Water Pollution Quiz 10 (25 MCQs)

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1. Which water quality test will best determine the disruption of photosynthesis caused by cloudy water conditions from sedimentation?

2. How waste is produced by agricultural sources?

3. What grows when oxygen depletion occurs?

4. Is water pollution good?

5. Diseases are caused by

6. What does algae produce that makes fish get sick?

7. Where does most of the air pollution come from?

8. The _____ oil spill occurred when an oil tanker hit a reef off the coast of Alaska and over 11 million gallons of oil spilled into the ocean.

9. Major anthropogenic sources of nitrogen pollution include commercial fertilizer, vehicles exhaust, industrial air pollution, and

10. All of the following are effective strategies for minimizing sediment pollution except:

11. Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?

12. What causes water pollution?

13. The flow of water from rain, snow melt, or other sources over land.

14. What can happen if oil shipments are not handled properly?

15. What does the oil do in an oil spill?

16. We can prevent water pollution by:

17. Examples of materials that contain plant nutrients are

18. A pipe gushing polluted water into a river is an example of:

19. Harmful things in air and water like poisonous chemicals are called _____

20. The substances that cause water pollution are called _____

21. What does it mean to degrade water quality?

22. This type of pollution occurs when harmful chemicals are added to water supplies

23. A farmer applies excess fertilizer to one of her fields just before a rainstorm. What kind of pollution is this most likely to lead to?

24. Human waste water results in which of the following water pollution problems?

25. By weight, the most abundant water pollutant is: