WorksheetsES TEST REVIEW
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Water pollution is the addition of any substance that has a ________ effect on water and living things that depend on water.
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
no effect
d)
upward
2.
The substances that cause water pollution are called
a)
pollens
b)
populations
c)
pollutants
d)
precipitation
3.
The best way to filter water (like the water filtration lab) is using _____________
a)
q-tips
b)
cotton balls
c)
charcoal
d)
potting soil
4.
Chemicals that kill crop-destroying organisms are called _____________.
a)
sediments
b)
fertilizers
c)
acid rain
d)
pesticides
5.
Using pesticides like DDT may cause
a)
healthier teeth
b)
Eutrophication in lakes
c)
no effect
d)
Biomagnification in a food chain
6.
A pipe gushing dirty water into a creek would be considered
a)
nonpoint source pollution
b)
fertilizer
c)
smog
d)
point source pollution
7.
an underground tank containing bacteria that treat waste water is a
a)
septic tank
b)
leach field
c)
water treatment plant
8.
Which of these are important sources of drinking water in the US?
a)
Rivers
b)
Lakes
c)
Reservoirs
d)
All options are correct
9.
In an emergency you can do what to purify water?
a)
nothing
b)
boil water
c)
add food dye
d)
add chalk to the water
10.
Nonpoint sources of toxic chemicals that pollute the water include:
a)
oil from cars
b)
runoff from farms
c)
storm drains
d)
ALL OF THE ABOVE
11.
Major gases in the atmosphere are ________
a)
Nitrogen and Chlorine
b)
Nitrogen and Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen and Oxygen
d)
Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen
12.
What forms a protective layer in the stratosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
water
c)
ozone
d)
carbon dioxide
13.
Indoor pollution is _____ times higher than outdoor air pollution
a)
2-5
b)
100,000
c)
250
d)
100
14.
How many people died during the Great Smog of 1952 in London?
a)
100,000
b)
4,000
c)
250
d)
150,000
15.
Which of the following countries has not agreed to a treaty to reduce emissions, they Kyoto Protocol?
a)
China
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
Mexico
16.
Measurements of carbon dioxide correlates fairly closely with the measurements of _____________
a)
oxygen
b)
temperature
c)
nitrogen
d)
water
17.
The species of aves is effected by oil spills. What are aves?
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
whales
d)
dophins
18.
A _________________ is any gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation. These are the primary cause of the greenhouse effect.
a)
greenhouse gas
b)
particulate matter
c)
smog
d)
light wave
19.
Which of the following is a consequence of global warming?
a)
coastal flooding
b)
decrease in tornadoes and hurricanes
c)
decrease in temperature
d)
increase in snow cover and glaciers
20.
The air temperature in major cities in the United States is clean and does not affect the health of the people breathing it.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Natural processes do NOT produce unhealthy amounts of air pollutants
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Ozone shield is in the __________________
a)
Ionoshphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Stratosphere
23.
Which of the following countries has not agreed to a treaty to reduce emissions?
a)
Mexico
b)
China
c)
Russia
d)
United States
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