Marine Pollution
Tap Water Pollution
Naval Pollution
Drilling and Trawling
Invasive Species
100
How much pollution in the ocean is from land? a. 20% b. 40% c. 70% d. 80%
d. 80%
100
Is bathing and showering safe if there are high levels of lead in the water?
yes.
100
Around 60.6% of the oil produced is transported across sea; how much do you expect is lost? a. one tenth of one percent b. one tenth of all oil transported c . three hundreds of all oil transported d. one tenth of three percent
a. one tenth of one percent
100
Bottom trawling is very dangerous. What are the consequences? a. massive clouds b. red sand c. crystals d. clean oceans
a. massive clouds
100
What is the most important attribute for a species to survive? a. Intelligence b. Response to change c. Strength d. Reproductive rate
b. Response to change
200
How many days did the BP oil spill last before the leak was finally capped? a.7 b.52 c.87 d.17
c. 87
200
What are short term effects of drinking water with copper in it? a. throwing up b. heart rate irregularity c. gastrointestinal distress d. loss of feeling in tongue
c. gastrointestinal distress
200
The navy is using the ocean for testing sonar. How many whales in the past few years have died because of this? a. 17 b. 78 c. 105 d. 155
d. 155
200
Do Trawlers generally focus on catching specific species, or catching anything they can?
They focus on a specific animal but accidentally bring up tons of other species.
200
Within ten years how many rabbits could Australia kill without impacting the rabbits over all population? a. 100,000 b. 1 million c. 2 million d. 2.3 million
c. 2 million
300
Which state had a river that could catch on fire? a. MA b. Ohio c.Texas d. Mississippi *if you can guess why you can double the points :)
b. because there were many factories near by and so much gasoline and crude oil got into the river it could catch
300
How can you tell there is lead in your water? a. smell b. taste c. change in color d. none of the above
d. Get it tested. You can't smell, taste or see if there is too much lead in your water.
300
How many gallons of oil are spilled into the ocean yearly? a. 100,000 gallons b. 1.3 millions gallons c. 205,000 gallons d. 2.4 million gallons
b. 1.3 millions gallons
300
Trawlers discard_____times as much as more selective types of fishing. a. 3x b. 5x c. 7x d. 9x
d. 9x
300
The inhabitants of Hawaii find the mating call of Coqui frogs incredibly obnoxious because its mating call can get up to ___ decibels. a. 40 b. 60 c. 80 d. 100
c. 80
400
What ways do cruise ships produce pollution? Name as many as possible. If you can name three, you get the points.
All cruise ships generate the following types of waste:"Grey water" from sinks, showers, laundries and galleys Sewage or "black water" from toilets Oily bilge water Hazardous wastes (including perchloroethylene from dry cleaning, photo-processing wastes, paint waste, solvents, print shop wastes, fluorescent light bulbs, and batteries) Solid wastes (plastic, paper, wood, cardboard, food waste, cans, and glass) Air pollution from the ship's diesel engines
400
At which lead level does water become unsafe to drink? a. 5 ppb (Parts Per Billion) b. 30 ppb c. 15 ppb d 7 ppb
c. 15 ppb
400
Around how many bird deaths are there per year because of oil spills? a. 700 b. 10,000 c. 100,000 d. 1,000,000
d. 1,000,000
400
Which one of these chemicals does drilling NOT put into the ocean? a. arsenic b. lead c. chlorine d. mercury
c. chlorine
400
How many eggs does an American Bullfrog lay at a time? a. 100 b. 20,000 c. 1,700 d. 500
b. 20,000
500
Which animal do you think is most affected by toxins from oils? a. bottle nosed dolphins b. Beluga whales c. Turtles d. Sword Fish
b. beluga whales
500
If copper concentrations exceed an action level of_____ ppm (parts per million) in more than 10% of customer taps sampled, then action must be taken. a. 1.1 b. 1.2 c. 1.3 d. 2.1
c. 1.3
500
For every 5,000 crew members on a naval ship, how many pounds of waste are dumped? a. 32,035 b. 7,600 c. 9,013,850 d. 40,730
c. 9,013,850
500
When was trawling invented? a. 1300 b. 1800 c. 1100 d. 1500
a. 1300
500
For how many years have cats been domesticated? a. 100,000 years b. 200,000 years c. 300,000 years d. 400,000 years
d. 400,000 years
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