The Cuyahoga River
The Cuyahoga River was covered with ____
a. Acid
b. Honey
c. Oil
Oil
The most famous fire for the Cuyahoga River was in what year?
a. 1965
b. 1969
c. 1972
1969
This many people lack access to safe water supply
a. 100-249 million
b. 250-499 million
c. 500-999 million
d. 1 billion+
1 billion +
In 1948 massive industrial air pollution made a deadly smog which killed ____ many people and made ___ many people sick
a. 10, 6'000
b. 20, 7'000
c. 30, 8'000
20 people died and 7000 people got sick
When the industrial revolution or anything has progress which comes with problems it is called what?
POP/Problems of Progress
The Cuyahoga River was heavily polluted because..
a. It was used for fishing
b. It was a popular swimming spot
c. It was used as an dump site by factories
It was used as an open dump site by factories
Acid Rain which came in ____ was another problem that came from coal powered plants
a. 1850s
b. 1860s
c. 1870s
1850s
According to CNN 1 gram of human excrement contains ____ many viruses
a. 10 million
b. 50 million
c. 100 million
10 million
The leading cause of air pollution in the USA is..
a. Motor Vehicles
b. Chopping Trees
c. Factories
Motor Vehicles
With the industrial revolution came what?
Pollution/Air and Water Pollution
People didn't clean up the river because..
a. They were scared of it
b. It meant people had jobs
c. They couldn't clean it up
It meant people had jobs
The Clean Water Act was introduced in ____ to reduce water pollution
a. 1970
b. 1972
c. 1974
1972
Every __ seconds a child dies from a water related disease
a. 10
b. 15
c. 20
15
King Edward I, threatened people in London with harsh penalties if they didn't stop __________ to heat their homes
a. Burning fossil fuels
b. Burning coal
c. Burning wood
Burning coal
This thing came from the industrial revolution and it is one of the leading causes for air pollution
Motor Vehicles
The Cuyahoga River caught on fire ____times
a. 1-2
b. 3-4
c. 4-6
d. 7+
7+ times
In ____ voters approved a 100 million dollar fund to support the cleanup of the Cuyahoga River
a. 1968
b. 1972
c. 1976
d. 1980
1968
How does Acid Rain happen?
a. Wood powered plants
b. Energy powered plants
c. Coal powered plants
Coal powered plants
In 1952 pollution from factories and home fireplaces killed at least ____ people
a. 1000
b. 2037
c. 3000
d. 4000
4000
The industrial revolution started in..
The Mid 1800s
The Cuyahoga River emptied out into which lake?
a. Lake Erie
b. Lake Michigan
c. Lake Washington
Lake Erie
In ____ CNN reported around 500 million tons of pollutants slip into global water supply EVERY year
a. 1998
b. 2001
c. 2004
d. 2007
2007
Around 11 million gallons of crude oil were accidentally dumped into which sea?
a. Caribbean Sea
b. Greenland Sea
c. Alaska Sea
Sea of Alaska
Breathing particle pollution can shorten a life span by _-_ years
a. 1-3
b. 2-4
c. 3-5
d. 4-6
1-3
Water pollution was made worse by the industrial revolution because..?
Factories started to dumping pollutants directly into rivers and streams