Question 1

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-In which zone are wastes being decomposed and low-oxygen fishes are present?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 2

Which of the following is a lesson we can learn from the story of Lake Washington near Seattle?

Accepted Answer

A) citizen action combined with scientific research works 
B) reversing severe water pollution takes a long time 
C) dumping wastewater treatment plants in the ocean is better than dumping in lakes 
D) scientific research seldom gives the right answers 
E) diluting wastewater with storm water runoff is a good idea 
A) citizen action combined with scientific research works 
B) reversing severe water pollution takes a long time 
C) dumping wastewater treatment plants in the ocean is better than dumping in lakes 
D) scientific research seldom gives the right answers 
E) diluting wastewater with storm water runoff is a good idea

Question 3

The technology to convert sewer water into pure drinking water is inexpensive and faces little opposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The world's third-largest dead zone is found in the Gulf of Mexico and is caused by agricultural runoff carried by

Accepted Answer

A) the Cuyahoga river 
B) the Amazon river 
C) the Mississippi river 
D) the Colorado river 
E) the Rio Grande river 
A) the Cuyahoga river 
B) the Amazon river 
C) the Mississippi river 
D) the Colorado river 
E) the Rio Grande river

Question 5

Lake Washington, near Seattle, was degraded by the growth of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) coliform bacteria 
B) protozoans 
C) snails 
D) aquatic plants 
E) cyanobacteria 
A) coliform bacteria 
B) protozoans 
C) snails 
D) aquatic plants 
E) cyanobacteria

Question 6

According to a 2007 government study, tens of thousands of ____________________ in 43 states are leaking

Accepted Answer

gasoline s

Question 7

The Clean Water Act could be strengthened by all of the following strategies, except

Accepted Answer

A) prevention and control of toxic water pollution 
B) more funding for integrated airshed and watershed planning 
C) allowing citizens to bring lawsuits to ensure that water pollution laws are enforced 
D) establishing national effluent standards 
E) requiring states to do a better job of monitoring and enforcing water pollution laws 
A) prevention and control of toxic water pollution 
B) more funding for integrated airshed and watershed planning 
C) allowing citizens to bring lawsuits to ensure that water pollution laws are enforced 
D) establishing national effluent standards 
E) requiring states to do a better job of monitoring and enforcing water pollution laws

Question 8

____________________ are dilute sources of pollution that are difficult and expensive to diagnose and even more difficult to control.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ are dilute sources of pollution that...

Question 9

What percentage of the 100,000 medium to large lakes near major U.S.population centers have some degree of cultural eutrophication?

Accepted Answer

A) three-fourths 
B) five-eighths 
C) one-half 
D) one-third 
E) one-quarter 
A) three-fourths 
B) five-eighths 
C) one-half 
D) one-third 
E) one-quarter

Question 10

The polluted condition of the Ganges River, holy to Hindus, will get worse because the majority of the water comes from a glacier that is rapidly melting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Eutrophication can be reversed if nutrient inputs are sharply reduced, but it takes a relatively long time to reverse the damage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Eutrophic lakes have murky, highly productive waters located closest to the wetland status in which many clear-water species cannot survive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Great Lakes possess ____% of all the surface fresh water in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) 35 
B) 95 
C) 75 
D) 55 
E) 45 
A) 35 
B) 95 
C) 75 
D) 55 
E) 45

Question 14

Exxon Mobil, responsible for the Exxon Valdez oil spill, recovered most of the costs of fines and clean up from tax credits and insurance payments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s).
-In which zone has the stream begun to return a normal status following the oxygen sag?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   
 
Use the Figure above...

Question 16

A body of water can be depleted of its oxygen by

Accepted Answer

A) viruses and parasitic worms 
B) organic wastes 
C) sediments and suspended matter 
D) organic compounds such as oil, plastics, solvents, and detergents 
E) inorganic wastes 
A) viruses and parasitic worms 
B) organic wastes 
C) sediments and suspended matter 
D) organic compounds such as oil, plastics, solvents, and detergents 
E) inorganic wastes

Question 17

Cold temperatures of groundwater slow down the chemical reactions that decompose wastes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The 2007 State of the Great Lakes report found all of the following problems still exist in the lakes, except

Accepted Answer

A) Native carnivorous fish are declining in most of the lakes. 
B) There is continuing wetland loss and degradation of habitats. 
C) New pollutants in the lakes including pharmaceuticals. 
D) Populations of native species at the base of the food chain are declining. 
E) Dissolved oxygen levels continue to decline. 
A) Native carnivorous fish are declining in most of the lakes. 
B) There is continuing wetland loss and degradation of habitats. 
C) New pollutants in the lakes including pharmaceuticals. 
D) Populations of native species at the base of the food chain are declining. 
E) Dissolved oxygen levels continue to decline.

Question 19

What percentage of the people using coastal beaches in the United States developed ear infections, sore throats, eye irritations, respiratory disease, or gastrointestinal disease from swimming in seawater contaminated by infectious viruses and bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 20% 
D) 40% 
E) 80% 
A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 20% 
D) 40% 
E) 80%

Question 20

Which of the following is by far the leading cause of water pollution?

Accepted Answer

A) mining 
B) factories 
C) sewage treatment plants 
D) agriculture activities 
E) ocean-going shipping 
A) mining 
B) factories 
C) sewage treatment plants 
D) agriculture activities 
E) ocean-going shipping

Exam 20: Water Pollution

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -In which zone are wastes being decomposed and low-oxygen fishes are present?

Which of the following is a lesson we can learn from the story of Lake Washington near Seattle?

The technology to convert sewer water into pure drinking water is inexpensive and faces little opposition.

The world's third-largest dead zone is found in the Gulf of Mexico and is caused by agricultural runoff carried by

Lake Washington, near Seattle, was degraded by the growth of which of the following?

According to a 2007 government study, tens of thousands of ____________________ in 43 states are leaking

The Clean Water Act could be strengthened by all of the following strategies, except

____________________ are dilute sources of pollution that are difficult and expensive to diagnose and even more difficult to control.

What percentage of the 100,000 medium to large lakes near major U.S.population centers have some degree of cultural eutrophication?

The polluted condition of the Ganges River, holy to Hindus, will get worse because the majority of the water comes from a glacier that is rapidly melting.

Eutrophication can be reversed if nutrient inputs are sharply reduced, but it takes a relatively long time to reverse the damage.

Eutrophic lakes have murky, highly productive waters located closest to the wetland status in which many clear-water species cannot survive.

The Great Lakes possess ____% of all the surface fresh water in the United States.

Exxon Mobil, responsible for the Exxon Valdez oil spill, recovered most of the costs of fines and clean up from tax credits and insurance payments.

Use the Figure above to answer the following question(s). -In which zone has the stream begun to return a normal status following the oxygen sag?

A body of water can be depleted of its oxygen by

Cold temperatures of groundwater slow down the chemical reactions that decompose wastes.

The 2007 State of the Great Lakes report found all of the following problems still exist in the lakes, except

What percentage of the people using coastal beaches in the United States developed ear infections, sore throats, eye irritations, respiratory disease, or gastrointestinal disease from swimming in seawater contaminated by infectious viruses and bacteria?

Which of the following is by far the leading cause of water pollution?

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