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Water Pollution Quiz 9 (25 MCQs)

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1. What do you call the source of pollutant that comes from home and commercial establishments
2. Which best describes leaching
3. Instead of using his bike to go to places, a college student uses his car. What type of pollution would this cause?
4. Which ocean is largest and deepest?
5. Created because of Love Canal, mandated Superfund sites
6. Who is in charge of monitoring the quality of our water?
7. Pollution source that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources
8. Water regulations usually start around
9. Where is the majority (>60%) of the world's surface freshwater?
10. What is cultural eutrophication?
11. In a residence, how is most (26%) of the water used?
12. Humans affect watersheds and wetlands by:
13. Any change in the design, manufacture, purchase, or use of materials or products to reduce their amount or toxicity before they become municipal solid waste; also the reuse of products or materials
14. All of these are water pollution caused by human activities EXCEPT?
15. A factory is an example of _____ pollution.
16. What percentage of Earth is covered by oceans?
17. Water pollution that does not have a specific point of origin. Runoff from land and roads.
18. Dirt, sand and silt are classified as what type of pollution?
19. Which is the top source of water pollution produced by humans?
20. What is water that suitable to drink called?
21. What can the benthic macroinvertebrate community tell us about a stream or river?
22. The release of a large amount of sewage overflow into a nearby creek would lead to:
23. What animals are affected by water pollution?
24. Canada's lakes have _____ % of the world's surface freshwater
25. The following is an example of what type of water pollution? Pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers can reach the water supply by seeping into the groundwater.
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