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Environmental Projects Questions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Exxon Valdez tanker spilled 11 billion gallons of crude oil in to the sea.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

What animal was most affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill?

a)

fish

b)

seabirds

c)

dolphins

d)

turtles

3.

The Exxon Valdez oil spill affected 3,200 miles of shoreline.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

This agency was first on the scene of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

a)

US Army Corps

b)

coast guard

c)

marines

d)

EPA

5.

This natural disaster occurred on March 24, 1989 off the coast of Prince William Sound, Alaska

a)

Deepwater

b)

Exxon Valdez

c)

Bhopal gas leak

d)

Three Mile Island

6.

Which state was most affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

Louisiana

d)

Alabama

7.

How long did it take to cap the well and stop the flow of oil when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig failed?

a)

13 days

b)

6 months

c)

1 year

d)

87 days

8.

Which company was responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

a)

BP

b)

ExxonMobil

c)

Chevron

d)

Antero

9.

How deep was the damaged wellhead that spilled the oil in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

a)

250 ft

b)

5,000 ft

c)

3,000 ft

d)

850 ft

10.

How many miles of coastline were affected due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

a)

5,000 miles

b)

20,000 miles

c)

16,000 miles

d)

100 miles

11.

What gas was released during the Three Mile Island nuclear accident?

a)

Xenon-133

b)

Arsenic pentafluoride

c)

Chlorine pentafluoride

d)

CO

12.

After the incident at the Three Mile Island, reactor two was repaired and put back in to operation.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Three Mile Island nuclear facility is located in:

a)

Middletown, PA

b)

Washington, DC

c)

Palestine, OH

d)

Lexington, KY

14.

A nuclear criticality is the occurrence of a self-sustaining neutron chain reaction that is either unplanned or behaves unexpectedly.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

When did the Three Mile Island incident occur?

a)

1978

b)

1979

c)

1980

d)

1970

16.

The explosion at the Mayak Plant storage tank was equivalent to how much TNT?

a)

75 tons

b)

15 tons

c)

100 tons

d)

80 pounds

17.

The Kyshtym disaster is considered what level on the INES?

a)

Category 4

b)

Category 5

c)

Category 6

d)

Category 7

18.

What was the primary cause of the Kyshtym Disaster?

a)

cooling malfunction

b)

seal/lid malfunction

c)

pressure buildup

d)

flawed reactor design

19.

The town of Kyshtym is located how far from the Mayak plant?

a)

10 km

b)

15 km

c)

20 km

d)

5 km

20.

What was the tank temperature at the time of the Mayak plant explosion?

a)

350C/662F

b)

150C/302F

c)

400C/752F

d)

200C/392F

21.

What was the cause of the Hinkley groundwater contamination?

a)

improper wastewater storage

b)

agricultural runoff

c)

reactor failure

d)

deep well injection

22.

What chemical was the primary contaminant in the Hinkley groundwater contamination.

a)

arsenic

b)

chromium-6

c)

hydrocarbons

d)

petroleum byproducts

23.

What company was responsible for the Hinkley Groundwater Contamination?

a)

PG&E

b)

BP

c)

ExxonMobile

d)

Deepwater

24.

Similar to the Hinkley water supply, chromium-6 can be found in water supplies of how many states?

a)

30

b)

42

c)

28

d)

50

25.

Approximately how much chromium 6 has been removed from the Hinkley water contamination area?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

26.

The Bhopal gas leak occured in what country?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Afghanistan

27.

How many tons of waste remain at the abandoned Bhopal site?

a)

100 tons

b)

300 tons

c)

400 tons

d)

200 tons

28.

When did the Bhopal gas leak occur?

a)

1979

b)

1984

c)

1992

d)

1960

29.

How many people were affected by the Bhopal gas leak?

a)

over 500,000

b)

over 600,000

c)

less than 400,000

d)

over 1 million

30.

The company in charge of the Bhopal gas leak was sued for how much?

a)

$470 million

b)

$310 million

c)

$540 million

d)

$220 million

31.

Where did the Chernobyl disaster occur?

a)

Ukraine

b)

Russia

c)

Belarus

d)

Pennsylvania

32.

When did the Chernobyl disaster occur?

a)

1979

b)

1984

c)

1986

d)

1992

33.

This is the worst nuclear incident in history

a)

Three Mile Island

b)

Chernobyl

c)

Fukushima

d)

SL-1

34.

What was the primary cause of the Chernobyl disaster?

a)

cooling malfunction

b)

seal/lid malfunction

c)

pressure buildup

d)

flawed reactor design

35.

Leukemia was a major side affect of the Chernobyl disaster.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

What was the primary cause for the chemical leak that occured in Meda, Italy, near Seveso

a)

boat crash

b)

oil spill

c)

pressure increase

d)

plane crash

37.

How long was the ICMESA chemical plant that caused the Seveso incident left unattended?

a)

2 weeks

b)

1 year

c)

1 weekend

d)

1 month

38.

Many humans died because of the toxic plume developed by the Seveso disaster.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

How long did it take for the ICMESA plant that caused the Seveso disaster to report the leak and notify the public?

a)

over a week

b)

2 days

c)

over a month

d)

12 hours

40.

Who was primarily affected by the Seveso disaster?

a)

humans

b)

animals

c)

marine life

d)

insects