14.3 Quiz

Human activities that clear large areas of land and increase erosion contribute directly to what type of pollution?

• A. biological
• B. toxic chemical
• C. sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The best way to reduce groundwater pollution is to

• A. increase the use of groundwater mining.
• B. prevent it from happening.
• C. build more desalination plants.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Sewage pouring out of a pipe into a river would be considered point-source pollution.

• A. True
• B. False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Most of the oil released into the oceans by human activity comes from tanker spills.

• A True
• B False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is one of the sources of thermal pollution in water?

• A. a factory using water to cool hot machinery, then releasing the water back into the lake
• B. a farmer that uses pesticides on their crops and the runoff flows back into a river
• C. a gasoline tank under a gas station that has a crack in it and seeps out into the ground

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is one of the sources of biological pollution in water?

• A. a crack in the ocean floor that is seeping out raw crude oil
• B. a large amount of sediment deposited into a lake or river
• C. a large amount of dead water dwelling animals

What is one of the sources of ocean water pollution?

• A. a large amount of sediment deposited into a lake or river
• B. a farmer that uses pesticides on their crops and the runoff flows back into a river
• C. a crack in the ocean floor that is seeping out raw crude oil

Why is groundwater pollution hard to monitor?

• A. there is not enough groundwater to worry about it
• B. it is largely hidden from view, underground
• C. companies do not want to use groundwater for anything

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

___________ pollution is caused by pathogens, disease-causing organisms.

• A. Ocean Water
• B. Groundwater
• C. Biological

___________ pollution comes from discrete or specific locations.

• A. Point-source pollution
• B. Nonpoint-source pollution
• C. Salinization