Pollution pop quiz

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

• air pollution
• water pollution
• land pollution
• noise pollution

Which of these is NOT a type of water pollution that we discussed?

• Oil from oil spills
• Plastics/Trash
• Juice
• Chemicals from farms and factories

Where is pollution found on the earth?
 
 
  

• only in the air 
• only on the land 
• only in the water 
• on land, in the air, and in the water 

What is one way you and your family can help to conserve water at home?

• watering the garden at the hottest time of the day

• using the longest cycle to wash clothes

• turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth

• letting the water run while washing dishes

Global warming can lead to

• deforestation

• climate change

• oil spills

• litter

What is Pollution?

• an unhealthy diet

• global warming

• lands, people and plants

• harmful substance introduced to the environment

Which of the following are causes of land pollution? click all that are correct

• Mining

• Increase in greenhouse gases

• Pesticides

• Landfills

• Human sewage

I am in the car on the way home from school and see trash fly out the window of the car in front of me. There is now trash on the sidewalk in front of my school. This is an example of what type of pollution?

• Air pollution

• Water pollution

• Land pollution

• Noise pollution

What is a point-source pollution?

• Oil spilling from supertanker
• Drainpipe spilling waste into river
• Toxic Chemicals
• Single sites of waste

What is a Non-Point source Pollution?

• Soil from farms
• Acid rain
• Damaged Sewer Pipe or system 
• Salts from irrigation of farm fields