Pollution Review

Pollution in lakes, rivers, and oceans mostly comes from _________.

• large ships that spill pollution into the water

• small recreational boats that leak oil and gas into the water

• human activities on land

• leaks from under the lake, river, or ocean

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Which of the following is point-source pollution?

• A landfill leaking toxic chemicals into the groundwater

• multiple factories in a city causing poor air quality

• runoff from several farms putting fertilizer into a local stream

• methane in the air from all the cattle farms in the state of Georgia

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Which of the following is nonpoint source pollution?

• A wood treatment facility leaks three toxic chemicals into the soil around it

• Warm water from a factory filling fish when it is dumped into a nearby lake

• An oil spot in my driveway from my car leaking oil

• multiple factories in a city causing poor air quality

Excessive phosphorus and nitrogen in a lake as a result of human activity can cause

• natural eutrophication

• artificial eutrophication

• fish to thrive and multiple in population

• thermal pollution

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___________ occurs when larger organisms eat smaller organisms and the level of toxic chemicals increases up the food chain.

• biomagnification

• eutrophication

• leaching

• incineration

Tha largest cause of air pollution in the world today is ______.

• Volcanoes

• cow farms

• burning fossil fuels

• chlorofluorocarbons

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Ground level ozone is created when ________ reacts with volatile organic compounds in the presence of ultraviolet light

• methane

• sulfur dioxide

• nitrogen dioxide

• oxygen

Which of the following air pollutants are the primary cause of acid rain?

• ozone and methane

• fertilizers and pesticides

• sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide

• carbon dioxide and CFCs

Particulate pollutants include ____.

• dust

• pet hair

• smoke

• all of the above

Volatile organic compounds include fumes from ____.

• paint

• glue

• car emissions

• all of the above

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