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Pollution

Total questions: 152

Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is pollution?

a)

an unhealthy diet

b)

global warming

c)

is the process of making land, water, air or other parts of the environment dirty and not safe or suitable to use

d)

lands, people and plants

2.

I am sitting in traffic and see exhaust coming from the cars around me. What type of pollution am I seeing?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Land pollution

d)

Noise pollution

3.

Air pollution is one of the main causes of __________ disease.

a)

bone

b)

respiratory

c)

diabetes

d)

kidney

4.

The ozone layer protects us from _______________

a)

UV rays

b)

Acid rain

c)

Fire

5.

What is soil pollution?

a)

When people clean parks.

b)

Children making posters

c)

The contamination of land with solid waste,acid rains and toxic substances.

6.

An aeroplane flies over my house every night. What type of pollution is it causing?

a)

air pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

noise pollution

d)

land pollution

7.

My mother’s car is leaking oil. She parked her car on my street and oil leaked onto the concrete. Last night it rained heavily and washed the oil into the storm drain. What kind of pollution resulted?

a)

land pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

noise pollution

d)

air pollution

8.

Choose an air pollutant.

a)

Water

b)

Dogs

c)

Plants

d)

Cars

9.

I am in the car on the way home from school and see trash fly out the window of the car in front of me. There is now trash on the sidewalk in front of my school. This is an example of what type of pollution?

a)

Noise pollution

b)

Land pollution

c)

Water pollution

d)

Air pollution

10.

If we keep on causing land pollution, what will happen?

a)

Plants and animals will die.

b)

Marine animals will die.

c)

People will not have clean water to drink.

d)

People may have health problems.

11.

What are the effects of noise pollution?

a)

Irritation

b)

Hearing loss

c)

Celebration

d)

Sleeping disorder

12.

What do we call to the unwanted sounds which produce discomfort for all living things?

a)

Water pollution

b)

Noise pollution

c)

Land pollution

d)

Air pollution

13.
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
14.
What can humans do to reduce the effects of acid rain?
a)
Develop Alternate Energy Sources (Solar Power, Wind Energy)
b)
Use Less Energy
c)
Stop Burning Fossil Fuels
d)
All of the Answers are Correct
15.

Smog or ground ozone forms in the troposphere. Which pollutants are most responsible for smog or ground ozone?

a)

sulfur and particulate matter

b)

volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides

c)

carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide

d)

none of these answers are correct

16.
CFC's cause harm to our 
a)
Troposphere
b)
Inversion Layer
c)
Ozone Layer
d)
Carbon Dioxide
17.

Where is the Ozone Layer found in our atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere (lower portion)

b)

Stratosphere (upper portion)

18.

When the Ozone Layer loses Ozone what happens to organisms on the earth's surface?

a)

They are exposed to Smog

b)

Nothing happens

c)

They are exposed to Acid Rain

d)

They are exposed to Ultraviolet B Radiation

19.
Humans cause long and short term harm to their environment.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Burning fossil fuels cause ________ that cause pollution.
a)
temperature decrease
b)
headaches
c)
emissions
d)
natural pollution
21.
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
22.
Select the natural form of air pollution.
a)
CFC's
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Forest Fires
d)
Paints and Solvents
23.
TRUE or FALSE. Many people on Earth do not have accces to clean water.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
24.
TRUE or FALSE:  Although water pollution is bad, it doesn't actually cause anyone to die.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.

3 things water pollution causes:

a)

Death of animals

b)

Habitat destroyed

c)

Humans sick

d)

Lung damage

26.

Which of the following is not a natural cause of water pollution?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Animal waste

c)

Oil spills

d)

Silt from storms and floods

27.

What can happen to fish when there is not enough oxygen in the water?

a)

They can suffocate

b)

They can't float

c)

They can't see.

d)

Nothing. Fish don't need oxygen.

28.

There is nothing we can do to stop water pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Water pollution occurs when:

a)

Harmful substances enter a water supply

b)

Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

c)

Industries cut costs with waste disposal.

d)

None of the above.

30.

We can prevent water pollution by:

a)

Reduce the use of plastic.

b)

Properly dispose of chemicals.

c)

Clean up after your animals.

d)

All of the above

31.

What are the main sources of water pollution?

a)

Plastic, Paper, and Metal

b)

Snails in water

c)

Help, there is a boot with a snake inside of it that somehow in the nearby lake.

d)

Agriculture, Industry, and Community

32.

Who does water pollution impact?

a)

Shrek and his swamp

b)

my water inside of my Fiji water bottle ಠ╭╮ಠ

c)

Only us people

d)

Everything on the planet

e)

Animals only

33.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
34.
The ozone layer is damaged by
a)
CFCs
b)
Increase in greenhouse gases
c)
Increased global temperatures
d)
Sulfuric and nitric acids
35.

Which of the following is a source of air pollution?

a)

Difficulty in breathing

b)

Factories

c)

Eye irritation

d)

Drinking water

36.

Carbon monoxide is released from...

a)

human body

b)

plants

c)

vehicles

d)

styrofoam

37.
This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
noise pollution
38.
To help our environment, you should
 
 
  
a)
recycle, remember, and reduce.
b)
reduce, reuse, and recycle.
c)
reduce, repair, and recycle. 
d)
  reuse, replace, and recycle. 
39.
Which is NOT one of the three types of pollution?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
fire
40.
_________ means to make something smaller.
a)
reduce
b)
reuse
c)
recycle
41.
__________ means to use something again.
a)
reduce
b)
reuse
c)
recycle
42.
__________ means to use something old to make something new.
a)
reduce
b)
reuse
c)
recycle
43.
Which of the following is not a natural cause of water pollution?
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Animal waste
c)
Oil spills
d)
Silt from storms and floods
44.
Which of these is NOT a type of water pollution that we discussed today?
a)
Oil from oil spills
b)
Plastics/Trash
c)
Juice
d)
Chemicals from farms and factories
45.

How much time does it take for a plastic bottle to decompose?

a)

around 450 years

b)

around 50 years

c)

around 200 years

d)

around 5 years

46.

Why is plastic dangerous for animals?

a)

They can be trapped in plastic things.

b)

They can choke (zakrztusić się) with small plastic pieces and die.

c)

They can eat plastic which fills their stomaches and they die of starvation because they don't feel hungry.

d)

Plastic is not so dangerous for animals.

47.

Why recycling can't win with plastic pollution?

a)

Because recycling is wrong

b)

Because people produce too much plastic to recycle it all.

c)

Because not every plastic can be recycled.

d)

Because not many people recycle rubbish.

48.

How can we help to reduce plastic pollution?

a)

We should use paper/cloth bags.

b)

We should use less plastic.

c)

We should refill our drinking bottles not buy new ones.

d)

We should avoid (unikać) plastic or styrofoam containers.

e)

All answers are correct.

49.

There are plastic trash islands floating (dryfujące) on oceans.

a)

True (prawda)

b)

False (fałsz)

50.

Currents (prądy morskie) take rubbish from America, Europe and bring it to different places on our planet.

a)

true (prawda)

b)

false (fałsz)

51.

Juice and milk boxes can be recycled easily.

a)

Yes, because they are made of cardboard.

b)

No, becayse they are made of plastic+cardboard and it's difficult to separate them

52.

Most of the plastic rubbish is collected and recycled.

a)

No, 90% of trash is put in landfills or thrown into oceans.

b)

Yes, that's why we should recycle.

53.

Plastic straws (plastikowe rurki do napojów) are very dangerous for sea animals.

a)

No, there are no straws in seas and oceans.

b)

Yes, they are very dangerous for animals, because they hurt them and people should stop buying them.

54.

What does this symbol on a plastic container mean?

a)

It is specially for pets.

b)

It can be recycled easily.

c)

You shouldn't put food or drink in it.

55.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
56.

Carbon monoxide is released from...

a)

human body

b)

plants

c)

vehicles

d)

styrofoam

57.
To help our environment, you should
 
 
  
a)
recycle, remember, and reduce.
b)
reduce, reuse, and recycle.
c)
reduce, repair, and recycle. 
d)
  reuse, replace, and recycle. 
58.

What cause land pollution?

a)

People throw too much rubbish in the sea.

b)

People throw too much rubbish everywhere.

c)

People reduce making rubbish.

d)

People reuse things.

59.

What cause water pollution?

a)

People dump things in the countryside.

b)

Factories produce too much waste water and oil.

c)

Factories produce good products.

d)

Factories produce too much smoke.

60.

If we keep on causing land pollution, what will happen?

a)

Plants and animals will die.

b)

Sea animals will die.

c)

People may have health problems .

d)

People won’t have clean water to drink.

61.

What is Pollution?

a)

an unhealthy diet

b)

global warming

c)

lands, people and plants

d)

harmful substance introduced to the environment

62.

Select 2 common causes of air pollution

a)

spraying perfume

b)

fumes from cars

c)

burning a candle at home

d)

smoke from forest fires

63.

Air pollution is one of the main causes of __________ disease

a)

bone

b)

respiratory

c)

diabetes

d)

kidney

64.

What respiratory disease can air pollution cause?

a)

heart disease

b)

asthma

c)

diabetes

d)

blood

65.

What does 'fumes' mean?

a)

a very small piece of something

b)

smoke or gas

66.

Choose 2. Main causes of land pollution are:

a)

Industry

b)

Sea dumping

c)

Chemicals

d)

Rubbish/garbage

67.

Which of the following are non-degradable substances?

a)

Styrofoam

b)

Vegetable

c)

Plastic

d)

Electronic waste

68.

Why are non biodegradable wastes harmful for the environment?

a)

Produce harmful gases

b)

Can cause pollution

c)

Harms animals

d)

All of the above

69.

Personal Hygiene means

a)

throwing wastes everywhere

b)

keeping ourselves clean

70.
Global warming is due to 
a)
Greenhouse gases
b)
Nitric and sulfuric acids
c)
CFCs
d)
Ozone depletion
71.
Greenhouses gases
a)
Absorb and radiate heat
b)
Destroy the ozone layer
c)
Cause respiratory problems
d)
Create smog
72.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
73.
Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Methane
d)
Nitric oxides
74.
A colorless, odorless gas
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
75.
A metallic element that can cause brain damage
a)
Lead
b)
Particulate matter
c)
Ground-level ozone
d)
Nitrogen oxides
76.
Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant
a)
Lead
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Particulate matter
d)
Nitrogen oxides
77.
Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain
a)
Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide
b)
Particulate matter & lead
c)
Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone
d)
Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone
78.
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
79.
Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?
a)
Acid rain
b)
Sick building syndrome
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Asbestos
80.
Pollution hanging over urban areas that causes reduced visibility is called
a)
Air pollution
b)
Temperature inversion
c)
Light pollution
d)
Smog
81.
Sound that affects the quality and/or health of human life
a)
Light pollution
b)
Air pollution
c)
Noise pollution
d)
Acid shock
82.

What pollution is this?

a)

Noise

b)

Water

c)

Land

d)

Air

83.

What pollution is this?

a)

Water pollution

b)

Land pollution

c)

Noise pollution

d)

Air pollution

84.

Which of the following is a cause of air pollution? Choose 2.

a)

Chemicals from factories

b)

Rubbish in the kitchen

c)

Dust

d)

Farm waste

85.

Car emission gases causes air pollution

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Air pollution can also happen inside your house.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Which of the following are things that causes air pollution inside the house? Choose 2

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.

When you inhale/ breathe in smog, you will

a)

be healthier

b)

be stronger

c)

be sick

89.

Who are the people at greater risk from air pollution? Choose 3

a)

Old people

b)

People with heart problems

c)

People with lung disease

d)

Young people

90.

What causes water pollution?

a)

Pesticide

b)

Open burning

c)

Farm waste

d)

Smoke from factories

91.

How does water pollution affect us? Choose two

a)

We will have less drinking water.

b)

We will have nicer beaches.

c)

We will have more endangered animals.

d)

We will have more fish in the sea.

92.

Why is this pelican stuck?

a)

It played with dirty things.

b)

It landed near the oil spill.

c)

It does not want to fly.

93.

How can the pelican be saved?

a)

Put more oil on it

b)

Clean the oil off its body

c)

Keep it as a pet.

94.

What percent of the Pacific Ocean is polluted?

a)

80%

b)

76%

c)

52%

d)

21%

95.

75% of the pollution in the ocean is plastic.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

Who pollutes the ocean the most?

a)

Marine Animals

b)

Humans

c)

Land Animals

97.

What was the solution for ocean pollution?

a)

Radar

b)

Radar with microwaves

c)

Microwaves

98.

What is one source of pollution?

a)

Runoffs

b)

Sewers

c)

Dumping

99.

Why is pollution so bad?

a)

It harms the environment

b)

It harms animals

c)

All of the above

100.

How does a radar work?

a)

It scams the ocean

b)

It tells you information

c)

It uses pulses from microwaves

d)

All of the above

101.

What is an example of harm on marine animals?

a)

They can find plastic to play with

b)

They can eat the plastic

102.

Pollution is not year round.

a)

True

b)

False

103.

Is ocean pollution the same as coastal pollution?

a)

No

b)

Yes

104.

Where is pollution found on the earth?

a)

Only in the air

b)

Only on land

c)

Only in water

d)

All of the above

105.

We can prevent water pollution by:

a)

Reduce the use of plastic

b)

Clean up after your animals

c)

Properly dispose of chemicals

d)

All of the above

106.

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

a)

land pollution

b)

air pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

noise pollution

107.

Where is pollution found on the earth?

a)

on land, in the air, and in the water

b)

only on the land

c)

only in the air

d)

only in the water

108.

There is nothing we can do to stop water pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

109.

Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?

a)

Reduced food sources for humans

b)

Decrease in global temperatures

c)

Increased disease for humans

d)

Respiratory problems

110.

Sewage and waste water can cause LAND pollution

a)

True

b)

False

111.

Which of the following is not a natural

cause of water pollution?

a)

Animal waste

b)

Oil spills

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Silt from storms and floods

112.

The increase of the temperature is called______

a)

global warming

b)

acid rain

113.

When there is a lot of water which causes huge problems _______________

a)

Tornado

b)

Earthquake

c)

Flood

114.

When the ground starts to shake and it can destroy buildings we have an/a_______________

a)

Flood

b)

Tornado

c)

Earthquake

d)

Snow

115.

We all share surrounding that we should take care of and it is called

a)

Pollution

b)

Environment

116.

The action of making something smaller by force is

a)

squashed

b)

taken

c)

sorted

d)

melted

117.

The action of throwing, or not using something is..

a)

squashed

b)

wasted

c)

sorted

d)

melted

118.

The action of picking up something to move to another place is...

a)

squashed

b)

taken

c)

sorted

d)

melted

119.

The action of getting all things in one place, together, or picking it up is...

a)

squashed

b)

collected

c)

sorted

d)

melted

120.

The action of putting things in order or classify by type is..

a)

squashed

b)

taken

c)

sorted

d)

melted

121.

The action of passing plastic through fire is..

a)

squashed

b)

taken

c)

sorted

d)

melted

122.

What type of bags are those?

a)

metal

b)

fabric

c)

plastic

123.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

trashing

b)

wasting

c)

recycling

124.

What is a renewable resource mean?

a)

a resource that cannot be replaced or reused easily

b)

a resource that can be replaced or used again and again

125.

What is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

a resource that can be replaced or used again and again

b)

a resource that cannot be replaced or reused easily

126.

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

127.

Which of these conserves resources?

a)

Keep radio on low volume all day

b)

Turn off the water when brushing teeth

128.

Which of these does NOT conserve resources?

a)

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

b)

Taking short showers

129.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Conservation

b)

Nature

c)

Renew

d)

Recycle

130.

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

131.

People cause land pollution by __________.

a)

spilling water into the water

b)

recycling

c)

littering on the ground

d)

conserving energy

132.

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

133.

Choose all of the following that are 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

134.

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

135.

What are the 3 R's?

a)

rain, reduce, renew

b)

resource, review, recycle

c)

reduce, reuse, recycle

d)

reduce, reward, review

136.

Which of these could cause breathing problems?

a)

acid rain

b)

an oil spill

c)

litter

d)

smoke from a factory

137.

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

a)

true

b)

false

138.

Dumping used oil down the drain is a way to conserve resources.

a)

true

b)

false

139.

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

a)

recycling

b)

water pollution

c)

fog

d)

air pollution

140.

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

a)

reducing pollution

b)

littering

c)

smog

d)

pesticides

141.

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

a)

true

b)

false

142.

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

a)

true

b)

false

143.

Which is an example of water pollution?

a)

smog

b)

an oil spill in the ocean

c)

littering

d)

car exhaust

144.

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

a)

true

b)

false

145.

Building a factory where a swamp once was is a way of protecting natural resources.

a)

true

b)

false

146.

Dangerous means

a)

fun

b)

happy

c)

not safe

d)

not clean

147.

If something is poisonous you:

a)

should eat it.

b)

should not eat it.

c)

should play with it.

148.

Examples of things that are disposable are (check all that are correct):

a)

A plastic water bottle

b)

plastic bags from the grocery store

c)

a plant

d)

a paper cup.

149.

What are examples of recycling?

a)

Using plastic from bottles to make sneakers

b)

cutting down trees

c)

using old newspaper to make new paper

d)

using old shirts to sew a blanket.

150.

What can you do to conserve natural resources (check all that are correct)?

a)

do not take long showers

b)

turn off the lights when you are not using them

c)

plant new trees.

151.

Why do ocean animals eat trash?

a)

They like the taste.

b)

It is good for their health.

c)

They think it is food.

152.

Precipitation that contains a lot of chemicals is called

a)

hail

b)

acid rain

c)

ocean pollution

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