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Environmental Impact TEST

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adding harmful substances to water, air, or land is called:

a)

Smog

b)

Pollution

c)

Renewable Resources

2.

What will happen if the polar ice caps melt?

a)

Nothing

b)

Sea levels will rise by over 230 feet.

c)

There will be another Ice Age.

3.

Which event would affect fish the most?

a)
b)
c)
4.

Which event would affect plants the most?

a)
b)
c)
5.

Which event would affect the rain in the sky?

a)
b)
c)
6.

Freshwater is a limited resource because most water on Earth is:

a)

in oceans (salt water)

b)

underground

c)

in clouds

7.

Which of the following contributes to water pollution?

a)

pesticide/fertilizer runoff from fields

b)

fossil fuel industries

c)

erosion/paved surfaces

d)

All of these contribute to water pollution

8.

The surroundings or conditions in which we all live are called the ______.

a)

Economic Impact

b)

Acid Rain

c)

Environment

9.

Rainfall made acidic by air pollution is called ______.

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Environmental Impact

c)

Pollutants

10.

Most water pollution is the result of

a)

human activities.

b)

drought.

c)

volcanic eruptions.

11.

What type of pollution are these people protecting themselves from based on what they are wearing?

a)

Coronavirus

b)

air pollution

c)

land pollution

12.

When we throw things into the oceans, we cause ___.

a)

droughts

b)

light pollution

c)

water pollution

13.

Carbon dioxide makes the Earth's surface hotter. We call this _______.

a)

water pollution

b)

global warming

c)

climate change

14.

Global warming is one of the causes of _____, which affects our weather patterns.

a)

droughts

b)

climate change

c)

air pollution

15.

Factories produce toxic gases and cause ______.

a)

light pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

16.

Which of the following can cause pollution?

a)

noise

b)

garbage

c)

chemicals

d)

all of the above

17.

What are the 4 types of pollution?

a)

Air, gas, water

b)

Air, noise, water, soil/land

c)

nuclear, air, visual, water

18.

Things that harm the environment (smoke, oil, litter, etc. are called ______.

a)

pollutants

b)

recyclants

c)

desiccants

19.

What does biodegradable mean?

a)

Waste that can easily be broken down.

b)

Waste that cannot easily be broken down.

c)

Waste that goes away immediately.

20.

Some natural causes of air pollution are

a)

public transport and planting more trees.

b)

lung diseases and headache.

c)

volcanic eruptions and dust storms.

21.

**Extra credit - Name 3 things that can cause noise pollution.

(a)