Maritime Pollution
Description: This quiz will evaluate your understanding of the various aspects of maritime pollution, including its sources, types, impacts, and legal frameworks. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: maritime pollution environmental law ocean conservation |
What is the primary source of oil pollution in the marine environment?
Which type of marine pollution is caused by the release of untreated or partially treated sewage and wastewater into the ocean?
What is the primary source of plastic pollution in the oceans?
What is the term used to describe the accumulation of plastic debris in the marine environment, often forming large floating masses?
Which international convention is specifically aimed at preventing and controlling marine pollution from ships?
What is the term used to describe the process of intentionally discharging oil or oily mixtures into the marine environment?
What is the term used to describe the accidental release of oil or oily mixtures into the marine environment?
What is the primary source of chemical pollution in the marine environment?
What is the term used to describe the accumulation of toxic chemicals in the tissues of marine organisms?
What is the term used to describe the process by which toxic chemicals become more concentrated at higher trophic levels in the food chain?
What is the primary source of noise pollution in the marine environment?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where marine animals, particularly marine mammals, become entangled in fishing gear or other marine debris?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where marine animals, particularly seabirds, ingest plastic debris, mistaking it for food?
What is the primary source of nutrient pollution in the marine environment?
What is the term used to describe the process by which excess nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus, stimulate excessive growth of algae and other phytoplankton in the marine environment?