1. Water Pollution Trivia
General Rules:
Winning group gets 10 bonus points on test.
Groups of 3-4 ppl only.
NO NOTES or PHONES allowed.

2. Points System 3 rounds with 5 questions each.
Group chooses how many points to assign each question before turning question into teacher.
Point amount can only be used once per round.
Round 1: 1pt, 2pts, 3pts, 4pts, 5pts
Round 2: 2pts, 4pts, 6pts, 8pts, 10pts
Round 3: 1pt, 3pts, 5pts, 7pts, 9pts

3. Round 1, Question 1
How much of Earth’s water is fresh water? a. 1 percent c. 77 percent b. 3 percent d. 97 percent b

4. Round 1, Question 2
Which of the following does not make up part of Earth’s surface water? a. Wetlands c. aquifers b. rivers d. lakes c

5. Round 1, Question 3
A rock’s ability to allow the flow of water through it is called a. permeability. c. recharge. b. porosity. d. distribution. b

6. Round 1, Question 4
Process of removing salt from salt water a. desalination b. potable c. pathogen d. reservoir e. irrigation a

7. Round 1, Question 5
Disease-causing organism a. desalination b. potable c. pathogen d. reservoir e. irrigation c

8. Round 2, Question 1
Artificial lake a. desalination b. potable c. pathogen d. reservoir e. irrigation d

9. Round 2, Question 2
Which of the following activities accounts for the greatest percentage of fresh water used worldwide?
a. drinking
b. washing
c. manufacturing
d. irrigating crops d

10. Round 2, Question 3
Industrial water use includes which of the following activities?
a. irrigation
b. power generation
c. drinking
d. car washing a

11. Round 2, Question 4
Accelerated build-up of nutrients caused by humans a. thermal pollution b. wastewater c. biomagnification d. artificial eutrophication e. water pollution d

12. Round 2, Question 5
Introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water a. thermal pollution b. wastewater c. biomagnification d. artificial eutrophication e. water pollution a

13. Round 3, Question 1
Water that contains waste from industry or homes a. thermal pollution b. wastewater c. biomagnification d. artificial eutrophication e. water pollution b

14. Round 3, Question 2
Point-source pollution and nonpoint-source pollution differ in a. the kind of biological agents causing the pollution. b. whether the source of pollution is agricultural or industrial. c. the number of sources from which the pollution is discharged. d. whether the pollutants are chemical or physical agents. c

15. Round 3, Question 3
Sources of ocean pollution include a. oil spills. c. activities on land. b. direct dumping of wastewater. d. All of the above d

16. Round 3, Question 4
Which Act strengthened the laws against dumping waste in U.S. waters? a. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act b. Water Quality Act c. Clean Water Act d. both (a) and (b) b

17. Round 3, Question 5
One reason polluted groundwater pollution is difficult to clean is that a. the location of underground storage tanks is not always known. b. pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers. c. runoff contaminates the water supply. d. All of the above
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18. And the winner is…….

19. Bonus Round