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Pollution & Conservation Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does trash affect the animals that live near the street?

a)

They are scared of it.

b)

It camouflages the animal.

c)

They might eat it, get sick, or die.

d)

The animal uses it as a home.

2.

Fish and other animals that live in the ocean have become caught in plastic can loops. This is an example of how _______ can harm organisms that live in the ocean.

a)

chemicals

b)

litter

c)

poison

d)

fishing

3.

Which is NOT a way to conserve water?

a)

Leave the shower on when it's not being used.

b)

Fixing a leaking faucet.

c)

Doing full loads of laundry.

d)

Turning the faucet off when it's not being used.

4.

Water pollution can be caused by factories dumping their waste into bodies of water. What can factories do to solve this problem?

a)

Require factories to treat the waste and get rid of it in approved sites.

b)

Close down the factories.

c)

Have the factories make different chemicals.

d)

Bury the waste in the ground or dump it in the ocean.

5.

Many different products can be recycled. This helps to conserve the natural resources. Why is this important?

a)

The supply of natural resources is unlimited.

b)

The supply of natural resources is limited.

c)

The supply of natural resources always is enough.

d)

The supply of natural resources always stays the same.

6.

What do the 3 R's stand for?

a)

Review, Reuse, Recycle

b)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

c)

Recycle, Regrow, Reuse

d)

Reduce, Reuse, Rename

7.

Which one of the following is NOT a type of pollution?

a)

Land

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Soil

8.
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?
a)
fish
b)
cows
c)
plants
d)
computers
9.
These are the three main types of pollution:
a)
land, water, air
b)
car, water, land
c)
air, gases, water
10.
When people throw trash out of their car, they are causing this type of pollution:
a)
air
b)
land
c)
water
11.
When it is hard to breathe, it could be caused by this type of pollution:
a)
air
b)
wind
c)
land
d)
water
12.
When pollution in the air and land run into ponds, lakes, oceans and rivers, it causes this type of pollution:
a)
land
b)
water
c)
air
13.
This is an example of reusing:
a)
refilling a water bottle instead of taking another one
b)
picking up trash off the ground
c)
riding a bike instead of driving a car
14.
This is an example of reducing:
a)
turning off the water while brushing teeth
b)
using a plastic bag twice
c)
riding with a friend to school instead of taking another car
15.
This is an example of recycling:
a)
using both sides of your paper instead of one
b)
throwing a wrapper on the ground
c)
dumping paint into a storm drain
16.
What is one way people help the environment?
a)
building new cities
b)
tearing down a forest
c)
placing harmful chemicals in streams
d)
picking up litter
17.
______ is to use less of something.
a)
recycle
b)
reuse
c)
reduce
d)
pollution
18.

Which of the following causes pollution?

a)

driving cars and trucks

b)

spilling chemicals in rivers

c)

oil spills in oceans

d)

all of the above

19.

Which of these conserves resources?

a)

Keep radio on low volume all day

b)

Turn off the water when brushing teeth

20.

Which of these does NOT conserve resources?

a)

Throwing out your bike and buy a new one each year.

b)

Taking short showers

21.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Conservation

b)

Nature

c)

Renew

d)

Recycle

22.

Choose all choices that happen when people dump waste from homes or factories into lakes, oceans, or rivers?

a)

it helps plants to grow

b)

it kills animals and plants living there

c)

it causes water pollution

d)

it causes the water to be toxic

e)

it dries up the water

23.

People cause land pollution by __________.

a)

spilling water into the water

b)

recycling

c)

littering on the ground

d)

conserving energy

24.

It is important to conserve water because ____________.

a)

it makes our yard look nice

b)

it is fun to swim

c)

it is nice to drink on a hot day

d)

we all need it to survive

25.

Choose all of the following that are ways to conserve water.

a)

leaving the shower on when it's not being used

b)

turning off the faucet when it's not being used

c)

fixing leaky sinks and faucets

d)

doing full loads of laundry

26.

Which of these could cause breathing problems?

a)

acid rain

b)

an oil spill

c)

litter

d)

smoke from a factory

27.

Making a swing out of an old tire is a way to conserve resources.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Smoke given off by a car is an example of _____________.

a)

recycling

b)

water pollution

c)

fog

d)

air pollution

29.

Throwing glass bottles on the ground at the park is an example of air pollution.

a)

true

b)

false

30.

Planting new trees where old ones were cut down is a way of protecting natural resources.

a)

true

b)

false