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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The Exxon Valdez tanker spilled 11 billion gallons of crude oil in to the sea.
true
false
What animal was most affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
fish
seabirds
dolphins
turtles
The Exxon Valdez oil spill affected 3,200 miles of shoreline.
true
false
This agency was first on the scene of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
US Army Corps
coast guard
marines
EPA
This natural disaster occurred on March 24, 1989 off the coast of Prince William Sound, Alaska
Deepwater
Exxon Valdez
Bhopal gas leak
Three Mile Island
Which state was most affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
Florida
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
How long did it take to cap the well and stop the flow of oil when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig failed?
13 days
6 months
1 year
87 days
Which company was responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
BP
ExxonMobil
Chevron
Antero
How deep was the damaged wellhead that spilled the oil in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
250 ft
5,000 ft
3,000 ft
850 ft
How many miles of coastline were affected due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
5,000 miles
20,000 miles
16,000 miles
100 miles
What gas was released during the Three Mile Island nuclear accident?
Xenon-133
Arsenic pentafluoride
Chlorine pentafluoride
CO
After the incident at the Three Mile Island, reactor two was repaired and put back in to operation.
true
false
Three Mile Island nuclear facility is located in:
Middletown, PA
Washington, DC
Palestine, OH
Lexington, KY
A nuclear criticality is the occurrence of a self-sustaining neutron chain reaction that is either unplanned or behaves unexpectedly.
true
false
When did the Three Mile Island incident occur?
1978
1979
1980
1970
The explosion at the Mayak Plant storage tank was equivalent to how much TNT?
75 tons
15 tons
100 tons
80 pounds
The Kyshtym disaster is considered what level on the INES?
Category 4
Category 5
Category 6
Category 7
What was the primary cause of the Kyshtym Disaster?
cooling malfunction
seal/lid malfunction
pressure buildup
flawed reactor design
The town of Kyshtym is located how far from the Mayak plant?
10 km
15 km
20 km
5 km
What was the tank temperature at the time of the Mayak plant explosion?
350C/662F
150C/302F
400C/752F
200C/392F
What was the cause of the Hinkley groundwater contamination?
improper wastewater storage
agricultural runoff
reactor failure
deep well injection
What chemical was the primary contaminant in the Hinkley groundwater contamination.
arsenic
chromium-6
hydrocarbons
petroleum byproducts
What company was responsible for the Hinkley Groundwater Contamination?
PG&E
BP
ExxonMobile
Deepwater
Similar to the Hinkley water supply, chromium-6 can be found in water supplies of how many states?
30
42
28
50
Approximately how much chromium 6 has been removed from the Hinkley water contamination area?
50%
60%
70%
80%
The Bhopal gas leak occured in what country?
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
How many tons of waste remain at the abandoned Bhopal site?
100 tons
300 tons
400 tons
200 tons
When did the Bhopal gas leak occur?
1979
1984
1992
1960
How many people were affected by the Bhopal gas leak?
over 500,000
over 600,000
less than 400,000
over 1 million
The company in charge of the Bhopal gas leak was sued for how much?
$470 million
$310 million
$540 million
$220 million
Where did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
Ukraine
Russia
Belarus
Pennsylvania
When did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
1979
1984
1986
1992
This is the worst nuclear incident in history
Three Mile Island
Chernobyl
Fukushima
SL-1
What was the primary cause of the Chernobyl disaster?
cooling malfunction
seal/lid malfunction
pressure buildup
flawed reactor design
Leukemia was a major side affect of the Chernobyl disaster.
true
false
What was the primary cause for the chemical leak that occured in Meda, Italy, near Seveso
boat crash
oil spill
pressure increase
plane crash
How long was the ICMESA chemical plant that caused the Seveso incident left unattended?
2 weeks
1 year
1 weekend
1 month
Many humans died because of the toxic plume developed by the Seveso disaster.
true
false
How long did it take for the ICMESA plant that caused the Seveso disaster to report the leak and notify the public?
over a week
2 days
over a month
12 hours
Who was primarily affected by the Seveso disaster?
humans
animals
marine life
insects
