WorksheetsDeepwater Horizon
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What role did microbes play in the aftermath of the oil spill?
They caused the oil to spread further
They helped break down the oil, aiding in natural cleanup
They made the oil more toxic
They had no significant impact
The oil spill disrupted the food chain by affecting species at the bottom, like (a) (organism), which are important for larger animals to feed on.
According to the interactive, what was one of the primary methods used to attempt to stop the oil spill?
Pumping water into the Gulf
Dropping chemicals from airplanes
Using booms to contain the oil
Setting the oil on fire
How might the oil spill have affected global marine ecosystems?
It caused a temporary decrease in global temperatures
It increased the global biodiversity of marine life
It had no effect outside the Gulf region
It may have disrupted ocean currents and food webs worldwide
The April 20th, 2010 offshore oil rig explosion that resulted in 11 deaths and 200 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico was called...
Exxon Valdez
Chevron Valdez
BP Deepwater Horizon
BP Shallowater Waves
Love Canal
Animals that were impacted by Deepwater Horizon oil spill...(Select all that apply)
pelicans
sea turtles
salmon
coral
alligators
An oil spill clean up method that aims to ride the oil from the ocean...
In-situ burning
Slash and burn
Chemical dispersants
Fire retardant
Oil bombs
A long, floating, apparatus that is interconnected and creates a barrier to minimize the spread of spilled oil is called...
an oil skimmer
dispersants
an oil boom
an oil fence
an oil rig
A chemical mixture of emulsifiers and solvents that helps break oil into small droplets to spread out throughout the entire water column of the ocean is called...
contaminants
dispersants
cleaners
petroleum
polymers
An apparatus that is designed to remove thin layers of oil from the surface of a body of water is called...
an oil skimmer
dispersants
an oil boom
an oil fence
an oil rig
When oil from an oil spill reaches the coastline and washes up on beaches it infiltrates the sand and creates something called...
tar balls
dispersants
oil booms
sticky sauce
black gold
When an oil slick reaches coastline ecosystems and washes up on beaches it poses a huge threat to biological organisms. The main removal / clean up method for this is... (Select TWO that apply)
Oil booms
Oil skimmers
Physical removal of sand / soil
Flushing with hoses, brushes and shovels
In-situ burning
When oil spills occur what is it that typically pollutes the ocean?
crude oil
gasoline
diesel
methane
natural gas
How are oil spills caused? (Select all that apply)
tankers
rigs
bombs
air planes
natural causes
Deepwater Horizon
It was a natural disaster caused by an earthquake
It was an oil spill caused by a drilling rig explosion
It was a hurricane that hit the Gulf of Mexico
It was a volcanic eruption under the sea
