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PLTW - ES - Unit 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The amount of available fresh water on Earth suitable for human consumption is

a)

5%

b)

Less than 1%

c)

10%

d)

30%

2.

Which of the following is a heavy metal that can leach off of old pipes into water supplies?

a)

Copper

b)

Lead

c)

Iron

d)

All of these

3.

Why is it important to routinely test water that is used for drinking or recreational purposes?

a)

water treatment plants are unreliable

b)

drinking water may acquire minerals

c)

drinking water may take on contaminants

d)

drinking water must always have the same mineral content

4.

The safe range for pH is

a)

6 - 8

b)

0-4

c)

6.5 - 8.5

d)

8-14

5.

. 

If a laboratory protocol asks you to add 500 uL of water to a tube, which micropipette should you use?

a)

p20 pipette

b)

p1000 pipette

c)

p200 pipette

d)

p50 pipette

6.

What is sustainability?

a)

Involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources.

b)

The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.

c)

The condition or quality of being true.

d)

A foreign agent (protein, toxin, or other substance) that stimulates an immune response.

7.

In 2008 the National Academy of Engineering of The National Academies Press proposed and published 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering, which one is not a grand challenge:

a)

Make solar energy economical

b)

Reverse-engineer the brain

c)

Provide access to clean water

d)

Manage Gas Prices

8.

Which of the following freshwater global distribution choices has the least water volume?

a)

Rivers

b)

Lakes

c)

Ice caps, glaciers, permanent snow

d)

Groundwater

9.

Rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad is called:

a)

Problems

b)

Ethics

c)

Science

d)

Reciprocate

10.

What is the water footprint?

a)

water for cellular processes

b)

water for travel

c)

water required by our body

d)

water quantity required to produce goods & services

11.

A non-industrialized poor country that is seeking to develop its resources by industrialization is called a:

a)

Developed Country

b)

Developing Country

12.

A physical means of removing contaminants

a)

incubation

b)

purification

c)

remediation

d)

filtration

13.

Which of the following would be an example of surface water?

a)

A Lake

b)

An Aquifer

c)

A well

d)

A Sewer

14.

Which of the following is a term used to refer to water that is suitable for drinking.

a)

Potable

b)

Palatable

c)

Purification

d)

Phytoremediaton

15.

Which of the following is a heavy metal that can leach off of old pipes into water?

a)

copper

b)

lead

c)

iron

d)

All of these

16.

The safe range for nitrates in drinking water is

a)

0 ppm

b)

0 - 10 ppm

c)

10+ ppm

d)

0-100 ppm

17.

Which of the following freshwater global distribution choices has the greatest water volume?

a)

Rivers

b)

Lakes

c)

Ice caps, glaciers, permanent snow

d)

Groundwater

18.

What is a water footprint?

a)

A foot made out of water

b)

How much water you use everyday

c)

How much water you don't use everyday

d)

How much water you drink

19.

This is a p20 micropipette.

How many microliters will this micropipette take up?

a)

500 uL

b)

50 uL

c)

5.0 uL

d)

0.5 uL

20.
This equipment is used to 
a)
measure & transfer large volumes
b)
measure & transfer small volumes
c)
spin chemicals/tubes
d)
sterilize equipment
21.

______ is the measure of suspended particles in the water.

a)

dissolved oxygen

b)

turbidity

c)

phosphate

d)

nitrates

22.

pH is the measurement of

a)

how acidic or basic a solution is.

b)

just the acidity of a solution.

c)

how acidic or basic the atmosphere is.

d)

Non of the above.

23.

Presence of fecal coliform bacteria suggests that

a)

a factory polluted the river

b)

a nearby treatment plant added chlorine to the waste water

c)

the water is safe for drinking

d)

untreated animal waste contaminated the water

24.
In developing countries, as much as 80% of illnesses are linked to poor water and sanitation conditions.
a)
True
b)
False
25.

When dialing in a volume on a P-20 what should it read if you are putting in 9.2uL?

a)

9

2

0

b)

0

9

2

c)

9

0

2

d)

1

9

2