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12.1 Environmental Health/Types of Pollution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many main ecosystems does the UAE have?

a)

5

b)

1

c)

4

d)

3

2.

What does the word 'environment' mean?

a)

something made up of all the living and non-living things in an area which interact with each other

b)

the presence or introduction to the environment of a substance that has harmful effects

c)

the surroundings and conditions where a person, plant or animal lives

3.

What does the word 'ecosystem' mean?

a)

something made up of all the living and non-living things in an area which interact with each other

b)

the presence or introduction to the environment of a substance that has harmful effects

c)

the surroundings and conditions where a person, plant or animal lives

4.

What does the word 'pollution' mean?

a)

the surroundings and conditions where a person, plant or animal lives

b)

the presence or introduction to the environment of a substance that has harmful effects

c)

something done in a way that is planned

5.

Which of these pictures show a "freshwater and marine" ecosystem?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which of these pictures show a 'desert' ecosystem?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What are the names of the 2 coastlines in the UAE?

a)

Emirati Gulf

b)

Arabian Gulf

c)

Gulf of Oman

d)

Gulf of Muscat

8.

Pollution can also be ________. ________ pollution occurs when people throw plastic and rubbish on the ground or into the water on purpose

a)

damaging

b)

disgusting

c)

deliberate

d)

demand

9.

Which of these is NOT an example of human made pollution?

a)

Cutting down trees

b)

Forest fires

c)

Driving cars

d)

Farming

10.

What does 'fumes' mean?

a)

a very small piece of something

b)

smoke or gas

11.

Air pollution is one of the main causes of respiratory (a)   .

12.

Smoke from (a)   fires are one of the biggest sources of air pollution.

13.

Large factories often use fossil fuels which produce lots of toxic chemicals.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The pollution that comes from cooking, use of aerosols and burning fossil fuels is known an 'ambient pollution'.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Air pollution affects other parts of the body, not just the lungs.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Other parts of the body that air pollution affects are:

a)

Heart

b)

Bones

c)

Eyes and skin

d)

Immune system

17.

The planet is made up of about (a)   % water.

18.

Bacteria, viruses and parasites get into the water through human waste.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Polluted water can lead to ___________ diseases.

a)

community

b)

convincing

c)

communicable

d)

contacted

20.

Choose 2. Main causes of land pollution are:

a)

Industry

b)

Sea dumping

c)

Chemicals

d)

Rubbish/garbage