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Water Pollution Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can agricultural run-off from farms contain?

a)

Pesticides and fertilizers

b)

Industrial waste

c)

Plastic debris

d)

Toxic metals

2.

What is the process of rainwater percolating through disused or active mine waste called?

a)

Industrial discharge

b)

Agricultural run-off

c)

Acid mine drainage

d)

Atmospheric input

3.

What is the measure of the amount of dissolved oxygen used to breakdown the organic material in a given volume of water through aerobic activity?

a)

Nutrients

b)

Total dissolved solids

c)

Biochemical oxygen demand

d)

Dissolved oxygen

4.

What is used to measure water transparency?

a)

Thermometer

b)

pH probe

c)

Secchi disk

d)

Turbidity meter

5.

What can be used to monitor pollution in marine waters due to its ability to bioaccumulate pollutants?

a)

Mussels

b)

Fish

c)

Shrimp

d)

Crabs

6.

What is a major source of hot water that can elevate the local water temperature?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Inert suspended solids

c)

Hot water discharged from power stations

d)

Oil

7.

What can be affected by plastic waste in aquatic ecosystems?

a)

Marine mammals

b)

Fish

c)

Birds

d)

All of the above

8.

What is a potential hazard to human and wildlife health if found in inland and coastal waters?

a)

Plastic debris

b)

Pathogens

c)

Inert suspended solids

d)

Synthetic fertilizers

9.

What is used to determine the amount of oxygen levels present in the water sample?

a)

Turbidity meter

b)

Oxygen meter

c)

Thermometer

d)

pH probe

10.

What causes eutrophication?

a)

synthetic fertilizers

b)

dissolved sediments

c)

runoff

d)

pesticides