WorksheetsAground! Exxon Valdez oil spill
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What do we call an enormous boat that transports millions of gallons of oil?
Tank
Supertanker
Boat
Tugboat
Where did the Exxon Valdez begin its journey?
Prince William Sound
California
Valdez, Alaska
What kind of calamity occurred to the supertanker?
Collided with an iceberg
Collided with Bligh Reef
Collided with another oil tanker
What was one method that response teams used to cleanup the oil?
Pumping: sucking up the skimmed oil
Absorbents: soak up oil like a sponge; these are more effective on land than water
Burning: works well for cleaning a spill but makes a lot of smoke
Fertilizer: helps to generate oil-eating bacteria
About how much oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez?
1 million gallons
11 hundred gallons
5 thousand gallons
11 million gallons
What event made the oil spill disaster worse?
Low animal populations
A storm
An earthquake
Fires
An "oil slick" is...
Someone who works on an oil tanker
Oil that end up on animals
Oil that floats on water
How did people react when they learned that many animals died?
People did not care.
It "touched their hearts"
Thousands of people volunteered at animal shelters.
People were angry with the oil companies.
Which animal populations were affected by the oil spill?
Sea otters
Fish
Seabirds
Polar bears
A "watchdog group" is...
A group of guard dogs.
A group of people that monitor activities.
What did people learn from the Exxon Valdez disaster?
To find ways to reduce the environmental impact of oil spills.
To monitor how oil tankers affect the environment.
To pay more attention to oil companies.
Oil is an ingredient in...
Synthetic materials like nylon and polyester
Paints
Plastics
Glass
How can we prevent another calamity like the Exxon Valdez?
Community groups and organizations working together to reduce the risk of more spills.
Build stronger supertankers.
Monitoring tankers while they travel.
Improve rescue equipment, like skimmers and boom.
