Read the passage about Brayden... Brayden goes with his mom to the car wash. There is a pond next to the car wash. He notices that some of the dirty, soapy water from the car wash runs into a nearby pond. He sees that the pond has thick, green algae covering the top. There is a bad smell coming from the water, and there are no ducks or other animals around the pond. Which question could be answered by Brayden's observations?

What are the effects of land pollution?

What are the effects of ocean pollution?

How does the recycling of trash help marine animals?

It increases the temperature of the ocean.

It gives more ways for the animals to find shelter.

Max is doing a research project to determine the effects of a new bus station on the quality of air in the city. Below are a list of questions Max has created to ask. Choose the BEST question Max should ask.

How much smoke will the buses create?

Does the bus station have trash cans and recycling bins?

Do a lot of people work at the bus station?

Water pollution is a problem for plants and animals in Georgia. What question could a student ask to understand water pollution better?

What will happen to the plants and animals in a lake if chemicals are dumped?

Can exhaust from a vehicle cause complications for the ecosystem?

How does construction with building new neighborhoods affect plant and animal homes?

What could cause air pollution?

Car exhaust and local factories

Oh no! Ms. Diaz doesn't recycle. What tip can you give her to convince her to recycle?

Recycling will allow families to reduce the amount of trash that will build up and harm the environment.

All trash is buried and disappears into the soil over time, but recycling will speed up the process.

The only way to recycle is to sort plastic from all other materials.

Reusing materials causes more pollution.

Brett kept track of the energy use in his home for a month. Use the table below to answer the following question about Brett’s energy use. Two choices.

Turn off the TV when they are not watching it.

Air dry their clothing instead of using the dryer.

Buy more clothes so they don’t have to do laundry as often.

Freeze all their food instead of using the refrigerator

Which question could the student ask to determine which trash could cause harm or not harm the environment?

Which trash can break down over time?

Which trash is most used by humans?

Which trash will smell the worst?

Plastic pollution has become a big problem in the state of Georgia. What would be the best solution to protect the plants and animals from plastic pollution?

Reduce the amount of plastic used and recycle it.

Burn the plastic instead of throwing it away.

Bury the plastic so that it decomposes in the ground.

Dump the plastic in the ocean where it can’t harm anything.

What might be the BEST question to ask to determine the effect of pollution in the river?

Are there any animals who have lost their lives after eating plastic?

Who is responsible for cleaning up all of the trash?

How long has the trash been building up in the river?

Did this build up over time or is there a landfill nearby that is dumping plastic?

Cameron and his sister go fishing at the lake downstream from a factory. They found the lake full of dead fish and a sign that said “No Swimming”. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY the cause for the dead fish and the “NO SWIMMING” sign at the lake?

Pollution from the factory upstream caused the fish to die and made the water unsafe for swimming.

Too many people fished at the lake, so the fish lost their source of food which caused the fish to die.

Too many people were swimming in the water, which made the water too dirty for the fish to live in.

People threw a lot of trash into the lake, which made the fish die and the water unsafe for swimming.

Your class has just eaten lunch and has a huge bag of trash. Which of the following is the BEST way to protect the animals and plants in our environment?

Sort the trash to recycle and compost so we can limit how much goes into the landfill.

Bury all of the trash so it can decompose into the soil.

Put all of the trash into the dumpster so it will not harm the living things in the environment.

Burn the trash because the smoke will disappear into the air.

Krista is doing a research project to determine the effects of a new factory on the quality of the air in the city and the water in the surrounding lake. Which of the following questions can Krista ask to determine the effects of a new factory on the quality of air? Select TWO questions Krista should ask.

How much smoke does the factory create?

Where does the factory dump their wastewater?

How many people work at the factory?

How often does the factory get cleaned?

Lisa is taking notes while researching the environment. She recorded her notes as shown in the chart. Which question can Lisa ask to further understand the two lists she created?

What are the different types of pollution that impact local environments?

What type of pollution will block sunlight for plants?

Does exhaust from vehicles cause pollution?

How do factories affect the environment?

Which question is BES T to determine the effect of pollution in the river?

Are there any animals who have lost their lives after eating plastic?

Who is responsible for cleaning up all of the trash?

How long has the trash been building up in the river?

Did this build up over time or is there a landfill nearby that is dumping plastic?

Victor 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 Victor make about the impact the litter will have on the environment?

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

The trash won’t be reused or recycled.

All the trash will make the town smell bad.

Wind may blow the trash in front of the cars.

Which of the following can cause this appearance and how it impacts animals and plants that live in the area?

There is a lot of air pollution that could be from transportation and local factories. Plants and animals may struggle to survive with complications with breathing.

There is a lot of air pollution that could be from chemicals spilled in the water. Plants and animals may struggle to survive with toxic chemicals.

There is some air pollution that is from vehicles in the city. Plants and animals will be fine because air pollution is common in cities.

There are a lot of vehicles in the city that creates a smokey effect, but it is not pollution since you cannot physically touch it.

Bags of plastic trash are dumped into the ocean every day. Which answer BEST explains the impact it can have on the environment?

It will be eaten by fish and will get microparticles of plastic inside of them.

It will float around until it lands on a beach and it will be cleaned up.

It will sink to the bottom of the ocean and it will not harm any living thing.

It will break down into the soil and sand and will not harm any living thing.

The teachers at a local school all committed to carpooling by sharing vehicles to limit the number of cars driven each day. Which of the following effects would BEST explain what would happen if more people carpool?

Acid rain that harms plants and animals could reduce.

The amount of rain could increase due to less pollution.

There will be less trash on the sides of the roads.

Lake waters will be cleaner without oil spills.

Elena noticed that her kitchen sink was dripping water all day and night. Which of the following is the BEST solution to solve this problem?

She can fix the sink so it stops dripping water, which will help to conserve water.

She can collect the water and use it to water her plants so it isn’t wasted.

She can collect the water, test how clean it is, and make a plan to help clean the water.

She can collect the water, measure how much water is being wasted each day, and make a plan to conserve water.

Sea turtles create nests and lay their eggs in the sand on beaches each year. Researchers have found that the nesting places on many of those beaches are being destroyed by people who are using the beaches to go swimming. What can the community do to protect the sea turtles?

The community should build barriers to protect the turtles while allowing visitors to go to the beach to swim.

The community should not do anything because the turtles will adapt to figure out how to survive.

The community should relocate the turtle nests and eggs so people can enjoy the beach.

The community should shut down the beaches entirely

Brett keeps track of the energy use in his home for a month as shown in the table. What are the TWO ways that Brett can reduce the amount of energy his family uses each month?

Turn off the TV when they are not watching it.

Air dry their clothing instead of using the dryer.

Buy more clothes so they don’t have to do laundry as often.

Freeze all their food instead of using the refrigerator.

Use the dishwasher instead of hand washing dishes.

3rd grade pollution

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3rd Grade

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NGSS

MS-LS2-4, MS-ESS3-4, MS-ESS3-3

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is NOT a way recycling can protect the natural environment?

It reduces the amount of waste going to the landfill.

It increases the amount of waste being dumped in the ocean.

It requires less energy to recycle most products then find new resources.

It reduces the amount of new natural resources that have to be found.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The picture shows litter in a pond habitat.

How might litter affect the underwater plants in this habitat?

The litter might give extra nutrients to the plants.

The litter might protect the plants from being eaten.

The litter might make space for extra plants to grow.

The litter might block sunlight from reaching the plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following would most likely cause a loss of clean drinking water?

a potato chip bag that is thrown from a car onto the road

a power plant with chemicals that seep into the ground

a plastic soda bottle that is thrown into the ocean

a cloth diaper that is dumped into a pile in a landfill

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Emily is reading an article in science class about waste and pollution. She takes some notes as shown.

What question could Emily use as the title of her notes?

What are the effects of air pollution?

What are the sources of air pollution?

What are the effects of water pollution?

What are the sources of water pollution?

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the passage about a pond.

A boy liked to go to a pond every weekend. He enjoyed putting his toes into the clean water. He liked to sail his toy boats across the clear surface. He would look for tiny creatures living in the underwater plants. His favorite thing to do was go fishing. He always caught a lot of fish.

More and more people started coming to the pond. Soon after, the pond became filled with trash. It became so bad, that he could not even see the surface of the water because of the trash. The boy was very sad about his favorite pond.

The boy wants to know how his pond had been changed by the trash. Which question could the boy ask?

What is the temperature of the pond?

How many fish are living in the pond?

What type of birds live near the pond?

What type of trees grow near the pond?

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Georgia has many beautiful beaches along the coastline. The picture shows a beach with a lot of trash.

How does the trash affect ocean animals?

Ocean animals can use the trash for food.

Ocean animals can get caught in the trash.

Ocean animals can make tools out of the trash.

Ocean animals can use the trash to build homes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Amanda and Michelle are arguing about the proper way to get rid of the plastic rings their soda cans came in. Amanda wants to just throw them in the recycling bin, but Michelle thinks they should cut them apart first. Which idea is better for the environment?

Michelle's, because birds can get caught in the plastic rings easily.

Michelle's, because the rings cannot be recycled unless they're cut apart.

Amanda's, because the rings have no bad effect on the environment.

Amanda's, because the rings cannot be recycled if they are cut apart.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

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3rd grade pollution

47 questions

Which of these is NOT a way recycling can protect the natural environment?

The picture shows litter in a pond habitat.

How might litter affect the underwater plants in this habitat?

Which of the following would most likely cause a loss of clean drinking water?

Emily is reading an article in science class about waste and pollution. She takes some notes as shown.

What question could Emily use as the title of her notes?

Georgia has many beautiful beaches along the coastline. The picture shows a beach with a lot of trash.

How does the trash affect ocean animals?

Amanda and Michelle are arguing about the proper way to get rid of the plastic rings their soda cans came in. Amanda wants to just throw them in the recycling bin, but Michelle thinks they should cut them apart first. Which idea is better for the environment?

The chart shows different ways to conserve resources. 

Which letter from the chart is NOT showing an actual way to conserve resources?

In what habitat would pollution most affect turtles, fish, and birds?

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Which of these is NOT a way recycling can protect the natural environment?

The picture shows litter in a pond habitat. How might litter affect the underwater plants in this habitat?

Which of the following would most likely cause a loss of clean drinking water?

Emily is reading an article in science class about waste and pollution. She takes some notes as shown.What question could Emily use as the title of her notes?

Georgia has many beautiful beaches along the coastline. The picture shows a beach with a lot of trash.How does the trash affect ocean animals?

Amanda and Michelle are arguing about the proper way to get rid of the plastic rings their soda cans came in. Amanda wants to just throw them in the recycling bin, but Michelle thinks they should cut them apart first. Which idea is better for the environment?

The chart shows different ways to conserve resources. Which letter from the chart is NOT showing an actual way to conserve resources?

In what habitat would pollution most affect turtles, fish, and birds?

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The picture shows litter in a pond habitat.

How might litter affect the underwater plants in this habitat?

Emily is reading an article in science class about waste and pollution. She takes some notes as shown.

What question could Emily use as the title of her notes?

Georgia has many beautiful beaches along the coastline. The picture shows a beach with a lot of trash.

How does the trash affect ocean animals?

The chart shows different ways to conserve resources. 

Which letter from the chart is NOT showing an actual way to conserve resources?