Environmental Protection Quiz

1. What is a synonym for the words filter and purify in the article, Trees Save the Earth?

• clean

• contaminate

• soil

• water

2. Paragraph 3 from Trees Save the Earth fits best with which paragraph in Environment Protection?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

3. How are the ideas in Environment Protection mostly organized?

• in chronological order to tell how the Earth has changed

• through compare and contrast of clean air and pollution

• with descriptions that tell about how trees help the Earth

• as a problem/solution to show how to protect the environment

4. What is NOT true about the Earth according to Environment Protection?

• There is more pollution because of more people using resources.

• The ozone layer is being affected by pollution.

• Glaciers are melting, so there is no need to conserve water.

• There are less resources because of a growing population.

5. In Trees Save the Earth, what is the effect of more CO2 in the air?

• Trees absorb the CO2 and release oxygen into the air.

• Pollution levels have risen.

• There are less trees because land is being cleared.

• Power plants creating electricity produce more CO2.

6. Which idea in Environment Protection provides a way to reduce dangerous chemicals that pollute the air?

• Use washable bags rather than plastic throw-aways.

• Take public transportation or carpool.

• Take shorter showers.

• Write on both sides of your paper.

7. How do trees help purify water in Trees Save the Earth? Choose 2 answers

• They release carbon into the air.

• Trees are a natural air purifier.

• They help conserve energy.

• The roots take in the water from the soil and release it through transpiration.