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WorksheetsPollution and Conservation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following causes pollution?
driving cars and trucks
spilling chemicals in rivers
oil spills in oceans
all of the above
Which of these conserves resources?
Keep radio on low volume all day
Turn off the water when brushing teeth
Which of these does NOT conserve resources?
Throwing out your bike and buy a new one each year.
Taking short showers
What does this symbol mean?
Conservation
Nature
Renew
Recycle
Choose all choices that happen when people dump waste from homes or factories into lakes, oceans, or rivers?
it helps plants to grow
it kills animals and plants living there
it causes water pollution
it causes the water to be toxic
it dries up the water
People cause land pollution by __________.
spilling water into the water
recycling
littering on the ground
conserving energy
It is important to conserve water because ____________.
it makes our yard look nice
it is fun to swim
it is nice to drink on a hot day
we all need it to survive
Choose all of the following that are ways to conserve water.
leaving the shower on when it's not being used
turning off the faucet when it's not being used
fixing leaky sinks and faucets
doing full loads of laundry
Choose all the ways you can reduce pollution.
Carpool
take the bus
leave trash on the ground
recycle
throw trash out of a car window
What are the 3 R's?
rain, reduce, renew
resource, review, recycle
reduce, reuse, recycle
reduce, reward, review
Which of these could cause breathing problems?
acid rain
an oil spill
litter
smoke from a factory
Making a swing out of an old tire is a way to conserve resources.
true
false
Dumping used oil down the drain is a way to conserve resources.
true
false
Smoke given off by a car is an example of _____________.
recycling
water pollution
fog
air pollution
Throwing trash out of a car window is an example of _______.
reducing pollution
littering
smog
pesticides
Dumping toxic waste in a field is an example of land pollution.
true
false
Throwing glass bottles on the ground at the park is an example of air pollution.
true
false
Which is an example of water pollution?
smog
an oil spill in the ocean
littering
car exhaust
Planting new trees where old ones were cut down is a way of protecting natural resources.
true
false
Building a factory where a swamp once was is a way of protecting natural resources.
true
false
