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Water Pollution ES TEST pops

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Although bottled-water plants are regulated by the government, the bottled water is tested for pollutants far more than tap water.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Bottled water is simply tap water that has been filtered and treated with various chemicals.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Explain Alaska’s solution to global water shortage

a)

Bag up local water in plastic bags, then float it down to California to be sold.

b)

Alaska wants to sell the ice bergs in their waters for a profit

c)

Alaska will infuse our aquifers with fresh water from their surface waters

d)

Eskimos are willing to show scientist how to purify the brackish salt aquifers

4.

What is the end result of Artificial Eutrophication

a)

Pond turns green

b)

An increase of plant life

c)

The arrival of many migratory birds

d)

Pond death

5.

This type pollution is relatively easy to regulate and control because it is easily identified and traced

a)

Point Pollution

b)

Air Pollution

c)

Non Point Pollution

d)

General Pollution

e)

Aquifer Damage

6.

What is meant by TOWING WATER

a)

Towing water = bottled water

b)

Dragging down an iceberg to be used as a water source

c)

Using the Water Currents to move objects

d)

Water that tugboats are using to help ships in distress

7.

This is what is left after human body waste goes through a sewage treatment plant

a)

Excrement

b)

Sludge

c)

Manure

d)

Nutritional Supplements

8.

What is Ground Water

a)

Ground water is all the water that falls as precipitation

b)

Ground water created by Grinding Plants and recycling the juice

c)

Water that seeps into the soil

d)

Ground water is found at the bottom of surface water

9.

This increase of toxin as it moves up the food chain is called

a)

Biological Magnification

b)

Apex Magnification

c)

Toxicity

d)

Biological Toxicity

10.

Florida has a sand aquifer. In seasons of drought, two major problems occur

a)

Sink holes occur because the aquifer caves in

b)

Water must be purchased from Alaska

c)

People are forced to move to states that have a clay aquifer

d)

Salt water comes in and pollutes the aquifer

11.

Large underground rock formations that store large amounts of groundwater

a)

Aquifer

b)

Aquatic Support Systems

c)

Ground Water

d)

Natural Underground water banks

12.

A structure built across a river or stream that restricts the flow of water traveling downstream.

a)

Reservoir

b)

Dam

c)

Refuge

d)

Pontoon

e)

Mole Hill

13.

When it rains and the water seeps into the soil, it will continue to go downward until it is stored in the aquifer.

a)

Drainage of the aquifer

b)

Creation of groundwater

c)

Recharging the aquifer

d)

Infiltration of the watershed

14.

Of all the total water on the Earth, How much of it is freshwater?

a)

23 %

b)

100 %

c)

50 %%

d)

77 %

15.

When hot water is pumped back into the river or lake, it alters the physical environment

a)

Comfort zone destruction

b)

Buoyance level confusion

c)

Thermal Pollution

d)

Water level of river increases

16.

How do Rivers cause Controversy?

a)

Everyone wants river front property

b)

Locals are complaining about people partying on Pontoons near their property.

c)

Fighting over Water rights

d)

People are blaming each other for the pollution problems

17.

What does "potable" mean?

a)

Safe to drink

b)

Frozen

c)

Liquid water

d)

Dirty water

18.

Which of the following is an unsafe material that can be found in drinking water?

a)

Fish

b)

Pathogens

c)

Minerals

d)

None of these

19.
What is a point-source pollution?
a)
Oil spilling from supertanker
b)
Drainpipe spilling waste into river
c)
Toxic Chemicals
d)
Single sites of waste
20.
What is a Non-Point source Pollution?
a)
Soil from farms
b)
Acid rain
c)
Damaged Sewer Pipe or system 
d)
Salts from irrigation of farm fields
21.
Under what conditions are large numbers of fish in a lake most likely to die?
a)
Right after a storm with heavy rainfall
b)
When turbidity is low and Temperature are in average range
c)
High pH
d)

When oxygen saturation is in a tolerable and stable amount.

22.

Water pollution occurs when:

a)

Harmful substances enter a water supply

b)

Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

c)

Industries cut costs with waste disposal.

d)

None of the above.

23.

We can prevent water pollution by:

a)

Reduce the use of plastic.

b)

Properly dispose of chemicals.

c)

Clean up after your animals.

d)

All of the above

24.
______________________ is water waste that comes from many different sources.
a)
biomagnification
b)
point source pollution
c)
nonpoint source pollution
d)
wastewater
25.
______________________ is water waste discharge from a single source.
a)
nonpoint source pollution
b)
wastewater
c)
point source pollution
d)
pathogen
26.
______________________ is an organism that causes illness or disease.
a)
potable
b)
porosity
c)
pathogen
d)
permeability
27.
______________________ is an artificial lake.
a)
groundwater
b)
reservoir
c)
pathogen
d)
river system
28.

______________________ is an area of the earth’s surface from which water soaks down into the aquifer

a)
porosity
b)
recharge zone
c)
surface water
d)
biomagnification
29.
_________________ is the area of land that is drained by a river.
a)
surface water
b)
watershed
c)
dam
d)
wastewater
30.
______________________ is an underground formation that contains groundwater.
a)
aquifer
b)
point source pollution
c)
nonpoint source pollution
d)
potable
31.
______________________ is the water that contains waste from home or industry.
a)
surface water
b)
dam
c)
potable
d)
wastewater
32.

What is water pollution?

a)

Pollution that comes from water.

b)

There is not such thing as this ''water pollution''.

c)

Pollution that comes from land or air that ends up in the ocean.

d)

Fire and water together.

33.

Which of the following is a nonpoint source of pollution?

a)

sewage treatment plant

b)

underground mines

c)

chemical and sediment runoff

d)

oil tankers

34.

What is the difference between Point and nonpoint sources?

a)

Point (Specific location) Nonpoint (broad, all areas)

b)

There is no difference

c)

Point (Broad, all areas) Nonpoint (specific location)

35.

Water may be used to cool power plants and released back into the environment causing

a)

thermal pollution

b)

chemical pollution

c)

heavy metal pollution

d)

sedimentation

36.

Soil erosion that results from land clearing practices for farming or urbanization may cause

a)

thermal pollution

b)

chemical pollution

c)

heavy metal pollution

d)

water pollution due to soil particles washing into the river or standing water

37.

Which of the following is not a natural

cause of water pollution?

a)

a. Volcanoes

b)

b. Animal waste

c)

c. Oil spills

d)

d. Silt from storms and floods

38.

What can happen to fish when there

isn't enough oxygen in the water?

a)

a. They can suffocate

b)

b. They can no longer float in the water

c)

c. They can't see

d)

d. They grow really big

39.

True or False?

Many people on Earth do not have

access to clean water.

a)

True

b)

False

40.
The pollution of waterways creating conditions in which productivity is decreased and gills of bottom dwelling organisms are clogged is due to
a)
erosion and sedimentation
b)
runoff and flooding
c)
urbanization
d)
mining dams
41.
an underground tank containing bacteria that treat waste water is a
a)
septic tank
b)
leach field
c)
water treatment plant
42.
What is the relationship between the amount of available dissolved oxygen and level of water quality?
a)
There is more dissolved oxygen in the water when the water quality is high
b)
There is more dissolved oxygen in the water when the water quality is low
c)
There is little dissolved oxygen in the water when the water quality is high
d)
There is more dissolved oxygen in the water when the temperature of the water is warm.
43.
Sewage treatment plants can be sources for all of the following EXCEPT
a)
plant nutrients
b)

sludge

c)
infectious agents
d)

medication and vitamin supplements

44.

The area of land that drains into the nearest river is called a(n)...

a)

runoff

b)

aquifer

c)

watershed

d)

valley

45.

Water is stored underground, in a structure called a(n)...

a)

cavern

b)

well

c)

aquifer

d)

river

46.

________________ pollutants put directly into the air by human activity

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiaary

d)

Organic

47.

_______________ is an atmospheric condition that traps pollution near the ground

a)

Temperature inversion

b)

Pressure

inversion

c)

Temperature anomaly

d)

Pressure

gradient

48.

Which is a secondary air pollutant?

a)

ozone

b)

carbon monoxide

c)

particulate matter

d)

nitrogen oxides

49.

Volatile organic compounds are ____________,

a)

tiny particles of liquid or solid matter.

b)

produced by chemical interactions between sulfur and oxygen.

c)

an odorless, colorless poisonous gas.

.

d)

organic chemicals that form toxic fumes