Science- Pollution Review

What is the BEST question to determine the main source of pollution in a river?

• What is happening to the local plants?

• How many animals live in the river?

• Where do the storm drains dumping in the river come from?

• How many people live near the river?

A community wants to know the pollution impact of a local factory. Which 2 questions could they ask?

• How many people work in the factory?

• How much smoke does the factory create?

• How often is the factory cleaned?

• Where do they dump their waste water?

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What would be the best question to ask to determine the impact that pollution has on a river?

• Are there any animals that have died after eating the plastic?

• How long has the trash been collecting in the river?

• What is the location of the river in the community?

• How often to people work together to clean up the river?

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James has noticed that many of the roads in his town are covered with litter. Most of it is from fast food, including paper bags, and soda cups. What conclusion can James make about the impact the litter will have on the environment?

• Animals may think it is food and try to eat the trash.

• Wind may blow the trash in front of the cars.

• All the trash will make the town smell bad.

• The trash won’t be reused or recycled.

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Large amounts of plastic trash is dumped into the ocean everyday. What is the BEST explanation of the impact this has on the environment?

• The plastic will break down and cause no harm.

• It will just float around until it reaches land where it will be cleaned up.

• It will be eaten by the fish and they will get the microplastic in them.

• The plastic will sink to the bottom of the ocean.

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Your family has just eaten lunch and has a big bag of trash. Which of the following is the BEST way to protect the plants and animals that live in the environment?

• Sort the trash to recycle and compost. We want to limit how much goes into the landfill.

• Throw the bag in a trash can, so that it won't contribute to litter.

• Take your bag home with you and leave it on the counter.

• Burn all the trash you have so that it doesn't end up in a landfill.

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Which of the following is a way that you can reduce the amount of energy you use?

• turn off the TV when it's not in use

• run the dryer twice to make sure your clothes are all the way dry

• take your car everywhere instead of riding a bus

• use the microwave instead of the oven or stove

What is one impact of litter?

• animals may eat it

• it reduces the amount of trash in a landfill

• it conserves water

• plants will be healthier

What is one negative effect of car exhaust on air pollution?

• Lakes and rivers will be cleaner without litter.

• There would be more rain because there is less pollution.

• Acid rain that harms plants and animals will increase.

• There will be less litter on the highways.

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Why might there be a "No Swimming" sign in a lake?

• Factory pollution caused the fish to die and make the water unsafe for swimming.

• The water is dirty because there are too many fish.

• People threw a lot of trash into the lake, which caused the fish to die and the water to be unsafe for swimming.

• Too many people wanted to swim in the lake, so now no one can.

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