Pollution Quiz Review

The water table can be described as which of the following?

• an underground formation that contains groundwater

• the level where rocks and soil become saturated with water

• the area of Earth‘s surface where water percolates down into an aquifer

• the water found beneath the surface of the Earth

Which of the following best describes water that makes its way from buildings and parking lots into the recharge zone of an aquifer?

• physical pollution

• non-point source pollution

• point source pollution

• water pollution

Which of the following statements best describes the most likely outcome if the algae growth covers a lake?

• an increase in the number of disease-causing microorganisms in the water

• an increase in the acidity of the water

• a decrease in the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water due to eutrophication

• a decrease in the nutrient levels in the water

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Which of the following is an example of a chemical pollutant?

• pesticide

• sewage

• pollen

• litter

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Which of the following is an example of a primary air pollutant?

• tropospheric ozone

• nitrogen dioxide

• stratospheric ozone

• sulfuric acid

Which of the following is an example of an air pollution control device used to transform carbon monoxide that enters the atmosphere from vehicle emissions?

• catalytic converter

• wet scrubber

• dry scrubber

• electrostatic precipitator

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Which of the following best describes the Clean Water Act?

• a law designed to protect and restore the quality of the nation‘s waters and regulate discharges of pollutants into surface waters

• a federal agency of the U.S. government responsible for protecting human health and the environment

• a law aimed at controlling air pollution and improving air quality

• a law enacted to regulate the quality of drinking water to protect public health by setting standards for drinking water contaminants

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Match each definition to the correct term.

• physical pollutant

• the contamination of land and soil due to the deposition of waste materials

• land pollution

• a type of environmental pollutant that originates from nonliving sources

• inorganic pollutants

• an environmental pollutant that consists of solid matter