wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

how much do you know about the earth?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 R's?

a)

Revise, Recycle, Reuse

b)

Read, Ride a Bike, Recycle

c)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2.

What types of resources CANNOT be replaced?

a)

renewable resources (sun, wind, water)

b)

nonrenewable resources (fossil fuels)

3.

What is this called? (where rubbish is taken)

a)

Landfill

b)

Desert

c)

Rubbish Land

d)

Waste

4.

What is cutting a lot of trees down called?

a)

Tree Cutting

b)

Deforestation

c)

Desert

d)

Mining

5.
To reduce pollution in the environment, people should ______________ materials.
a)
recycle
b)
pollute
c)
throw away
d)
clean
6.

The car is making ____________________.

a)

air pollution

b)

land pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

an oil spill

7.

What is the biggest cause of AIR pollution?

a)

Factories

b)

Small fires

c)

Transport such as cars and buses

d)

Clouds

8.

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

9.

Most water pollution is caused by:

a)

humans

b)

sea animals

c)

volcanoes

d)

storms

10.

An example of a natural resource is

a)

the sun

b)

air

c)

water

d)

all of these

11.

Litter is a type of pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
Pollution of water in the rivers, lakes, and oceans is called _______________. 
a)
Acid Rain
b)
Air Pollution
c)
Water Pollution
d)
Chernobyl
13.

WHAT IS ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES?

a)

A person who is interested in or studies the environment and who tries to protect it from being damaged in human activities.

b)

Refer to problems with the planet's systems (air, water, soil, etc.) that have developed as a result of human interference or mistreatment of the planet.

c)

The air, water, and land in which people, animals, and plants live.

14.

WHO IS GRETA THUNBERG?

a)

She is a famous environmentalist.

b)

She is a famous environmental.

c)

She is a famous environment.

15.

People who address environmental issues are called

a)

Chemists

b)

Philanthropists

c)

environmentalists

d)

socialists

16.

Human beings and animals from the oceans and rivers can die because of...

a)

Covid-19

b)

Air pollution

c)

Water pollution

d)

Recycling

17.

What causes the poles to melt?

a)

Indifference

b)

The extinction of animals

c)

Sustainability

d)

Global warming

18.

Sustainability is...

a)

To be able to hold something.

b)

To learn how to recycle.

c)

How human beings interact with the natural resources in order to have well-being.

d)

To be strong.

19.

What people can do to protect the environment?

a)

Recycle, save water, conserve energy, use eco-friendly products,plant.

b)

Nothing, there is nothing humans can do.

c)

Recycling.

d)

Eat processed food.

20.

Why are single-use plastics so dangerous?

a)

they are non-biodegradable and non recyclable and pollute our seas

b)

they are lethal for the environment

c)

they are used by very young people

d)

because lots of fish and mammals eat them