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Human Activity & Environment

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of pollution is shown in the image below?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Acid precipitation

d)

Global warming

2.

Which type of human impact is shown in the picture below?

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

Urban sprawl

d)

Land pollution

3.

Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the three R’s of

a)

Population control

b)

Pollution

c)

Natural selection

d)

Conservation

4.
____________ is the addition of harmful materials to the environment.
a)
pollution
b)
ecotourism
c)
conservation
d)
recycle
5.
To __________ means to collect old, used materials, and to process them and make them into new items.  
a)
compost
b)
decomposer
c)
litter
d)
recycle
6.

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

a)

97 %

b)

7 %

c)

1 %

d)

50 %

7.
What are the pollutants known to cause acid rain?
a)
nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide (sulfur compounds)
b)
Low pH and Acid
c)
Lemon Juice and Battery Acid
d)
Particulate Matter and Carbon Dioxide
8.
Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.
a)
temperature decrease
b)
headaches
c)
emissions
d)
natural pollution
9.
These are two ways people can reduce air pollution.
a)
Drive vehicles that get low gas mileage / Burn trash at home
b)
Burn less fossil fuels / walk and ride bikes
c)
Create major forest fires / Use CFC's
d)
Burn styrofoam at landfills / Use more chlorine
10.
Select the natural form of air pollution.
a)
CFC's
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Forest Fires
d)
Paints and Solvents
11.

Leftover food. Reduce, reuse, recycle, or trash?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Use and old paint can to store shelf markers in the library. Reduce, reuse, recycle, or trash?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Use less energy and turn off the lights. Reduce, reuse, recycle, or trash?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Wear your clothes again. Reduce, reuse, recycle, or trash?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Empty and clean plastic containers. Reduce, reuse, recycle, or trash?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Take short showers. Reduce, reuse, recycle, or trash?

a)
b)
c)
d)