Environmental Issues

What type of pollution would it be if oil was spilled from a ship into the ocean?

• land pollution

• water pollution

• air pollution

• noise pollution

What type of pollution would it be if there were lots of car horns and loud engines on the street?

• land pollution

• water pollution

• air pollution

• noise pollution

What type of pollution would it be if there was a factory with lots of smoke coming out into the atmosphere?

• land pollution

• water pollution

• air pollution

• noise pollution

What type of pollution is it if there are candy wrappers and bottles thrown on the side of the road?

• land pollution

• water pollution

• air pollution

• noise pollution

What do you call it when lots of trees are cut down or cleared out of a forest without replanting?

• destruction

• deforestation

• dehydration

What do you call it when all of a fish species are caught from a body of water before they can reproduce?

• group fishing

• ship fishing

• overfishing

• fun fishing

What is it called when a material, like plastic, is cut, melted, and made into a new product?

• reducing

• reusing

• renewing

• recycling

When we take shorter showers or turn the water off while we brush our teeth, how are we helping the environment?

• by reducing our water use

• by reusing water

• by wasting water

• by recycling water

If you give your old bike to a younger kid, what are you doing?

• reusing the bike

• renewing the bike

• reducing the bike

What does it mean to conserve natural resources?

• use them

• save them

• help them