Ch. 11 & 12 Study Guide
Ch. 11 & 12 Study Guide
1.Most of Earth’s fresh water is
2.What is the purpose of adding chlorine to water during the water treatment process?
3.How is fresh water used in industry?
4.Many areas of the world without adequate fresh water have become habitable because
5.Parasitic worms would be classified as which type of water pollutant?
6.Polluted groundwater is difficult to clean because
7.Most of the pollutants in the ocean come from
8.The 1990 Oil Pollution Act requires that all
9.The largest watershed in the United States is the
10.What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?
11.Some communities have banned detergents containing high levels of phosphates because
12.A true statement about aquifers is that
13.An effective approach to preventing future shortages of usable water should focus on
14.The effects of water pollution on ecosystems
15.A common feature of thermal pollution and artificial eutrophication is that they both
16.Earth’s surface water is found in
17.What is the relationship between groundwater and surface water?
18.Which of the following is one way a person could conserve water?
19.Which of the following represents nonpoint-source pollution?
20.When neighborhood residents noticed a large number of dead fish in a local creek, they traced the problem to a nearby gas station. It turned out that a tank of gasoline had developed a leak. This is an example of
21.Most large cities get water for households and industries from
22.Which of the following might occur as a result of plastic trash accumulating in the ocean?
23.What is most likely to cause conflict between two countries that share a river?
24.What pollutant forms when automobile emissions react with oxygen gas and ultraviolet rays?
25.All of the following are primary air pollutants except
26.What type of building would most likely have poor indoor air quality?
27.What pH measurements of rainwater would indicate acid precipitation?
28.As a lake becomes more acidic, fish are harmed not only by the acidity but also by substances that leach out of the soil into the water. What toxic substances is leached when conditions are acidic?
29.A true statement about sulfur dioxides is that they are what?
30.Activities such as construction and agriculture are primary sources of…
31.What air pollutants can aggravate bronchial asthma in humans and cause fish to suffocate?
32.What activities is the largest producer of primary air pollutants in the United States?
33.Light pollution can be decreased by…
34.Acid precipitation can be traced back to…
35.What is often used to remove poisonous gases from industrial emissions before they are released into the atmosphere?
36.Most air pollution is produced by…
37.One way radon and asbestos are similar is that they…
38.Temperature inversions work to trap pollution when what happens?
39.When the acidity of soil increases, what happens to the soil’s pH?
40.Two-thirds of the sulfur dioxide that pollutes the air is produced by what?
41.Schools in the United States have spent over $40 billion to remove what?
42.What contributes most to acid precipitation?
43.Most of the pollution that causes acid precipitation to fall in southeastern Canada is released from where?
44.A true statement about carbon monoxide is that it can do what to the body and what are its characteristics?
45.What is a secondary pollutant and give an example of a secondary pollutant?
46.What would cause the smallest increase in smog in an urban area?
47.What pollutants are mostlikely to reach unhealthy levels inside an office building?