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Pollution Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a leaking pipe

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

2.

Washing your car in your driveway

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

3.

Factories releasing gases into the atmosphere

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

4.

Chemicals released from an Industrial Plant directly into a river

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

5.

Snow melts in parking lots and carries oils into nearby waterways

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

6.

Acid Rain

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

7.

Disposing of paint and other household hazardous materials down the drain

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

8.

A farmer stores containers of pesticides in the barn and the containers leak

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

9.

Containers at a food processing plant leaking fat and animal juices

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

10.

A ship carrying gasoline runs into shore and spills large amount of gasoline.

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

11.

Pollution that comes from a single source

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

12.

Pollution that comes from MANY different places and is hard to identify its source.

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

13.

Which of the following is a source of air pollution?

a)

Difficulty in breathing

b)

Factories

c)

Eye irritation

d)

Drinking water

14.

Where does most air pollution come from?

a)

Human activities

b)

Wildfires

c)

Volcanic eruptions

d)

Allergens

15.
pollutant that is put directly into the air by human activity
a)
Air Pollution
b)
Primary Pollutant
c)
Secondary Pollutant
16.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
17.
form when primary air pollutants react with other primary pollutants or naturally occurring substances such as water vapor
a)
Air Pollution
b)
Primary Pollutant
c)
Secondary Pollutant
18.

Check all that are considered primary air pollutants.

a)

Sulfur dioxide

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Ozone

d)

Methane

19.
occurs when air above is warmer than the air below
a)
Smog
b)
Temperature Inversion
c)
Sick-Building Syndrome
20.

Which of the following is NOT a primary pollutant?

a)

nitric oxides

b)

smog

c)

sulfur dioxide

d)

volatile organic compounds

21.
A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
22.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
23.

The ozone layer is damaged by

a)

CFCs

b)

Increase in greenhouse gases

c)

Increased global temperatures

d)

Sulfuric and nitric acids

24.

A secondary pollutant such as ozone would form

a)

early in the morning when most emissions happen

b)

mid day- late afternoon, due to the reaction needing sunlight and car emissions

c)

at night, the reaction takes a long time to process

25.

Where do most Americans live?

a)

in urban areas

b)

on producing farms

c)

in rural areas

d)

There is an equal distribution of people across the land

26.

Which of the following is an example of how people use land?

a)

to harvest wood

b)

to grow crops

c)

to preserve native species

d)

All of the above

27.

Why is it important to preserve farmland?

a)

Farmland provides crops and fruits to support urban and rural populations.

b)

Farmland moderates the temperature of urban areas.

c)

Farmland provides an important oxygen source for urban areas.

d)

All of the above

28.

Regardless of where people live, they are dependent on resources produced in

a)

wilderness areas.

b)

urban areas.

c)

national parks.

d)

rural areas.

29.

Match the following

a)
1.

light pollution

b)
2.

noise pollution

c)
3.

Urban Heat Island

d)
4.

Land Preservation

30.

Five ways in which agriculture land affects or impacts natural areas negatively are:

a)

Degradation

Climate Change

Deforestation

over irrigation

Antimicrobial resistance

b)

Desertification

Water flow

Water resistance

Dehydration

Micro increments

c)

Increase animals and plant population

Increase biodiversity

Increase water flow

Increase genetic variations

d)

Improve water quality

Increase natural fertilizers

degradation of water sources

31.

land used for growing and harvesting wood, and harvesting wildlife, fish, nuts, and other resources

a)

rangeland

b)

forest land

c)

urban land

d)

farm land

32.

Land used to graze livestock and wildlife

a)

rangeland

b)

forest land

c)

farmland

d)

urban land

33.

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

a)

using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

texting on cellphones

d)

eating meat

34.

Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

deforestation

b)

photosynthesis

c)

oceans

d)

all of the above

e)

the loss of animal species

35.

The replanting of trees in an area where there was once a forest which was destroyed or damaged.

a)

Deforestation

b)

Reforestation

c)

Afforestation

d)

Biodiversity

36.

Protects the environment through the responsible use of natural resources.

a)

Clear Cutting

b)

Conservation

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Preservation

37.

Protects the environment from harmful human activities.

a)

Clear Cutting

b)

Conservation

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Preservation

38.

Reduction in the capacity of a forest.

a)

Clear Cutting

b)

Slash and Burn

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Forest Degradation

39.

Where do most Americans live?

a)

in urban areas

b)

on producing farms

c)

in rural areas

d)

There is an equal distribution of people across the land

40.

Which of the following is an example of how people use land?

a)

to harvest wood

b)

to grow crops

c)

to preserve native species

d)

All of the above

41.

Heat islands affect local

a)

traffic patterns

b)

water levels.

c)

weather patterns

d)

harvest patterns.

42.
GMO stands for
a)
genetically made organism
b)
genetically modified organism
c)
gene manipulated organism
d)
Genetic mutant organism
43.
What is the benefit of geneticially modified organisms?
a)
They may be better looking or more productive/effective
b)
They are easily reproduced
c)
They are higher in population
d)
They live longer/stronger
44.

True or False: 'Sustainable' means causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What methods are used in industrial agriculture?

a)

Monocultures

b)

Companion Planting

c)

Pesticides

d)

Chemical Fertilizers

46.

Deforestation can lead to _________

a)

loss of animal habitats

b)

soil erosion

c)

increases in Earth's average surface temperature

d)

all that is listed