WorksheetsQuiz: Water Pollution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
________ is an example of a watershed (an area of land that is drained by a river).
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
Pathogen
c)
Recharge Zone
d)
Nonpoint-source Pollution
e)
Potable
2.
An area of the Earth's surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer is called?
a)
Recharge Zone
b)
Pathogen
c)
Nonpoint-source Pollution
d)
Potable
e)
Mississippi River
3.
Most water must be treated to be _________ or safe to drink. An example of treated water that is safe to drink is bottled water.
a)
Potable
b)
Pathogen
c)
Recharge Zone
d)
Nonpoint-source pollution
e)
Mississippi River
4.
Organisms that can cause illness such as, bacteria are called ______________.
a)
Pathogen
b)
Recharge Zone
c)
Nonpoint-source pollution
d)
Potable
e)
Mississippi River
5.
This type of pollution, ________________________, comes from many different sources that are often difficult to identify.
a)
Nonpoint-source Pollution
b)
Pathogen
c)
Recharge Zone
d)
Potable
e)
Mississippi River
6.
Eutrophication caused by human activities such as, fertilizer runoff is called
a)
Artificial Eutrophication
b)
Pathogen
c)
Recharge Zone
d)
Nonpoint-source pollution
e)
Potable
7.
________________________ is a law that was designed to improve water quality.
a)
1972 Clean Water Act
b)
Pathogen
c)
Recharge Zone
d)
Nonpoint-source pollution
e)
Potable
8.
__________________ is water beneath the Earth's surface that percolates through the soil and down into the rocks.
a)
Groundwater
b)
Pathogen
c)
Recharge Zone
d)
Nonpoint-source Pollution
e)
Potable
9.
Most of the oil that pollutes the ocean comes from
a)
Operating boats and personal watercraft
b)
Spills from oil tankers
c)
Runoff from cities and towns
d)
Leaking underground storage facilities
10.
Water pollution that is generated from one specific place is called
a)
point source pollution
b)
biological pollution
c)
nonpoint source pollution
d)
thermal pollution
11.
A nutrient that pollutes water as a result of fertilizer runoff is
a)
Bacteria
b)
Algae
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Sewage Sludge
12.
Which of these is a common source of thermal pollution?
a)
Burning fossil fuels
b)
Power plants using water to cool machinery
c)
Agricultural practices
d)
Contamination from human waste
13.
An overgrowth of algae that depletes water of oxygen is called a(n)
a)
Recharge zone
b)
Watershed
c)
River System
d)
Algal Bloom
14.
Accumulation of higher concentrations of pollutants at the top of the food chain is called
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Biomagnification
c)
Biodegradation
d)
Point-source Pollution
15.
What way can waste be used?
a)
Dissolved
b)
Recycled
c)
Dispersed
d)
All of the above
16.
All living things need clean water to survive.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
_______% of ocean pollution comes from activities on land.
a)
10%
b)
50%
c)
85%
d)
99%
18.
A body of water becomes polluted when foreign substances damage the water quality?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Based on the video "The Ganges: Life On The World's Most Polluted River", where is the Ganges River located?
a)
India
b)
China
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Indonesia
20.
The Ganges River is the only source of fresh water for it's population.
a)
True
b)
False
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