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Pollution Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unlined landfills are a source of what type of pollution?

a)

Point source pollution

b)

Nonpoint source pollution

c)

Biodegradable pollution

d)

Recyclable pollution

2.

Rain and snow containing air pollutants are considered what type of pollution?

a)

Nonpoint source pollution

b)

Point source pollution

c)

Organic pollution

d)

Inorganic pollution

3.

Leaking septic tank systems are classified as what type of pollution?

a)

Point source pollution

b)

Nonpoint source pollution

c)

Chemical pollution

d)

Urban pollution

4.

What is water pollution?

a)

The addition of harmful chemicals or substances to water

b)

Pollution that comes from many sources, basically all humans are to blame

c)

Pollution that has an identifiable source, such as one farmer overuse of chemicals or a factory smoke stack

d)

Nonpoint source pollution

5.

What is water runoff from city and suburban streets that may contain oil, gasoline, animal feces, and litter classified as?

a)

Nonpoint source pollution

b)

Point source pollution

c)

Not applicable

d)

Not applicable

6.

What type of pollution is caused by pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer from residential lawns, golf courses, and farmland that causes runoff?

a)

Point source pollution

b)

Not applicable

c)

Not applicable

d)

Nonpoint source pollution

7.

What type of pollution is represented by polluted water from abandoned and active mines?

a)

Nonpoint source pollution

b)

Biological pollution

c)

Chemical pollution

d)

Point source pollution

8.

Feces and agricultural chemicals from livestock feedlots are an example of:

a)

Nonpoint source pollution

b)

Urban runoff pollution

c)

Industrial pollution

d)

Point source pollution

9.

Agricultural runoff is classified as:

a)

Point source pollution

b)

Urban runoff pollution

c)

Nonpoint source pollution

d)

Industrial pollution

10.

What type of pollution is an oil spill classified as?

a)

nonpoint source pollution

b)

point source pollution

c)

biodegradable pollution

d)

air pollution

11.

A garage accumulates waste oil from mechanical work on cars and dumps it into the ground, contaminating the underground water supply. This is an example of what type of pollution?

a)

nonpoint source pollution

b)

point source pollution

c)

recyclable pollution

d)

atmospheric pollution

12.

What type of pollution is litter considered to be?

a)

nonpoint source pollution

b)

point source pollution

c)

organic pollution

d)

inorganic pollution

13.

What is point source pollution?

a)

Pollution that comes from many sources, basically all humans are to blame

b)

The addition of harmful chemicals or substances to water

c)

Pollution that has an identifiable source, such as one farmer overuse of chemicals or a factory smoke stack.

d)

Nonpoint source pollution

14.

What is nonpoint source pollution?

a)

The addition of harmful chemicals or substances to water

b)

Pollution that has an identifiable source, such as one farmer overuse of chemicals or a factory smoke stack.

c)

Point source pollution

d)

Pollution that comes from many sources, basically all humans are to blame

15.

Leaking underground storage tanks that contain chemicals or fuels such as gasoline are an example of what type of pollution?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Point source pollution

c)

Nonpoint source pollution

d)

Noise pollution

16.

Water discharged by industries is classified as what type of pollution?

a)

Nonpoint source pollution

b)

Point source pollution

c)

Air pollution

d)

Noise pollution

17.

Cars exhaust is an example of what type of pollution?

a)

Point source pollution

b)

Nonpoint source pollution

c)

Air pollution

d)

Noise pollution

18.

What type of pollution is associated with public and industrial waste-water treatment plants?

a)

point source pollution

b)

nonpoint source pollution

c)

atmospheric pollution

d)

thermal pollution

19.

Soil runoff from farms and construction sites is classified as what type of pollution?

a)

atmospheric pollution

b)

thermal pollution

c)

nonpoint source pollution

d)

point source pollution

20.

Leaking storage lagoons for polluted waste are an example of which type of pollution?

a)

nonpoint source pollution

b)

atmospheric pollution

c)

thermal pollution

d)

point source pollution

21.

What type of pollution is produced by a factory emitting high amounts of carbon and sulfur dioxide?

a)

Diffuse pollution

b)

Point source pollution

c)

Nonpoint source pollution

d)

Organic pollution

22.

What is the impact of poor air quality on plants?

a)

Improved photosynthesis

b)

Enhanced growth

c)

Damage to leaf tissue

d)

Increased fruit production

23.

What is the impact of poor air quality on animals and humans?

a)

Development of breathing problems

b)

Improved health

c)

Increased energy levels

d)

Enhanced respiratory function

24.

What is the main source of carbon pollution?

a)

Dust from a dirt road

b)

Burning trash

c)

Smoke from factories

d)

Burning of coal or oil

25.

What is the main source of sulfur pollution?

a)

Combustion engines

b)

Car exhaust

c)

Smoke from factories

d)

Burning of coal or oil

26.

What is the main source of particle pollution?

a)

Combustion Engines

b)

Burning of coal or oil

c)

Burning trash

d)

Forest fires

27.

What is the definition of air pollution?

a)

Contamination of air by harmful gases

b)

Contamination of food by harmful gases

c)

Contamination of soil by harmful gases

d)

Contamination of water by harmful gases

28.

What are lichens used as environmental indicators for?

a)

Soil pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Noise pollution

d)

Air pollution

29.

What is the effect of air pollution on global warming?

a)

It reduces global warming

b)

It has no effect on global warming

c)

It accelerates global warming

d)

It stabilizes global warming

30.

Match the following

Categorize the following

gas pollutants caused by the burning of  materials often from the petroleum industry.


Car exhaust

combustion engines

smog

as a result  of burning a fuel containing sulfur

burning of coal

burning of oil

smoke from factories

small particles of  dust or liquid that pollute the air

burning  trash

forest fires

dust from a dirt road

smells like rotten eggs

mixture of gases that surround us

tasteless

odorless

invisible

Carbon Pollutants
Sulfur Pollutants
Particle Polluntants
Air
31.

the contamination of the  air by smoke and other harmful gases.




(a)  

32.

Polluted air will be​ (a)   ​ (b)   and​ (c)   ​ ​

Choose from the below words
flavored
odor
visible
tasteles
odorless
invisible