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

2. Every human being now has contact with _________ every moment of his life - even from conception.
(a) Dangerous chemicals
(b) Nature
(c) Insects
(d) Pests

3. What happens to the people in the beginning description which puzzles doctors?
(a) They disappear
(b) They begin to hurt each other
(c) They become ill
(d) They have green spots on their faces

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

5. Radiation used to be limited to that which occurred naturally - in rocks, cosmic rays, and __________.
(a) Bombs
(b) Charcoal
(c) Sunlight
(d) Trees

Short Answer Questions

1. Because animals are affected by chemicals, scientists are having a hard time finding uncontaminated animals to serve as _________ in experiments.

2. Humankind is producing new ________ in the laboratory, though these used to be limited only to nature's actions.

3. The town Carson describes is one where townsfolk and farmers and wildlife all live in _____________.

4. There is evidence that chemicals travel via ____________.

5. What is not produced as a result of not having the pollination process continue?

(see the answer key)

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