c)
battery acid
d)
citric acid
14.
Acid rain can negatively affect.....
a)
plants
b)
soil
c)
animals
d)
All the above
15.
How can some water in an area have too much acid and others do not?
a)
The acid rain can be neutralized by limestone or clay soils.
b)
There are clouds that have acid that might happen only over certain places.
c)
Someone is pouring acid only into select rivers.
d)
It depends on how close to factories and cars the water is.
16.
Juan Tuno is a student who is investigating what?
a)
The water slide
b)
The cause of the fish dying in Gray Bay
c)
The board of directors
d)
His uncle's cattle ranch.
17.
Juan Tuno FIRST claims that ______________ are killing the fish.
a)
phosphates
b)
chlorine
c)
acid rain
d)
oil
18.
What did Juan Tuno find out about the number of water fleas (daphnia) UPSTREAM (healthy water) from the water slide?
a)
There were more water fleas than normal upstream
b)
There were about the correct amount of water fleas upstream.
c)
All the water fleas were dead upstream
d)
The water fleas were there, but not healthy.
19.
What can too much acid in the water do to fish?
a)
Many fish may die
b)
Fish may not be able to have babies.
c)
The fish become stronger
d)
Both A&B above
20.
Where was most of the sediment that was entering the Misstersippi River coming from?
a)
The waterslide
b)
Parallel Park
c)
The cattle ranch
d)
The Golf Course
21.
What was causing the erosion that was putting sediment into the river at Parallel Park?
a)
Deer were overgrazing the plants, which held down the soil.
b)
Fishermen were walking along the riverbank.
c)
The Cattle were pushing dirt into the river
d)
The loggers had cut too many trees.
22.
What is NOT associated with too much sediment in the water?
a)
Fish have no problems.
b)
Fish eggs get smothered
c)
Sediments clog fish gills
d)
Water warms up and loses oxygen
23.
What do mountain lions have to do with erosion?
a)
Mountain lions like to throw mud into the rivers.
b)
Mountain lions are predators, and without them, the deer overpopulate and overgraze-leading to erosion.
c)
They eat trees.
d)
They clear-cut forests
24.
Which are phosphates NOT found in?
a)
Detergent
b)
Fertilizer
c)
Cow Manure
d)
Chlorine
25.
Where were the phosphates in James pond coming from?(see your Test Results Data Sheet)
a)
The Cattle Ranch
b)
Gray's Land Town
c)
The Golf Course
d)
The Mountain Lions
26.
When too many water plants grow and then die, using up the oxygen in the water, what is it called?
a)
An algal bloom
b)
A green mess
c)
Bacteria party
d)
Orlando Bloom
27.
What does Bo Vyne blame for the phosphates in James Pond?
a)
Laundry detergent from Gray's Land Town.
b)
Runoff from the golf course
c)
Cow manure
28.
What does Sandy Trapp NOT blame for the phosphates in James Pond?
a)
The "dirty sock juice" from Gray's Land Town
b)
The "killer cow patties" from the cattle ranch.
c)
The run off from the golf course.
29.
What did the bird watching data tell us about James Pond?
a)
The cattle ranch had been shooting birds
b)
The golf course fertilizer was really bad.
c)
Gray's land town laundry detergent was killing ducks
d)
The numbers of birds changed over time due to increased algae in the pond.
30.
What was the most likely cause of the decrease in the kingfisher population in James Pond?
a)
The kingfishers were killed by phosphates.
b)
There were no more fish for the kingfishers to eat.
c)
The kingfishers found a better nest.
d)
Mr. Peerenboom shot them.
31.
What does Mandy Lyfbotes Do?
a)
She drives an oil truck.
b)
She is a hair stylist.
c)
She is the captain of an oil tanker.
d)
She teaches middle school humanities.
32.
What was the source of oil found in Gray Bay according to the chromatography?
a)
Car Oil
b)
Refinery Oil
c)
Tanker Oil
d)
Olive Oil
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