WorksheetsLesson 15: Protecting The Environment (TCI)
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The increase in the global temperature is called _______.
climate change
toxic waste
The Tree Musketeers grew trees to help fight ____________.
climate change
toxic waste
Poisonous trash is called _________.
climate change
toxic waste
Air pollution can cause _________.
climate change
toxic waste
____________ caused people in Marion, Ohio to get very sick.
climate change
toxic waste
Which of these causes air pollution?
car and airplane engines
forests and gardens
hiking trails
parks
Which of these helps the environment by taking pollution out of the air?
birds
barns
cows
trees
How does an oil spill hurt the environment?
Oil gets into the air.
Oil kills birds and animals.
Oil makes water unsafe for ships.
Oil causes global warming.
What is toxic waste?
reusable items
poisonous trash
land used for a dump
paper made from trees
Which of these gets power from a renewable resource?
a factory run by coal
a van run by gasoline
a windmill run by wind
a furnace run by natural gas
How can burning fossil fuels add to global warming?
It makes the air smell bad.
It covers buildings with dirt.
It puts carbon dioxide into the air.
It uses nonrenewable resources.
What causes air pollution?
car engines
airplanes
factories
all of the above
____________ is the rise or fall of Earth's temperature over time.
environment
toxic pollution
climate change
sea level
What do the Tree Musketeers do?
They help clear forests to make room for playgrounds.
They plant trees to help clean up air pollution.
They help people take public transportation.
How do trees help prevent climate change?
They increase Earth's temperature over time.
They cool down the temperature in the atmosphere.
They soak up the gas that traps the sun's heat.
They create different storms that can hurt people.
What happened to the Exxon Valdez in Alaska in 1989?
It started a fire that burned thousands of acres of forest.
It dumped toxic chemicals on a site where a school was later built.
It ran into a reef and dumped millions of gallons of oil into the water.
What happened to the birds and animals that became covered in oil in Alaska?
They cleaned themselves off quickly.
They moved to places where the water was cleaner.
They couldn't stay warm, and many died.
The U.S. government responded to the oil spill in Alaska by _____________.
declaring that oil spills do not harm the environment.
voting on a law that made drilling for oil illegal in Alaska.
passing a law that oil tankers in Alaska must have strong walls.
creating a law that ships could no longer travel to Alaska.
What happened to the people responsible to the oil spill in Alaska?
They were never punished for the spill.
They had to pay fines and for the cleanup.
They were sent to jail for many years.
They had to clean it up by themselves.
What is toxic waste?
poisonous trash
harmless garbage
helpful resources
useful pollution
Why were so many people at River Valley High School getting sick?
The air was very polluted from nearby factories.
The school was built on top of a toxic waste dump.
The students did not wash their hands often enough.
The Concerned River Valley Families wanted to close the high school because the
food in the cafeteria was not very tasty.
students did not want to go back to class.
students did not do well on important tests.
toxic waste could cause children to get sick.
The Tree Musketeers and the Concerned River Valley Families proved that pollution
is everyone's problem.
can be solved best alone.
is an easy problem to ignore.
cannot be solved by anyone.
Trees soak up a polluting gas that traps the sun's heat. What is the name of that gas?
oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
toxic waste
none of the above
