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Pollution Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A disturbance of silent environment with harsh loud noises.

a)

thermal pollution

b)

air pollution

c)

sound pollution

d)

light pollution

2.
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.
3.
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 
4.
Which is one reason that trash and litter can hurt wildlife?

   
a)
Wildlife are afraid of human garbage.
b)
Trash covers the scent of other animals they are hunting.
c)
Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them.
d)
Trash and litter removes their camouflage.
5.

Which human action can cause pollution?

a)

Walking

b)

Biking

c)

Mining

d)

Recycling

6.

What is an effect of land pollution?

a)

no clean drinking water

b)

loss of habitat for animals

c)

diseases from breathing in poor quality air

7.

What is the largest cause of land pollution?

a)

Animal waste

b)

Plants decomposing

c)

Human actions

8.

Which of the following are causes of land pollution?

a)

Mining

b)

Increase in greenhouse gases

c)

Pesticides

d)

Landfills

e)

Human sewage

9.
Which of these is one cause of deforestation?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays
c)
Overbreeding birds in the wild
d)
Cutting down the tree in your backyard
10.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
11.

The CAUSES of desertification are:

a)

drought

b)

overgrazing

c)

human environment interaction such as deforestation

d)

all of the above

12.

True or False: Desertification is a natural process.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A chemical sprayed to kill insects or bugs.

a)

aquifer

b)

fetilizer

c)

herbicide

d)

pesticide

14.
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
15.
Which of the following does NOT cause water pollution?
a)
oil spills
b)
garbage
c)
fertilizers from farms
d)
smoke
16.
How can trash effect wildlife?
a)
Wildlife animals cannot hunt prey because of the smell of garbage.
b)
Trash makes it hard for wildlife to camouflage.
c)
Wildlife could eat trash that they think is food.
d)
Wildlife animals are afraid of trash.
17.

A rapid growth of algae could lead to:

a)

A reduction of oxygen levels in the water.

b)

Water that can support more life.

c)

Waters that are devoid of life.

d)

An increase in oxygen levels.

18.
During the Exxon oil spill, many marine animals were killed. Why?
a)
The oil spilled into the ocean and poisoned the animals food.
b)
The animals drank the oil from the ship's tank.
c)
The oil was absorbed by the ocean.
d)
Marine animals were not killed because they swam to safety. 
19.

How does plastic end up reaching and entering the ocean from land?

a)

Littering in towns and cities

b)

Dumpsites near waterways and oceans

c)

People littering on beaches

d)

All of the above

20.

What is a toxin?

a)

Illness

b)

allergy

c)

poisonous or harmful substance

21.

Which is a health effect of water pollution?

a)

asthma

b)

diabetes

c)

skin diseases

22.

Lead in the water from batteries, alloys, and petrol can get into the body and can be toxic to the brain.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

How can lead get into the water to pollute it?

a)

factories

b)

acid rains

c)

reforestation

24.

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

a)

air

b)

water

c)

land

25.

Exhaust from vehicles is one of the largest forms of air pollution. What can communities do to reduce air pollution from vehicles?

a)

Fine people that own cars.

b)

Encourage people to walk, ride a bike, or carpool.

c)

Charge more money to buy a car.

26.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
27.
What causes acid rain?
a)
High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
b)
Fertilizer use
c)
Pesticide use
d)
CFCs
28.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
29.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
30.
The ozone layer is damaged by
a)
CFCs
b)
Increase in greenhouse gases
c)
Increased global temperatures
d)
Sulfuric and nitric acids
31.
Global warming is due to 
a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
32.
Greenhouses gases
a)
Absorb and radiate heat
b)
Destroy the ozone layer
c)
Cause respiratory problems
d)
Create smog
33.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
34.
Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Methane
d)
Nitric oxides
36.
The ____________________ protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation.
a)
ozone layer
b)
smog layer
c)
cloud cover
d)
temperature inversion
37.
A colorless, odorless gas
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
38.
A metallic element that can cause brain damage
a)
Lead
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
39.
Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant
a)
Lead
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Nitrogen oxides
40.
Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain
a)
Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide
b)
Particulate matter & lead
c)
Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone
d)
Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone
41.
Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?
a)
Acid rain
b)
Sick building syndrome
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Asbestos
42.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
43.
Sound that affects the quality and/or health of human life
a)
Light pollution
b)
Air pollution
c)
Noise pollution
d)
Acid shock
44.

How much time does it take for a plastic bottle to decompose?

a)

around 450 years

b)

around 50 years

c)

around 200 years

d)

around 5 years

45.

Why is plastic dangerous for animals?

a)

They can be trapped in plastic things.

b)

They can choke with small plastic pieces and die.

c)

They can eat plastic which fills their stomaches and they die of starvation because they don't feel hungry.

d)

Plastic is not so dangerous for animals.

46.

Why recycling can't win with plastic pollution?

a)

Because recycling is wrong

b)

Because people produce too much plastic to recycle it all.

c)

Because not every plastic can be recycled.

d)

Because not many people recycle rubbish.

47.

How can we help to reduce plastic pollution?

a)

We should use paper/cloth bags.

b)

We should use less plastic.

c)

We should refill our drinking bottles not buy new ones.

d)

We should avoid plastic or styrofoam containers.

e)

All answers are correct.

48.

There are plastic trash islands floating on oceans.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Most of the plastic rubbish is collected and recycled.

a)

No, 90% of trash is put in landfills or thrown into oceans.

b)

Yes, that's why we should recycle.

50.

It does not take long for plastic to decay.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

It may take decades, even centuries, for plastic to breakdown in the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Microplastic is _____.

a)

large in size

b)

small in size

c)

very huge in size

d)

very tiny in size

53.

As plastic travels through the ocean _____.

a)

it does not change in size

b)

it carries living organisms from one part of the world to another

c)

it poisons fish that eat it

d)

it eventually poisons humans who eat the fish

54.

If you ate the same amount of plastic as many seabirds, _____.

a)

you would be just fine

b)

you would have about 13 pounds of plastic in your stomach

c)

you would be able to digest the plastic

55.

Plastic contains toxins. Fish eat the plastic. You eat the fish.

a)

You become more toxic.

b)

Your body is too big to be harmed by the toxins.