Agriculture and Pollution Quiz
Name: ________________________________________________________Period: _____ Date:_______
Instructions: Write the letter of your answer on the space before each number. Input your answers using the clickers.
____ 1. Which is a farming technique that could improve the soil and the environment?
A. using fueled machines that will turn the soil continuously C. placing inorganic chemical fertilizers in the soil
B. creating undisturbed layers of mulch in the soil D. irrigating the soil with salty water
____2. Which change would best aid a farmer in making the transition from conventional farming techniques to
more sustainable farming techniques?
A. reduce the ratio of essential elements in the fertilizer C. rotate the types of crops grown
B. irrigate crops using well water
D. plant only genetically modified crops
___3. How are we affected by limited arable lands?
A. less nitrates and phosphates B. less food on our tables C. Higher percolation D. higher runoff
___4. Why should the farming industry adopt sustainable agriculture practices?
A. to increase the number of non-point sources of water pollution
B. to reduce the environmental degradation and economic losses
___5. Which change would most likely occur as a result of rapid increases in the global population?
A. There would be a high demand for limited natural resources.
B. The present global management of natural resources would remain the same.
___6. Some factories can increase the amount of thermal pollution by dumping heated water into lakes and
rivers. How can this type of pollution affect aquatic environments?
A. It can reduce the number of aquatic species in the environment.
B. It can increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the environment.
___7. Which consequence could an exponentially growing human population have on drinkable water?
A. It could cause an increase in the amount of waste and pollutants in the water supply.
B. It could cause an increase in the amount of water available for the population.
___8. Which is a major source of air pollution created by humans?
A. hydroelectric plants B. industrial factories C. reforestation
D. nuclear power
___9. What is the biggest source of water pollution?
A. industrial sources
B. household source
C. agricultural sources D. oil spills
__10. Effluents that enter a waterway directly from a factory outfall, pipe, ditch, or sewage treatment plant are
the most visible source of water pollution.
A. point source pollution
B. non-point source pollution C. global warming
D. karst
__11. Runoff from agricultural fields is the leading source of water pollution in the U.S. depositing amounts of
soil as well as manures, chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
A. point source pollution
B. non-point source pollution C. climate change D. sinkholes
__12. Leading source of non-point source water pollution.
A. urban runoff
B. agriculture runoff
C. municipal runoff
D. melting of polar ice
__13. Two general types of water pollution.
A. point and nonpoint source B. reforestation and recycling C. logging and reforestation
__14. Pollutant which run off or seep into waterways - urban street runoff, construction site runoff
A. point source pollution
B. non-point source pollution C. earthquake D. tsunami
__15. Agriculture, Construction activities, Urban street runoff, Acid mine Drainage & Airborne pollutants are the
5 categories of ______
A. point source pollution
B. non-point source pollution C. liquefaction D. lahar
__16. City streets and sidewalks, sand, dirt, road salt, oil, grease, heavy metals are examples of _____.
A. urban Street Runoff
B. rural Street Runoff
C. barycenter D. gravity
___17. What are the control measures for stormwater runoff?
A. Street sweeping, proper disposal of pet waste, mulches, & surface ponds
B. Littering, spilling oil, using excessive fertilizers and chemicals
___18. What does Advanced Wastewater Treatment involve?
A. Biological, chemical or physical process to add phosphates, nitrates, ammonia & organic chemicals
B. Biological, chemical or physical process to remove phosphates, nitrates, ammonia & organic chemicals
___19. What is non-point source pollution?
A. pollution from wide source.
B. pollution from a specific source.
C. eutrophication
___20. What is point source pollution?
A. pollution from wide source.
B. magnification
C. pollution from a specific source.
___21. What is an acidic lake?
A. a lake with a pH of 6.5-7
B. a lake with a pH of below 6.5
C. a lake with pH 8-14
___22. What is eutrophication?
A. lake that has a lot of nitrates and phosphates
B. lake that is flourishing with life.
___23. What does it mean by anoxic?
A. body of water with enough dissolved oxygen
B. body of water deprived of dissolved oxygen
___24. What is hydrophonics?
A. growing plants in a greenhouse without the use of water.
B. growing plants in a greenhouse without the use of soil
___25. What is monoculture?
A. the cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
B. the cultivation of a variety of crop in a given area.
___26. What is crop rotation?
A. a system of farming in which a piece of land is planted with different crops in succession, in order to
improve soil fertility and control crop pests and diseases.
B. a system of farming in which a piece of land is planted with the same type of crops, in order to improve
soil ferti
lity and control crop pests and diseases
___27. What is irrigation?
A. the process by which water is brought to farms or dry land through artificial means, such as pipes, hoses
or ditches.
B. the process by which soil is brought to farms or dry land through artificial means, such as pipes, hoses
or ditches.
Extra Credit: How can we attain sustainability in agriculture? ( 5 points)
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