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1
Plastic needs SUNLIGHT to decompose. That's why it lasts for up to 1000k years in the water or in the landfill.
Super, duper EXTRY TRUE!
Meh. Fake news.
True
False
2
_____________ is the long-term increased heating of Earth’s climate since the industrial period burned fossil fuels
Coal
Global Warming
Radiation
Gasoline
3
Eutrophication, excess nutrients getting into waters, can cause algal blooms. Why is that bad?
Water becomes stagnant
The water is undrinkable for land animals
All of these
Oxygen deprivation kills animal life in the water
4
Drinking bottled water is better for you than drinking tap water.
False
True
5
The Greenhouse Effect does NOT:
Exposes life on Earth to higher levels of radiation
Increase of the surface/water temperature
Cause animal/plant mutations
Trap the sun's warmth
6
What is a riparian zone?
The area on either side of a creek near the water.
The area of a creek with trees.
Area of a creek that is repaired by restoration stewards.
The area of a creek with fish.
7
___________________ is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that define local, regional,and global weather
Meteorology
Global Warming
Climate Change
Forecast
8
Excess amounts of what two elements can accumulate in humans and eventually cause insanity.
Mercury/Lead
Mercury/Carbon
Mercury/Unobtainium
Mercury/Rev
9
Being stuck inside is....
At leas I finished netflix
a nightmare
A joy
A reason to never go outside again
10
Groundwater becomes polluted from: (hint may be more than one answer)
Oil spills in the ocean.
Fertilizer soaking into the ground
Chemicals on the ground seeping through the soil.
People throwing trash on the ground.
11
The 4 main types of clouds
cute, low, fluffy and hazy
Bozo, Gacy, Honker, dodo
cumulus, cirrus, stratus and nimbus
cumulative, circus, stratify and nimble
12
Why are the biggest fish more contaminated/full of toxins than the smaller fish?
Because they eat smaller fish that are all contaminated.
Because they absorb it through their skin.
Because they eat humans which are full of toxins
Because they get directly contaminated.
13
When algae grows to cover a lake, algal bloom, what causes the oxygen to deplete or decrease?
The algae breathes it all.
It goes back into the air.
Aquatic creatures breathe it up because too much algae prevents renewal
Bacteria growing to feed on the dying algae.
14
Water companies often....
All of the above
Take water away from local/indigenous residents
Recycle only 1 out of 6 bottles
Create massive amounts of plastic waste
15
I am good enough, smart enough and doggone-it, people LIKE me!
False
True
16
How does water get polluted?
Fertilizer from farms
Human litter/waste
Acid rain.
Air particulate pollution.
17
What is it that breaks down sewage from our homes? (Like in a septic tank.)(HINT: maybe more than 1 answer)
The feces and urine get drained.
Chemicals that break down the feces and urine.
Bacteria that eat the feces and urine.
Politicians.
18
What can happen if fertilizer gets into streams or lakes when water runs off after it rains?
Plants such as algae can grow out of control.
The water can get too warm.
The water can become tainted for animals
Chemicals such a DDTs & PCBs can get into the fish.
19
It takes oil to manufacture plastic bottles.
False
True
20
Which one of the following will NOT help keep our waters clean?
Use environmentally safe products.
Conserve water by cutting down and not using as much.
Eat uncontaminated fish.
Have plants in your garden.
21
Plastic water bottles can be recycled but only one out of every six sold get recycled.
False
True
22
Some bacteria are anaerobic, meaning:
Do not need oxygen
Named after the female scientist that discovered them: Anna Robic
Need oxygen
Like to exercise
23
Why do people plant trees along riparian zones of creeks? (Hint: may be multiple answers)
To provide shade to keep the water cool.
To conserve water.
For the farm animals.
To slow run-off into the creek (esp fertilizer)
24
Where does most drinking water come from?
People's Homes
The Ocean
Reservoirs and Aquifers
Storage Tanks in the Dessert
25
Once the oxygen is depleted from a lake why does the water become toxic?
Because bacteria that do NOT breathe oxygen take over.
Because animals can't get through to drink the water.
Because chemicals get into the water.
Because it looks bad and smells gross
