The Cuyahoga River
In 1969, high school graduate_____ needed a job.
Tim Donovan
The Industrial Revolution of the mid-1800s introduced incredible
technological advances.
When was acid rain first discovered
1850s
"Breathing particle pollution year-round can shorten life by
1 to 3 years
The Industrial Revolution of the mid (blank)
A.)1800
B.)1987
C.)1990
A.)1800
The Civil War turned (blank) into a manufacturing city almost overnight
Cleveland
England's King Edward I threatened people in London with harsh penalties if they didn't stop _______ _______ ____ to heat their homes
burning coal
It’s hard to say how many times the river has caught fire. We do know about fires in (blank)
1868, 1883, 1887, 1912, 1922, 1936, 1941, 1948 and 1952,
how long were people fighting pollution
For centuries
By the middle of the (blank) countries around the world were beginning to feel the effects.
A).2024
B.)1900
C.)IDK
B.)1900
On the morning of June 22, 1969, an oil slick on the river caught fire. It caused about _____
50,000$
During the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, about (blank) of crude oil were accidentally dumped into the sea off Alaska
11 million tons
In 2007, CNN reported that up to (blank) of pollutants slip into the global water
500 million tons
According to UNESCO, as much as (blank) of industrial waste is dumped into the rivers and lakes in the developing world
70 percent
When acid rain was discovered in?
A.)2032
B.)1300
C.)1850
C.)1850
What was the water covered in what?
oil sticks
what was one of the main causes of acid rain?
Factories releasing sulfur and nitrogen into the atmosphere.
Fundamentally this level of (blank) was accepted as a sign of success.”
environmental degradation
This disaster killed what type of animals
killed hundreds of thousands of birds, fish and other wildlife.
What is the leading cause of air pollution?
A) us
B)IDK
C)motor vehicles
C) motor vehicles
The river was so deadly if you fell in it you would go to the (blank)
Hospital
According to a CNN report, 1 gram of human excrement contains approximately
how many viruses
10 million viruses
A few years earlier, in 1948, severe industrial air pollution created a deadly smog that killed (blank)
20 people in Donora, Pennsylvania, and made another 7,000 sick.
During the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, about (blank) crude oil were accidentally dumped into the sea off Alaska..
11 million gallons
how many times did the river caught on fire
A)9
B)22
C)3
9