The Cuyahoga River
The river was always covered in oil slicks, and it bubbled like ____, and sometimes _____ _____ floated by.
Stew, dead rats
Over half of the American population relies on _________ for drinking water.
A) Ocean water
B) Freshwater
C) Groundwater
C) Groundwater
How much can breathing particle pollution year round shorten your life?
1 to 3 years
When was the Clean Water Act passed?
1972
What does ALA stand for?
A) American Library Association
B) Automobile Legal Association
C) American Lung Association
C) American Lung Association
The river runs for ___ miles across Ohio and empties into ____ ____.
100, Lake Erie
The ____ and ____ caused by coal powered factories had a serious impact on the ______ of people living nearby.
Smog, Soot, Health
In 1952, pollution from factories and homes killed at least _____ people in _____.
4,000, London
In ____, in an effort to reduce air __________, the Congress passed the _____ ___ ___.
pollution, Clean Air Act
When was the Clean Air Act passed?
A) 1970
B) 1964
C) 1986
1970
By the _____, the river was threatening the water supply, because it had served as an open _____ and _____ site for so long.
1870s, sewer, dump
When was acid rain discovered?
A) 1850s
B) 1750s
C) 1900s
The 1850s
In 2007, after the Clean Air Act, about what percent of all Americans lived in areas with unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution?
A) 34
B) 57
C) 46
C) 46
When was the Enviornmental Protection Agency established to oversee pollution regulations?
A) November 1969
B) May 1890
C) January 1970
C) January 1970
What prevents light from moving onto space after being reflected off Earth, and traps the heat in the atmosphere and contributes to global warming?
Greenhouse gases
The fire on June 22, 1969 caused how much damage in money on the river?
$50,000
In 2007, how many tons of pollutants slip into the water according to CNN?
500 million tons
During the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, how many gallons of crude oil were dumped into the sea off Alaska?
A) 11 million
B) 17 thousand
C) 18 billion
A) 11 million
In ____, voters approved a ___ ________ dollar program to fund the cleanup.
1968, 100 million
Ozone irritates the ___________ tract and can lead to a lot of health problems, including ______, ______ _____, and even death.
Respiratory, asthma, chest pain,
What did EPA scientists find when they tested the river bottom in 2018?
They found polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) which are toxic chemicals used in industrial work.
What is the cause of acid rain?
Acid rain is caused by factories that released nitrogen and sulfur into the atmosphere.
Sources of drinking water contaminated with ___ ______ led to diseases such as _______ and _______.
Raw Sewage, Cholera, typhoid
Which king from which country threatened people with harsh penalties if they didn't stop using coal to heat their homes?
England's King Edward I
How is ozone formed?
It is formed when sunlight reacts with the fumes that are emitted cars, trucks, factories, and power plants.