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Pollution and Green living

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what habitat would pollution most affect turtles, fish, and birds?

a)

a desert habitat

b)

a grassland habitat

c)

a pond habitat

d)

a rainforest habitat

2.

How does the recycling of trash help marine animals?

a)

It increases the temperature of the ocean.

b)

It gives more ways for the animals to find shelter.

c)

It reduces water pollution.

d)

It provides more food.

3.

Which of these is NOT a way recycling can protect the natural environment?

a)

It reduces the amount of waste going to the landfill.

b)

It increases the amount of waste being dumped in the ocean.

c)

It requires less energy to recycle most products then find new resources.

d)

It reduces the amount of new natural resources that have to be found.

4.

Which of the following would most likely cause a loss of clean drinking water?

a)

a potato chip bag that is thrown from a car onto the road

b)

a power plant with chemicals that seep into the ground

c)

a plastic soda bottle that is thrown into the ocean

d)

a cloth diaper that is dumped into a pile in a landfill

5.

The picture shows a beach with a lot of trash.

How does the trash affect ocean animals?

a)

Ocean animals can use the trash for food.

b)

Ocean animals can get caught in the trash.

c)

Ocean animals can make tools out of the trash.

d)

Ocean animals can use the trash to build homes.

6.
_____ is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things.
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
natural resource
c)
renewable resource
7.
_____ is a resource that can be replaced quickly.
a)
natural resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
renewable resource
8.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

fish

b)

cows

c)

plants

d)

computers

9.
____ is a resource that, when it is used up, will not exist again during a human lifetime.
a)
natural resource
b)
renewable resource
c)
nonrenewable resource
10.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

a)

water

b)

trees

c)

sun

d)

gasoline

11.
Which of the following are examples of nonrenewable resources:
a)
natural gas, soil
b)
air, metals
c)
air, coal
12.
_____ is any harmful material in the environment.
a)
global warming
b)
pollution
c)
conservation
13.
These are the three main types of pollution:
a)
land, water, air
b)
car, water, land
c)
air, gases, water
14.
When people throw trash out of their car, they are causing this type of pollution:
a)
air
b)
land
c)
water
15.
When it is hard to breathe, it could be caused by this type of pollution:
a)
air
b)
wind
c)
land
d)
water
16.
When pollution in the air and land run into ponds, lakes, oceans and rivers, it causes this type of pollution:
a)
land
b)
water
c)
air
17.

This is an example of reusing:

a)

refilling a water bottle instead of taking another one

b)

picking up trash off the ground

c)

riding a bike instead of driving a car

18.

This is an example of reducing:

a)

turning off the water while brushing teeth

b)

using a plastic bag twice

c)

riding with a friend to school instead of taking another car

19.

This is an example of recycling:

a)

using both sides of your paper instead of one

b)

throwing a wrapper on the ground

c)

dumping paint into a storm drain

20.
What is one way people help the environment?
a)
building new cities
b)
tearing down a forest
c)
placing harmful chemicals in streams
d)
picking up litter
21.
______ is to use less of something.
a)
recycle
b)
reuse
c)
reduce
d)
pollution
22.

Which of the following causes pollution?

a)

driving cars and trucks

b)

spilling chemicals in rivers

c)

oil spills in oceans

d)

all of the above

23.

Which of these conserves resources?

a)

Keep radio on low volume all day

b)

Turn off the water when brushing teeth

24.

Which of these does NOT conserve resources?

a)

Throwing out your bike and buy a new one each year.

b)

Taking short showers

25.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Conservation

b)

Nature

c)

Renew

d)

Recycle

26.

Choose all choices that happen when people dump waste from homes or factories into lakes, oceans, or rivers?

a)

it helps plants to grow

b)

it kills animals and plants living there

c)

it causes water pollution

d)

it causes the water to be toxic

e)

it dries up the water

27.

People cause land pollution by __________.

a)

spilling water into the water

b)

recycling

c)

littering on the ground

d)

conserving energy

28.

It is important to conserve water because ____________.

a)

it makes our yard look nice

b)

it is fun to swim

c)

it is nice to drink on a hot day

d)

we all need it to survive

29.

Choose all of the ways to conserve water.

a)

leaving the shower on when it's not being used

b)

turning off the faucet when it's not being used

c)

fixing leaky sinks and faucets

d)

doing full loads of laundry

30.

Choose all the ways you can reduce pollution.

a)

Carpool

b)

take the bus

c)

leave trash on the ground

d)

recycle

e)

throw trash out of a car window

31.

What are the 3 R's?

a)

rain, reduce, renew

b)

resource, review, recycle

c)

reduce, reuse, recycle

d)

reduce, reward, review

32.

Which of these could cause breathing problems?

a)

acid rain

b)

an oil spill

c)

litter

d)

smoke from a factory

33.

Making a swing out of an old tire is a way to conserve resources.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

Smoke given off by a car is an example of _____________.

a)

recycling

b)

water pollution

c)

fog

d)

air pollution

35.

Throwing trash out of a car window is an example of _______.

a)

reducing pollution

b)

littering

c)

smog

d)

pesticides

36.

Dumping toxic waste in a field is an example of land pollution.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Throwing glass bottles on the ground at the park is an example of air pollution.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

Which is an example of water pollution?

a)

smog

b)

an oil spill in the ocean

c)

littering

d)

car exhaust

39.

Planting new trees where old ones were cut down is a way of protecting natural resources.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

How can we save electricity?

a)

Walking

b)

Riding a bike

c)

Using public transport

d)

Riding a motorbike

41.

Are fossil fuels Renewable or Nonrenewable resources

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

42.

Which of the following are negative impacts of burning fossil fuels?

a)

They contribute to environmental degradation and pollution

b)

They harm local communities

c)

They contribute to human health problems

d)

All of the above

43.

Solar energy is energy from __________

a)

Moon

b)

Wind

c)

Stars

d)

Sun

44.

Q. __________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resources

b)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

45.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

46.

Which is NOT one of the 3 R's?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

What ecological problem is it?

a)

littering

b)

destruction of natural resaurses

c)

air pollution

d)

water pollution

48.

What does decompose mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to build up

d)

to use again

49.

______________ is fog that has mixed with smoke and chemical fumes.

a)

Smog

b)

Frog

c)

Wind

d)

Air

50.

Which of the following is a potential effect of air pollution?

a)

Heart Disease

b)

Water Treatment

c)

Hearing Loss

d)

Easier Breathing

51.

True or false. High noise levels can lead to stress and problems sleeping.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

what is environment?

a)

A place for enjoyment.

b)

Everything that is in our surounding

c)

Our neighbors.

d)

A place that we visit every nonth.

53.

What is a healthy environment?

a)

Eating healthy food.

b)

Living in a desert away from pollution.

c)

A place where water, air and soil are free from pollution.

d)

A green clean area close to the factories.

54.

What pictures describe pollution.

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

The Earth can be protected by increasing more factories.

a)

False

b)

True

56.

What does it mean to "reduce"?

a)

Limit the amount something is being used

b)

maximize the amount something is being used

c)

to use again

d)

use the same amount something is already being used

57.

What does it mean to "reuse"?

a)

to use again

b)

to use

c)

to stop using

d)

none of the above

58.

What does it mean to "recycle"?

a)

convert waste into useful materials

b)

move in circles

c)

throw trash away

d)

keep waste as trash/ not useful materials

59.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

60.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

61.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No

62.

Is it recyclable?

a)

Yes

b)

No