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Water Pollution Review

Quiz by Ben Vogler

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  • Q1
    What are nutrients that get into the water to cause eutrophication?
    Phosphates and nitric acid
    Nitrates and Lead
    Nitrogen fixation and ammonia
    Nitrates and Phosphates
    30s
  • Q2
    Which one of these measures the cloudiness of water?
    Fecal Coliform
    Turbidity
    Total Dissolved Solids
    Biological Oxygen Demand
    30s
  • Q3
    Which one of these measures the amount of oxygen is needed for decomposition
    Fecal Coliform
    D.O.
    B.O.D.
    pH
    30s
  • Q4
    A Secchi Disk is used in which test?
    Total Dissolved Solids
    B.O.D.
    D.O.
    Turbidity
    30s
  • Q5
    Which one of these measures the amount of oxygen present in water?
    B.O.D.
    Turbidity
    D.O.
    pH
    30s
  • Q6
    Solubility of gases tends to ______________ while the temperature _______________.
    increase; increase
    increase; decrease
    decreases; decrease
    30s
  • Q7
    Solubility and Temperature have an ______________ relationship in relation to gases
    direct
    inverse
    30s
  • Q8
    Measures the amount of E. Coli in the water
    Total Suspended Solids
    Turbidity
    Fecal Coliform
    Biological Oxygen Demand
    30s
  • Q9
    Which is NOT a characteristic of an oligotrophic lake?
    Low nutrient levels
    Low dissolved oxygen levels
    Clear
    Stable algae population
    30s
  • Q10
    Oligotrophic lakes are better (healthier) than Eutrophic lakes
    TRUE
    FALSE
    30s
  • Q11
    Which is an example of POINT source pollution?
    Excess nutrients found in the Mississippi river from wastewater treatment plants and runoff from agriculture
    sewage coming out of a pipe from a hog farm
    Oils and grease found in a storm drain
    30s
  • Q12
    Which is NOT part of the zones found on the oxygen SAG curve?
    Recovery
    Die-off
    Decomposition
    Septic
    30s
  • Q13
    Plants that are living inside of a lake can die when an algae bloom occcurs
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q14
    Riparian buffers (vegetation) aids in preventing run-off and erosion
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q15
    The process of decomposition
    Increases TSS
    Increases organic waste
    Decreases D.O.
    Increases D.O.
    30s

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