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Environment Threats, Conservation, Reduce Reuse Recycle (5)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are examples of a threat to the environment?

a)

Using too much water

b)

Cutting trees

c)

Planting trees

d)

Dumping used water in the river

e)

All of the above

2.

What is a landfill?

(Also called waste dump)

a)

A place for people to recycle

b)

A place where people's trash is taken

c)

A place where oil spills begin

d)

A type of factory

3.

What cause air pollution ?

a)

Factories produce too much waste water and oil.

b)

Factories produce too much smoke.

4.

What cause water pollution?

a)

People dump things in the countryside.

b)

Factories produce too much waste water and oil.

c)

Factories produce good products.

d)

Factories produce too much smoke.

5.

What cause land pollution?

a)

People throw too much rubbish in the sea.

b)

People throw too much rubbish everywhere.

c)

People reduce making rubbish.

d)

People reuse things.

6.

What cause noise pollution?

a)

People take public transport.

b)

People turn down TV.

c)

The traffic makes too much noise.

d)

The traffic makes too many fumes.

7.

True or False: The greenhouse gas layer is a good thing.

a)

True: as long as its not too thin or too thick

b)

False: its bad because it makes the planet too hot

8.

If we keep on causing water pollution, what will happen?

a)

We won’t have a quiet place to live in.

b)

We won’t have clean water to drink.

c)

We will have hearing problem.

d)

Sea animals will die.

e)

Ecosystems will not be able to exist

9.

What happens to any forest ecosystem when the land is cleared for farming?

For example for palm-oil plantations in Sumatra.

a)

The forest ecosystem will be destroyed.

b)

The forest ecosystem will be healthy.

c)

The forest ecosystem will be relocated.

d)

The forest ecosystem will be unaffected.

10.

Look at the photo. This is an example of _____ pollution.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

land

11.
Pollution _________________________.
a)
is harmful materials put into the environment
b)
found in air, water, and land
c)
effects plants, animals, and people
d)
All of the above
12.

The release of smoke and harmful gases into the air is called _________ pollution.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land

13.

_____________________ is the contamination of air, land, and water.

a)

Conservation

b)

Ecology

c)

Pollution

14.

_________ means to use less of something?

a)

Reduce

b)

Recycle

15.

To _________ is to use something more than once.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

16.

The old cardboard was used to make new boxes. The cardboard was _________.

a)

recycled

b)

reduced

17.

Owen's bike broke. He took it to a bike shop to have it fixed. Owen decided to _________ his bike instead of buying a new one.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

18.
Which of the following items could you recycle?
a)
An old newspaper
b)
A plastic soda bottle that is empty
c)
An empty cereal box
d)
All of the above
19.
What is one thing humans can do to positively impact the environment?
a)
They can throw their trash away anywhere. 
b)
They can recycle items if possible.
c)
They can empty their drinks into rivers and other water sources.
d)
They can work in factories that produce a lot of smoke.
20.

The leaking or spilling of chemicals or raw sewage into a body of water is ________ pollution.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land

21.

Which of the following has a positive impact on the environment? (comparatively)

a)

Coal power

b)

Solar power

c)

Landfills

d)

Recycling

22.

What is conservation?

a)

Saving natural resources.

b)

Watching television throughout the day.

c)

Using natural and human resources.

d)

Leaving the watering running.

23.

Pick All of the R's of Conservation.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Remind

24.

When we take short showers we are Recycling.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What are we doing when we turn off the fan and the lights when we leave the room.

a)

We are REDUCING are use of electricity.

b)

We are RECYCLING making electricity into something new.

c)

We are REUSING the electricity by using it again in a new way.

26.

Choose all of the things I can recycle.

a)

Soda Cans

b)

Milk Containers

c)

Computers

d)

Cell Phones

27.

Global warming and deforestation are two (a)   that we face.

Select from:

global | local | national | pollution | environmental problems

28.

Our environment is being damaged by (a)   and by habitat destruction created by human actions.

Select from:

global | local | national | pollution | environmental problems

29.

Waste disposal may affect the environment on a (a)   scale.

Select from:

global | local | national | pollution | environmental problems

30.

Problems such as deforestation, air polution and global warming are issues of ___ and ___ importance..

Select from:

global | local | national | pollution | environmental problems

(a)  

31.

What is a smart way to reuse rain water in your house. What is your suggestion?

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32.

The rubbish we throw away each day is called (a)   .

Select from:

biodegradable | domestic waste | recycle | reduce | reuse

33.

Vegetables and cardboard are (a)   , they rot

away to make compost.

Select from:

biodegradable | domestic waste | recycle | reduce | reuse

34.

We should (a)   the amount of waste we produce.

Select from:

biodegradable | domestic waste | recycle | reduce | reuse

35.

We can (a)   good bottles and scrap paper.

Select from:

biodegradable | domestic waste | recycle | reduce | reuse

36.

We can (a)   glass, cans, fabrics and newspapers; the materials from which they are made can be melted down, or processed in some other way, to make new products.

Select from:

biodegradable | domestic waste | recycle | reduce | reuse

37.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
38.
 Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Agriculture
c)
Burning fossil fuels
d)
Respiration
39.
Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....
a)
will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
b)
will result in sea-levels rising
c)
Will have no effect on ecosystems
d)
None of the above
40.
What happens to the temperature if more greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere?
a)
Temperature goes up
b)
Temperature goes down
41.
a)

Walk or ride your bike

b)

Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth

c)

Have a shower and not a bath

42.
a)

Recycle paper, glass and plastic

b)

Plant trees

c)

Pick up rubbish

43.
a)

Turn off the lights

b)

Pick up rubbish

c)

Ride your bike

44.
a)

Turn off the lights

b)

Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth

c)

Walk or ride your bike

45.
a)

Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth

b)

Plant trees

c)

Turn off the lights

46.

How can you save energy at home?

a)

Turn off lights and electronic devices when you are done using them.

b)

Leave your lights on all day.

c)

Always have the TV on.

47.

What is something that can be recycled?

a)

Paper

b)

Banana peel

c)

A Plant

d)

Pizza Box

48.

Where should your trash go?

a)

The toilet

b)

A trash can

c)

On the ground

d)

Thrown in the water

49.

What is the name of this Environmental threat?

a)

Floods

b)

Droughts

c)

Noise Pollution

d)

Oil Spills

50.

What do you do in your life to live the best way?

Do you recycle, if yes, what do you recycle?

Do you switch of the light and water when you don't need it?

What else do you to do conserve?

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