Exhaust from vehicles is one of the largest forms of air pollution. What can communities do to reduce air pollution from vehicles?

Encourage people to walk, ride a bike, or carpool.

Charge more money to buy a car.

Which one BEST describes a nonrenewable resource ?

It is one that will run out one day and can’t be replaced.

It will last for about 100 years.

It can be replaced again and again.

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

turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth

watering the garden at the hottest time of the day

using the longest cycle to wash clothes

letting the water run while washing dishes

Where is pollution found on the earth?

on land, in the air, and in the water

This is an example of reusing:

refilling a water bottle instead of taking another one

picking up trash off the ground

riding a bike instead of driving a car

This is an example of reducing:

turning off the water while brushing teeth

riding with a friend to school instead of taking another car

This is an example of recycling:

using both sides of your paper instead of one

throwing a wrapper on the ground

dumping paint into a storm drain

What is one way people help the environment?

placing harmful chemicals in streams

Which is the best example of saving water to protect the environment?

turn off the water when brushing your teeth

only water the lawn after it rains

do laundry more often with cold water

leave the shower running for the next person

Which question can be answered using the picture?

How do humans cause water pollution?

How many fish live in the ocean?

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.

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 - the birds can get easily caught in the plastic rings

Michelle - the rings cannot be recycled unless they're cut apart

Amanda - the rings have no bad effect on the environment

Amanda - the rings cannot be recycled if their are cut apart

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

a power plant with chemicals that seep into the ground

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

a plastic soda bottle that is thrown into the ocean

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

Evelyn wants to identify sources of air pollution in her town in Georgia. What would be the best question she could ask?

How many people drive cars to work?

Which park is the most popular?

Where are the best places to see wildlife?

What area of town has the most restaurants?

Georgia has many beautiful beaches along the coastline. How does trash affect ocean animals?

Ocean animals can get caught in the trash.

Ocean animals use the trash for food.

Ocean animals make tools out of the trash.

Ocean animals can use the trash to build homes.

Braxton drinks a bottle of water everyday and recycle the bottle. Morgan tells him it would be better for the environment to use a reusable water bottle. Is Morgan right? Why or why not?

Yes - a reusable water bottle conserves more resources

Yes - a reusable water bottle will hold more water

No - the recycled water bottle will hold more water

No - the recycled bottle conserves more resources

What is something that people can do to protect animals in the ocean from eating plastic and getting sick?

recycle plastic materials like bottles and bags

throw plastic on the ground when done with it

stop using plastic in fishing nets

Which sentence about a landfill is NOT true?

Landfills create safe, new shelters for migrating animals.

Landfills produce toxic chemicals that seep into the water.

Landfills send greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Landfills grow and take up space needed by animals.

Pollution

Quiz

•

Science

•

3rd Grade

•

Practice Problem

•

Medium

•

NGSS

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

+21

Standards-aligned

s v

Used 80+ times

FREE Resource

47 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Pollution _________________________.

is harmful materials put into the environment

found in air, water, and land

effects plants, animals, and people

All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To reduce pollution in the environment, people should ______________ materials.

recycle

pollute

throw away

clean

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

__________________ is using materials wisely to protect them.

Pollution

Conservation

Recycling

Smog

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_____________________ is the contamination of air, land, and water.

Conservation

Ecology

Pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Most incidents of pollution are deliberately caused by______.

humans

machines

animals

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The release of smoke and harmful gases into the air is called _________ pollution.

air

water

land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The leaking or spilling of chemicals or raw sewage into a body of water is ________ pollution.

air

water

land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Apple

Others

Already have an account?

Similar Resources on Wayground

46 questions

Module 4-Weather Warning HQ

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

48 questions

Prep for Test PT Science 10

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

50 questions

Forces and Plants

Quiz

•

2nd Grade - University

49 questions

Kitchen Tools IW

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

50 questions

Science practice for 1st exam-IIT

Quiz

•

1st - 3rd Grade

45 questions

Science Level 3 UAS Semester Genap

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

50 questions

Class 3 Games We Play

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

50 questions

Animal Life Cycles

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

Popular Resources on Wayground

5 questions

This is not a...winter edition (Drawing game)

Quiz

•

1st - 5th Grade

25 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

5th Grade

10 questions

Identify Iconic Christmas Movie Scenes

Interactive video

•

6th - 10th Grade

20 questions

Christmas Trivia

Quiz

•

6th - 8th Grade

18 questions

Kids Christmas Trivia

Quiz

•

KG - 5th Grade

11 questions

How well do you know your Christmas Characters?

Lesson

•

3rd Grade

14 questions

Christmas Trivia

Quiz

•

5th Grade

20 questions

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Quiz

•

5th Grade

Discover more resources for Science

20 questions

Christmas 3rd grade

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

10 questions

Science Unit 1 Lesson 2 Animals in Groups

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

18 questions

Camouflage: Animal Adaptations

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

31 questions

Weather Test REVIEW

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

20 questions

Gr 3 Space Unit review

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

28 questions

Science Benchmark 2025

Quiz

•

1st - 5th Grade

28 questions

Round 1 - Science Bee 3rd Grade

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

9 questions

Unit 5 Space Review

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

Pollution

47 questions

Pollution _________________________.

To reduce pollution in the environment, people should ______________ materials.

__________________ is using materials wisely to protect them.

_____________________ is the contamination of air, land, and water.

Most incidents of pollution are deliberately caused by______.

The release of smoke and harmful gases into the air is called _________ pollution.

The leaking or spilling of chemicals or raw sewage into a body of water is ________ pollution.

Cameron and his brother decide to go fishing on the Flint River. When they get there, they notice hundreds of dead fish floating in the water. What should they do?

Exhaust from vehicles is one of the largest forms of air pollution. What can communities do to reduce air pollution from vehicles?

Which one BEST describes a nonrenewable resource?

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Science