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AIR AND WATER POLLUTION

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

What causes acid rain?

a)

High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution

b)

Fertilizer use

c)

Pesticide use

d)

CFCs

3.

Acid rain can damage

a)

Drinking water sources

b)

Aquatic life

c)

Architecture/buildings

d)

All options are correct

4.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
5.
Greenhouses gases
a)
Absorb and radiate heat
b)
Destroy the ozone layer
c)
Cause respiratory problems
d)
Create smog
6.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
7.
Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Methane
d)
Nitric oxides
9.
Can cause burning of the skin
a)
Lead
b)
Particle matter
c)
Sulfur dioxide
d)
Nitrogen oxides
10.
Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?
a)
Acid rain
b)
Sick building syndrome
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Asbestos
11.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
12.
What does this diagram illustrate?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)
The Greenhouse Effect
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Layers of the atmosphere
13.

What percentage of the Earth's fresh water is available to us?

a)

97%

b)

7%

c)

1%

d)

50%

14.

Industrial and municipal pollutants can cause:

a)

Hormone disruption

b)

Altered brain function

c)

Super powers

d)

None of the above.

15.

We can prevent water pollution by:

a)

Reducing the use of plastic

b)

Proper disposal of chemicals

c)

Keeping the use of chemical fertilizers in check

d)

All of the above

16.

Which of the following pictures are the causes of air pollution?

a)
b)
c)
17.

Which of the following can reduce vehicle air pollution?

a)

Walk or cycle

b)

Use of electric cars

c)

Using one single car for one person

18.

It is anything that makes the earth unhealthy...

a)

love

b)

water

c)

pollution

19.

air pollution happens when ...

a)

the water gets dirty

b)

the land gets dirty

c)

the air gets dirty

20.

Which of these things that trees give help to prevent air pollution:

a)
b)
c)
21.

HOW DOES WINDMILLS WORK

a)

IT CONVERTS WIND INTO ELECTRICITY

b)

IT CONVERTS AIR INTO ELECTRCICTY

c)

IT BURNS PETROLA DN DIESEL

d)

IT USES WATER TO MAKE ENERGY

22.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of air pollution?

a)

Smoke from factories

b)

Exhaust from cars and trucks

c)

Forest fires

d)

Difficulty breathing

23.
Air pollution is the cleaning of the air
a)
True
b)
False
24.

What cause air pollution ?

a)

Factories produce too much waste water and oil.

b)

Factories produce too much smoke.

25.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
26.
Global warming is due to 
a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
27.
Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant
a)
Lead
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Nitrogen oxides
28.
Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?
a)
Acid rain
b)
Sick building syndrome
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Asbestos
29.
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
30.

Where is the "GOOD" ozone located?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

31.

Which of the following are examples of VOC's ? select 3

a)

paint and paint thinners

b)

gasoline

c)

water vapor

d)

formaldehyde

e)

smog

32.
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
33.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
34.
Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Methane
d)
Nitric oxides
35.
The ____________________ protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation.
a)
ozone layer
b)
smog layer
c)
cloud cover
d)
temperature inversion
36.
A colorless, odorless gas
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
37.
A metallic element that can cause brain damage
a)
Lead
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
38.
Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant
a)
Lead
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Nitrogen oxides
39.
jaya cuts down trees to make billions of toothpicks. Jaya doesn't use toothpicks, she flosses. What is she destroying?
a)
land pollution
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
40.

It is important to have clean water to ____________________.

a)

be discharged to the reservoir

b)

drink and cool our body

c)

wash our cars

41.

Which of the following is NOT a source of water pollution?

a)

Discharge of untreated industrial waste

b)

Oil spills

c)

Sewage

d)

Usage of plastic straws

42.

Runoffs from ____________________________ from nearby farms is a source of water pollution.

a)

rain

b)

industrial wastes

c)

sewage

d)

fertilisers and pesticides

43.

Select the ways how we can reduce the effects of water pollution.

a)

Clean up polluted beaches and rivers.

b)

Throw only metal straws along the rivers.

c)

Provide bins along waterways

d)

Clear rubbish-clogged rivers.

44.

Select the names of common air pollutants.

a)

Oxides of nitrogen

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Oxygen

e)

Sulfur dioxide

45.

Why do we need fresh air?

a)

To stay healthy and carry out daily activities

b)

So that our cars can work

c)

If our air is fresh, our water is also fresh

46.

Air pollution can result from ____________________.

a)

people farting

b)

transport

c)

volcanoes

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