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________ OF FRESHWATER IS FROZEN IN THE POLAR ICE CAPS. (FILL IN THE BLANKS)
a) 76%
b) 77%
c) 78%
d) 86%

PEOPLE CAN SURVIVE __________ WITHOUT FOOD, BUT ONLY _________ WITHOUT WATER. (FILL IN THE BLANK)
a) A FEW DAYS, A MONTH
b) A MONTH, A FEW DAYS
c) A WEEK, A FEW DAYS
d) A FEW DAYS, A WEEK

INORGANIC POLLUTION COMES FROM __________.
a) PIGMENTS
b) PHARMACEUTICALS
c) PLASTICS
d) NATURE

THE WORLD'S LEADING KILLER IS WATER BORN DISEASE, KILLING ______ MILLION PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.
a) 1.4
b) 2.4
c) 3.4
d) 4.4

FRESHWATER FOUND ABOVE GROUND IN LAKES, PONDS, RIVERS, AND STREAMS IS...
a) GROUND WATER
b) SALT WATER
c) DRINKABLE WATER
d) SURFACE WATER

WATER QUALITY REPORTS INDICATE THAT ________ OF U.S. STREAMS AND ________ OF LAKES ARE CONSIDERED POLLUTED.
a) 47%, 45%
b) 45%, 47%
c) 40%, 60%
d) 60%, 40%

ORGANIC POLLUTION IS PRODUCED BY....
a) HUMANS
b) ANIMALS
c) ROCKS
d) INSECTS

ANY PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL OR CHEMICAL CHANGE IN WATER QUALITY THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECTS LIVING ORGANISMS OR MAKES WATER UNSUITABLE FOR USE IS...
a) AIR POLLUTION
b) SURFACE WATER
c) ESSENTIAL
d) WATER POLLUTION

THE MAIN SOURCE OF WATER BORN ILLNESS...
a) LANDFILLS
b) UNTREATED SEWAGE
c) INDUSTRIAL WASTE
d) TOXIC METALS

TYPE OF POLLUTION THAT CAUSES BIRTH DEFECTS, GENETIC DISORDERS AND CANCERS...
a) INORGANIC POLLUTION
b) POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
c) NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION
d) ORGANIC POLLUTION

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