CHAPTER 11 REVIEW. Parasitic worms would be classified as which type of water pollutant? A. Organic matter A. Organic matter B. Inorganic chemicals B.

CHAPTER 11CHAPTER 11

REVIEWREVIEW

Parasitic worms would be Parasitic worms would be classified as which type of classified as which type of

water pollutant?water pollutant?

A. Organic matterA. Organic matterB. Inorganic chemicalsB. Inorganic chemicalsC. PathogenC. PathogenD. Heavy metalsD. Heavy metals

C. PathogenC. Pathogen

Earth’s surface water is found Earth’s surface water is found inin

A. RiversA. RiversB. StreamsB. StreamsC. LakesC. LakesD. All of the aboveD. All of the above

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above

What is an inexpensive solution What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?more fresh water to use?

A. Drilling more wells into A. Drilling more wells into aquifers aquifers

B. Building more damsB. Building more dams C. DesalinationC. Desalination D. Water conservationD. Water conservation

D. Water conservationD. Water conservation

The 1990 Oil Pollution The 1990 Oil Pollution Act requires that allAct requires that all

A. Oil used in the U.S. is recycledA. Oil used in the U.S. is recycled B. Underground storage facilities be B. Underground storage facilities be

constructed of composite materials constructed of composite materials C. Leaking underground storage C. Leaking underground storage

facilities be repaired in 90 days facilities be repaired in 90 days D. Tankers in U.S. waterways be double D. Tankers in U.S. waterways be double

hulled by the year 2015 hulled by the year 2015

D. Tankers in U.S. D. Tankers in U.S. waterways be double waterways be double

hulled by the year 2015hulled by the year 2015

A common feature of A common feature of thermal pollution and thermal pollution and

artificial eutrophication is artificial eutrophication is that they boththat they both

A. Are a result of power plants and other A. Are a result of power plants and other industrial activityindustrial activity

B. Have sources that are difficult to identify B. Have sources that are difficult to identify and controland control

C. Decrease the amount of oxygen dissolved in C. Decrease the amount of oxygen dissolved in waterwater

D. Cause large mats of algae to bloom in fresh D. Cause large mats of algae to bloom in fresh waterwater

C. Decrease the amount of C. Decrease the amount of oxygen dissolved in oxygen dissolved in waterwater

Which of the following is one Which of the following is one way a person could conserve way a person could conserve

water?water? A. Water your lawn daily and at mid-dayA. Water your lawn daily and at mid-day B. Take a long bath instead of a showerB. Take a long bath instead of a shower C. Use a low-flow showerhead and take C. Use a low-flow showerhead and take

short showersshort showers D. Wash laundry in small, partial loadsD. Wash laundry in small, partial loads

C. Use a low-flow C. Use a low-flow showerhead and take showerhead and take

short showersshort showers

The largest watershed in The largest watershed in the United States is thethe United States is the

A. Yukon RiverA. Yukon RiverB. Mississippi RiverB. Mississippi RiverC. Colorado RiverC. Colorado RiverD. Rio GrandeD. Rio Grande

B. Mississippi B. Mississippi RiverRiver

Which of the following is Which of the following is notnot a a true statement about the social true statement about the social and environmental impact of and environmental impact of

dams?dams? A. Dams are built to resolve disputes between A. Dams are built to resolve disputes between

neighboring countries. neighboring countries. B. Environmental concern is one reason for their B. Environmental concern is one reason for their

decreased constructiondecreased construction C. Dams allow a river’s natural power to be converted C. Dams allow a river’s natural power to be converted

into useful energyinto useful energy D. Land behind the dam undergoes change because of D. Land behind the dam undergoes change because of

the change in the flow of the riverthe change in the flow of the river

A. Dams are built to resolve A. Dams are built to resolve disputes between neighboring disputes between neighboring

countries. countries.

The effects of water The effects of water pollution on ecosystemspollution on ecosystems

A. Can be demonstrated by natural A. Can be demonstrated by natural eutrophicationeutrophication

B. Are always immediate and highly B. Are always immediate and highly lethallethal

C. Can magnify over time within food C. Can magnify over time within food chainschains

D. Result mostly from point-source D. Result mostly from point-source pollution sourcespollution sources

C. Can magnify over time C. Can magnify over time within food chainswithin food chains

Most of the pollutants in Most of the pollutants in the ocean come fromthe ocean come from

A. Activities on landA. Activities on land B. Commercial boats and B. Commercial boats and

personal watercraft personal watercraft C. Leaking underground storage C. Leaking underground storage

facilities facilities D. Spills from oil tankersD. Spills from oil tankers

A. Activities on landA. Activities on land

Which of the following is most Which of the following is most likely to cause conflict between likely to cause conflict between

two countries that share a two countries that share a river?river?

A. The “upstream” country drills a large number of A. The “upstream” country drills a large number of new water wellsnew water wells

B. The “upstream” country builds a series of new B. The “upstream” country builds a series of new damsdams

C. The “downstream” country uses an increasing C. The “downstream” country uses an increasing amount of water for irrigationamount of water for irrigation

D. New industries dump pollutants into the river near D. New industries dump pollutants into the river near the delta where the river empties into the oceanthe delta where the river empties into the ocean

B. The “upstream” country B. The “upstream” country builds a series of new builds a series of new damsdams

Many areas of the world Many areas of the world without adequate fresh water without adequate fresh water

have become habitable becausehave become habitable because A. Water conservation has been A. Water conservation has been

implementedimplemented B. Icebergs have been towed in to provide B. Icebergs have been towed in to provide

fresh waterfresh water C. Water management projects have C. Water management projects have

diverted water to the areadiverted water to the area D. Rainfall patterns have changedD. Rainfall patterns have changed

C. Water management C. Water management projects have projects have diverted water diverted water

to the areato the area

Which of the following is a true Which of the following is a true statement about surface water?statement about surface water? A. It makes up less than 1% of all A. It makes up less than 1% of all

water water on Earthon Earth B. All large cities use surface water B. All large cities use surface water as a as a

water sourcewater source C. Sluggish waters make natural C. Sluggish waters make natural

lakes lakes poor water sourcespoor water sources D. Drought conditions reduce the D. Drought conditions reduce the

amount of surface water worldwideamount of surface water worldwide

A. It makes up less than 1% A. It makes up less than 1% of all of all water water on Earthon Earth

Some communities have Some communities have banned detergents containing banned detergents containing

high levels of phosphates high levels of phosphates becausebecause

A. Phosphates kill algae and disrupt normal A. Phosphates kill algae and disrupt normal food webs in lakesfood webs in lakes

B. Phosphates cause chemical reactions that B. Phosphates cause chemical reactions that raise the temperature of river and lake raise the temperature of river and lake water, disrupting ecosystemswater, disrupting ecosystems

C. Phosphates are not efficient cleansersC. Phosphates are not efficient cleansers D. Excessive phosphates in lakes may begin a D. Excessive phosphates in lakes may begin a

process that causes fish to suffocate and dieprocess that causes fish to suffocate and die

D. Excessive phosphates in D. Excessive phosphates in lakes may begin a process that lakes may begin a process that causes fish to suffocate and diecauses fish to suffocate and die

An effective approach to An effective approach to preventing future shortages of preventing future shortages of usable water should focus onusable water should focus on

A. Emphasizing the additive effect of A. Emphasizing the additive effect of individual attempts to conserve waterindividual attempts to conserve water

B. Reducing the pollution of existing water B. Reducing the pollution of existing water sources by education and enforcementsources by education and enforcement

C. Developing and refining new ways to C. Developing and refining new ways to produce fresh water such as desalinationproduce fresh water such as desalination

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above

Most of the Earth’s fresh water Most of the Earth’s fresh water isis

A. Stored in large underground A. Stored in large underground rock structuresrock structures

B. Solidified at the North & South B. Solidified at the North & South PolesPoles

C. Suspended in atmospheric cloud C. Suspended in atmospheric cloud formationsformations

D. Held in reservoirs behind large D. Held in reservoirs behind large damsdams

B. Solidified at the North B. Solidified at the North & South & South PolesPoles

When neighborhood residents When neighborhood residents noticed a large number of dead noticed a large number of dead

fish in a local creek, they fish in a local creek, they traced the problem to a nearby traced the problem to a nearby gas station. It turned out that a gas station. It turned out that a tank of gasoline had developed tank of gasoline had developed a leak. This is an example ofa leak. This is an example of

A. Point-source pollutionA. Point-source pollution B. Nonpoint-source pollutionB. Nonpoint-source pollution C. Thermal pollutionC. Thermal pollution D. Groundwater pollutionD. Groundwater pollution

A. Point-source pollutionA. Point-source pollution

Which of the following might Which of the following might occur as a result of plastic trash occur as a result of plastic trash

accumulating in the ocean?accumulating in the ocean? A. Sea mammals, such as seal, become tangled A. Sea mammals, such as seal, become tangled

in clear plastic fishing lines and drownin clear plastic fishing lines and drown B. Sea birds are strangled by plastic six-pack B. Sea birds are strangled by plastic six-pack

ringsrings C. Turtles mistake clear plastic bags for C. Turtles mistake clear plastic bags for

jellyfish, ingest them, & die of intestinal jellyfish, ingest them, & die of intestinal blockageblockage

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above

What is the purpose of adding What is the purpose of adding chlorine to water during the chlorine to water during the

water treatment process?water treatment process? A. To remove unwanted gasesA. To remove unwanted gases B. To filter and remove large debrisB. To filter and remove large debris C. To form flocs that bacteria and C. To form flocs that bacteria and

other impurities will cling toother impurities will cling to D. To kill bacteria that have D. To kill bacteria that have

accumulated, as well as prevent accumulated, as well as prevent future bacterial growthfuture bacterial growth

D. To kill bacteria that have D. To kill bacteria that have accumulated, as well as accumulated, as well as

prevent future bacterial prevent future bacterial growthgrowth

Which of the following Which of the following represents nonpoint-source represents nonpoint-source

pollution?pollution? A. Polluted wastewater from a A. Polluted wastewater from a

chemical plantchemical plant B. Runoff from agricultural B. Runoff from agricultural

feedlotsfeedlots C. Unlined landfillC. Unlined landfill D. Leaking oil tankerD. Leaking oil tanker

B. Runoff from B. Runoff from agricultural feedlotsagricultural feedlots

Most large cities get water for Most large cities get water for households and industries fromhouseholds and industries fromA. Rivers and lakesA. Rivers and lakesB. Pumps connected to B. Pumps connected to

springsspringsC. Deep wellsC. Deep wellsD. Removing salt from sea D. Removing salt from sea

waterwater

A. Rivers and lakesA. Rivers and lakes

What is the relationship What is the relationship between groundwater and between groundwater and

surface water?surface water? A. Surface water percolates through the soil to A. Surface water percolates through the soil to

form groundwaterform groundwater B. There is no relationship between surface & B. There is no relationship between surface &

groundwater; they form independentlygroundwater; they form independently C. Groundwater filters through the soil to form C. Groundwater filters through the soil to form

surface watersurface water D. Surface water is found in lakes directly D. Surface water is found in lakes directly

above underground water sourcesabove underground water sources

A. Surface water percolates A. Surface water percolates through the soil to through the soil to form form

groundwatergroundwater

Polluted ground water is Polluted ground water is difficult to clean becausedifficult to clean because

A. Groundwater is deep in the ground A. Groundwater is deep in the ground and dispersed through large areas of and dispersed through large areas of rockrock

B. Pollutants cling to the materials that B. Pollutants cling to the materials that make up the aquifer and contaminate make up the aquifer and contaminate the clean waterthe clean water

C. The recycling process of groundwater C. The recycling process of groundwater can take hundreds or thousands of can take hundreds or thousands of yearsyears

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above

A true statement about A true statement about aquifers is thataquifers is that

A. They are formed by A. They are formed by underground underground rivers and leakage from deep lakesrivers and leakage from deep lakes

B. Their water levels remain stable B. Their water levels remain stable because they recharge so rapidlybecause they recharge so rapidly

C. Their water does not circulate in C. Their water does not circulate in the the water cycle because it cannot water cycle because it cannot evaporate evaporate under groundunder ground

D. They are hard to purify because D. They are hard to purify because the the water collects in sand and rockswater collects in sand and rocks

D. They are hard to purify D. They are hard to purify because the water collects in because the water collects in

sand and rockssand and rocks

How is fresh water used in How is fresh water used in industry?industry?

A. In the disposal of waste A. In the disposal of waste products products

B. To generate powerB. To generate powerC. In manufacturing C. In manufacturing

processes processesD. All of the aboveD. All of the above

D. All of the aboveD. All of the above