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WorksheetsPollution Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 20mins
Unlined landfills are a source of what type of pollution?
Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Biodegradable pollution
Recyclable pollution
Rain and snow containing air pollutants are considered what type of pollution?
Nonpoint source pollution
Point source pollution
Organic pollution
Inorganic pollution
Leaking septic tank systems are classified as what type of pollution?
Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Chemical pollution
Urban pollution
What is water pollution?
The addition of harmful chemicals or substances to water
Pollution that comes from many sources, basically all humans are to blame
Pollution that has an identifiable source, such as one farmer overuse of chemicals or a factory smoke stack
Nonpoint source pollution
What is water runoff from city and suburban streets that may contain oil, gasoline, animal feces, and litter classified as?
Nonpoint source pollution
Point source pollution
Not applicable
Not applicable
What type of pollution is caused by pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer from residential lawns, golf courses, and farmland that causes runoff?
Point source pollution
Not applicable
Not applicable
Nonpoint source pollution
What type of pollution is represented by polluted water from abandoned and active mines?
Nonpoint source pollution
Biological pollution
Chemical pollution
Point source pollution
Feces and agricultural chemicals from livestock feedlots are an example of:
Nonpoint source pollution
Urban runoff pollution
Industrial pollution
Point source pollution
Agricultural runoff is classified as:
Point source pollution
Urban runoff pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Industrial pollution
What type of pollution is an oil spill classified as?
nonpoint source pollution
point source pollution
biodegradable pollution
air pollution
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?
nonpoint source pollution
point source pollution
recyclable pollution
atmospheric pollution
What type of pollution is litter considered to be?
nonpoint source pollution
point source pollution
organic pollution
inorganic pollution
What is point source pollution?
Pollution that comes from many sources, basically all humans are to blame
The addition of harmful chemicals or substances to water
Pollution that has an identifiable source, such as one farmer overuse of chemicals or a factory smoke stack.
Nonpoint source pollution
What is nonpoint source pollution?
The addition of harmful chemicals or substances to water
Pollution that has an identifiable source, such as one farmer overuse of chemicals or a factory smoke stack.
Point source pollution
Pollution that comes from many sources, basically all humans are to blame
Leaking underground storage tanks that contain chemicals or fuels such as gasoline are an example of what type of pollution?
Air pollution
Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Noise pollution
Water discharged by industries is classified as what type of pollution?
Nonpoint source pollution
Point source pollution
Air pollution
Noise pollution
Cars exhaust is an example of what type of pollution?
Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Air pollution
Noise pollution
What type of pollution is associated with public and industrial waste-water treatment plants?
point source pollution
nonpoint source pollution
atmospheric pollution
thermal pollution
Soil runoff from farms and construction sites is classified as what type of pollution?
atmospheric pollution
thermal pollution
nonpoint source pollution
point source pollution
Leaking storage lagoons for polluted waste are an example of which type of pollution?
nonpoint source pollution
atmospheric pollution
thermal pollution
point source pollution
What type of pollution is produced by a factory emitting high amounts of carbon and sulfur dioxide?
Diffuse pollution
Point source pollution
Nonpoint source pollution
Organic pollution
What is the impact of poor air quality on plants?
Improved photosynthesis
Enhanced growth
Damage to leaf tissue
Increased fruit production
What is the impact of poor air quality on animals and humans?
Development of breathing problems
Improved health
Increased energy levels
Enhanced respiratory function
What is the main source of carbon pollution?
Dust from a dirt road
Burning trash
Smoke from factories
Burning of coal or oil
What is the main source of sulfur pollution?
Combustion engines
Car exhaust
Smoke from factories
Burning of coal or oil
What is the main source of particle pollution?
Combustion Engines
Burning of coal or oil
Burning trash
Forest fires
What is the definition of air pollution?
Contamination of air by harmful gases
Contamination of food by harmful gases
Contamination of soil by harmful gases
Contamination of water by harmful gases
What are lichens used as environmental indicators for?
Soil pollution
Water pollution
Noise pollution
Air pollution
What is the effect of air pollution on global warming?
It reduces global warming
It has no effect on global warming
It accelerates global warming
It stabilizes global warming
Match 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
the contamination of the air by smoke and other harmful gases.
(a)
Polluted air will be (a) (b) and (c)
