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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "Surface Waters and Underground Seas".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In ___________ in the 1950s, the chemical that appeared in the water had actually been created spontaneously by the interaction of other chemicals present.
(a) California
(b) Florida
(c) Colorado
(d) Maine

2. Because synthetic pesticides are ______, they can easily poison intended and unintended targets.
(a) Organic
(b) Lethal
(c) Widespread
(d) Dangerous

3. What are so popular that tourists come to see them every year?
(a) Changing leaves
(b) Migratory birds
(c) Fish population
(d) Waves

4. Much of the world's water is polluted by ________ from many sources.
(a) Dirt
(b) Nuclear plants
(c) Animals
(d) Waste

5. What is contaminated with DDT so that it ends up affecting a human consumer of eggs?
(a) Hay in the barn
(b) Farmers
(c) Chicken feed
(d) Water

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?

2. There is evidence that chemicals travel via ____________.

3. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.

4. Attempts to control a particular ________ in Clear Lake, California resulted in massive bird death.

5. How long can chemicals remain in the soil to which they are applied?

(see the answer key)

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