Human affect on the environment

Which of the following is not an example of reduce, reuse, recycle?

• Using worn to clothes for rags
• Throwing old toys in the trash
• Refilling a plastic water bottle
• Taking used cans to the recycling center

Which of the following is an example of pollution?

• Throwing trash on the ground
• Spilling oil into the ocean
• Burning fossil fuels
• All of these!

When you use something again you ____________ matter.

• Reduce
• Redo
• Reuse
• Recycle

When the trash entering the river, ______________.

• the land dirty and smelly

• the living thing in the water can survive

• the water is polluted

• the human can be healthy

What can you do to reduce waste?

• Care for people who live in your community.
• Use things once and throw them out.
• Buy new books and electronic equipment.
• Choose things that use less packaging.

Why do we recycle things?

• So that people can burn the things later

• So that it can be thrown away in the sea

• So that it can be reused and becomes a new other product

• So that it can be used as shelter for pest like rats and cockroaches

Which parts of the environment can humans affect?

• air
• food
• soil and water
• all of the above

Which of the following items does not create air pollution?

• motorcycle
• bus
• bicycle
• car

How can trash effect wildlife?

• Wildlife animals cannot hunt prey because of the smell of garbage.
• Trash makes it hard for wildlife to camouflage.
• Wildlife could eat trash that they think is food.
• Wildlife animals are afraid of trash.

During the Exxon oil spill, many marine animals were killed. Why?

• The oil spilled into the ocean and poisoned the animals food.
• The animals drank the oil from the ship's tank.
• The oil was absorbed by the ocean.
• Marine animals were not killed because they swam to safety.