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Types of Pollution

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What creates pollution?
a)
water
b)
sunlight
c)
human activities
2.
Oil spillage in water is what type of pollution?
a)
Land Pollution
b)
Water Pollution
c)
Noise Pollution
3.
Which pollution is caused by burning of fossil fuels such as cars and airplanes?
a)
Air
b)
Noise
c)
Land
4.

True/False: Land pollution happens because of human events

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How can we help air pollution?

a)

By burning trash

b)

Spraying chemicals into the air

c)

Driving cars everywhere

d)

Walking or riding your bike instead of driving

6.

Which of the following is a source of air pollution?

a)

Difficulty in breathing

b)

Factories

c)

Eye irritation

d)

Drinking water

7.
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?

a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
noise pollution
8.
To help our environment, you should
 
 
 
 
a)
recycle, remember, and reduce.
b)
reduce, reuse, and recycle.
c)
reduce, repair, and recycle. 
d)
  reuse, replace, and recycle. 
9.

What are air pollutants?

a)

Big particles of matter that you can see and are very harmful to your health.

b)

Tiny particles of matter that you cannot see but are very harmful to your health.

c)

Something floating in the water

10.

Which type of pollution is most likely caused by gases, dust particles, fumes, or smoke?

a)

Air Pollution

b)

Water Pollution

c)

Land Pollution

11.

True/False: Dumping trash into the water is harmful to the environment.

a)

False

b)

True

12.

What does biodegradable mean?

a)

Waste can easily be broken down

b)

waste cannot easily be broken down

c)

waste goes away immediatly

13.

True/False: insecticides used by farmers is a type of land pollution

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In what way would air pollution NOT affect people?

a)

By making cars unable to start

b)

By causing lung cancer

c)

By causing respiratory disease

d)

By making it harder to breathe

15.

True/False: Water pollution doesn't hurt animals living in the water

a)

True

b)

False

16.

How can you help prevent water pollution?

a)

By dumping oil and paint down the drain

b)

By dumping trash in the water

c)

By making sure to clean up trash