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pollution

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
2.

Which of the following is a source of air pollution?

a)

Difficulty in breathing

b)

Factories

c)

Eye irritation

d)

Drinking water

3.
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
4.
Which is NOT one of the three types of pollution?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
fire
5.
Where is pollution found on the earth?
 
 
  
a)
only in the air 
b)
only on the land 
c)
only in the water 
d)
on land, in the air, and in the water 
6.

Pollution can come from natural events such as

a)

using CFCs

b)

driving cars

c)

erupting volcanoes

d)

reusing water bottles

7.
What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?
a)
nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)
b)
Low pH and Acid
c)
Lemon Juice and Battery Acid
d)
Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide
8.
Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.
a)
temperature decrease
b)
headaches
c)
emissions
d)
natural pollution
9.
Select the natural form of air pollution.
a)
CFC's
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Forest Fires
d)
Paints and Solvents
10.

Water pollution occurs when:

a)

Harmful substances enter a water supply

b)

Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

c)

Industries cut costs with waste disposal.

d)

None of the above.

11.

What are the main sources of water pollution?

a)

Plastic, Paper, and Metal

b)

Snails in water

c)

Help, there is a boot with a snake inside of it that somehow in the nearby lake.

d)

Agriculture, Industry, and Community

12.

How much of water on Earth is FRESH SURFACE water?

a)

0.3%

b)

3%

c)

97%

d)

30%

13.
What is the definition Noise Pollution?
a)
Unwanted noise
b)
Excess noise produced by humans
c)
Unwanted noise that distrubs all life 
14.

Which answer is a MAJOR health effect caused by Noise Pollution?

a)

Hearing lose

b)

High levels of blood pressure

c)

Hypertension

d)

all of the above

15.
How do landfills effect the environment?
a)
Landfills cause fish to be poisoned and die.
b)
Landfills support plant growth and healthy soil.
c)
Landfills cause smog in the air.
d)
Landfills cause chemicals from trash to absorb into the soil and harm plants.
16.

Which human action can cause pollution?

a)

Walking

b)

Biking

c)

Mining

d)

Recycling

17.

The process of water or wind carrying away top loose soil is called ____________

a)

Flowing away

b)

Blowing away

c)

erosion

d)

conservation

18.

Cutting down of trees____________________

a)

Afforestation

b)

forestation

c)

Deforestation

d)

conservation

19.

Soil is mostly conserved by _______

a)

afforestation

b)

deforestation

c)

making dams

d)

overgrazing

20.
What causes acid rain?
a)
High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
b)
Fertilizer use
c)
Pesticide use
d)
CFCs
21.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
22.
Global warming is due to 
a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
23.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
24.
Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What is air pollution?
a)
Any harmful substance that builds up in the air 
b)
pollen, dust, gases
c)
industrial pollution
d)
chemicals in the water
26.
What does this diagram illustrate?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Layers of the atmosphere
27.

An example of a waterborne disease is:

a)

Cholera

b)

both

c)

Typhoid

28.

Which of these is not a cause of water pollution?

a)

Chemical waste

b)

Fertilisers

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Discarded rubbish

29.

What causes depletion of oxygen during eutrophication?

a)

Excessive growth of plants on the surface

b)

Death of fish

c)

Death of plants beneath the surface

d)

Increase of animals eating surface plants.

30.

Eutrophication is defined as a change that occurs to an aquatic ecosystem. This change is mainly due to what?

a)

Newly introduced fish

b)

Depletion of the ozone layer

c)

Increased nutrient concentration

d)

Increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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