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WorksheetsDanger of Dead Zone review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name the gas that is produced and released by plants during photosynthesis.
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Hypoxia is
a large trash pile in the Pacific Ocean
low oxygen and is primarily a problem for estuaries and coastal waters.
excessive oxygen in the water near the coast
The second largest "Dead Zone" in the world is located
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
What is Eutrophication?
Polluted ocean water
A process when the ocean water gets too hot and everything dies.
A process in which a body of water gets too many nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen
What happens to plant and marine life in the coastal waterways and estuaries when there is hypoxia?
an increase in plant and marine life in the water ways
a decrease in the plant and marine life in the water ways
a decrease in boat traffic in the waterways
Which of the following is NOT a source of nitrogen and phosphorus to a river?
fertilizers
burning fossil fuels
agricultural runoff
During photosynthesis what beneficial gas is produced by the plants?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
ozone
Of the following what is NOT NEEDED by a plant/autotroph to carry out the process of photosynthesis?
sunlight
carbon dioxide
water
oxygen
Which of the following DOES NOT OUT carry out photosynthesis?
Autotrophs
Phytoplankton
Plants
Frogs
What is this instrument used for in a lab?
measuring mass of a solid
measuring the volume of a liquid
measuring the volume of a gas
What is the name of this lab equipment?
test tube
beaker
measuring cylinder
What is the name of this piece of lab equipment?
test tube
beaker
measuring cylinder
Nonpoint source pollution is:
not happening in Virginia and it's rivers
runoff that goes into our, drains, ground waters, rivers and estuaries.
due to factories and sewage treatment plants
The main nutrients that are of concern in nonpoint pollution are
sodium and chlorine
potassium and nitrogen
nitrogen and phosphorous
