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Water Pollution Quiz 12 (25 MCQs)

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1. _____ pollution is pollution that comes from a single source and is easily identified.
2. A mixture of decomposing organic matter, such as manure and rotting plants, that is used as fertilizer and soil conditioner
3. Can water pollution spread?
4. An underground water supply is _____
5. All of the following are examples of causes for water pollution except:
6. Waste that harms the land, water, or air is called
7. Which is a true fun fact about water pollution
8. What are examples of water pollution?
9. When cars age or are poorly maintained, they tend to leak oil onto roadways and parking lots. This oil is washed into the nearest waterway with the next rainfall. What type of water pollution does this cause?
10. Logging operations used to use a technique called clear-cutting, in which all of the trees in an area are cut down. What type of water pollution will this most likely lead to?
11. Microplastics absorb
12. Which type of pollution can interfere with aquatic organisms to feed and breath?
13. The pesticides used in which fields?
14. Which category of pollution is the biggest contemporary water pollution issue in the Chesapeake Bay region?
15. How much plastic leaks from land based sources?
16. Farming and agriculture can cause pollution by:
17. This type of pollution contaminates lakes, oceans, river, etc.
18. Which of the following are potential sources of groundwater pollution? I landfillsII ozone gasIII subsurface gasoline tanks
19. This act protects groundwater and surface water from pollution.
20. Human wastewater entering into bodies of water can be dangerous becauseI. It causes a drop in the biological oxygen demand II. It can lead to cultural eutrophicationIII. The wastewater can carry pathogens
21. Which of the following is NOT a type of non-point source pollution?
22. The terms basic and acidity refer to what water quality indicator?
23. What do algal blooms deplete from the water that causes damage to underwater vegetation?
24. What type of water pollution is there
25. All of the following are ways to disinfect wastewater EXCEPT:
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