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Pollution of Air and Water

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 9mins

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.

Acid rain can damage

a)

Drinking water sources

b)

Aquatic life

c)

Architecture/buildings

d)

All options are correct

3.

What causes acid rain?

a)

High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution

b)

Fertilizer use

c)

Pesticide use

d)

CFCs

4.
Which of the following are greenhouse gases?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
All answers are correct
5.
Greenhouse gases, in moderate amounts, keep the Earth's temperature stable
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Methane
d)
Nitric oxides
7.

Pollution _________________________.

a)

is harmful materials put into the environment

b)

found in air, water, and land

c)

effects plants, animals, and people

d)

All of the above

8.

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

9.
A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.
a)
Nitrogen oxides
b)
Ground-level ozone
c)
Carbon monoxide
d)
Sulfur dioxide
10.

Source of carbon monoxide

a)

Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels

b)

Combustion of fossil fuels

c)

Decomposition of plant and animal matters

d)

Photochemical reaction of CO2

11.
Which two primary pollutants most often result in acid rain?
a)
sulfuric dioxide and nitric oxide
b)
carbon monoxide and VOCs
c)
ZEVs and VOCs
d)
carbonic acid and citric acid
12.

What is the major cause for air pollution?

a)

deforestation

b)

oil spills

c)

transportation

d)

cigarretes

13.

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.

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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.

17.
TRUE or FALSE:  Although water pollution is bad, it doesn't actually cause anyone to die.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.

3 things water pollution causes:

a)

Death of animals

b)

Habitat destroyed

c)

Humans sick

d)

Lung damage

19.

How agriculture can negatively impact the environment?

a)

It releases CO2 into the atmosphere.

b)

It can increase the amount of flooding.

c)

Farmers use fertilizers which contaminate rivers and streams.

d)

Agriculture reduces the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.

20.
The ozone layer protects us from
a)
UV rays
b)
CFCs
c)
Increased atmospheric heat
d)
Decreased atmospheric heat
21.

Carbon monoxide is released from...

a)

human body

b)

plants

c)

vehicles

d)

styrofoam

22.
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. 
23.
Which is NOT one of the three types of pollution?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
fire
24.
__________ means to use something again.
a)
reduce
b)
reuse
c)
recycle
25.
__________ means to use something old to make something new.
a)
reduce
b)
reuse
c)
recycle
26.

Air is made up mostly of

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon

d)

hydrogen gas

27.

How do you prevent and control air pollution?

a)

Using environment- friendly fuels like CNG in all vehicles. CNG on burning produces lesser pollutants than coal, petrol etc.

b)

Encouraging the use of less polluting energy resources like hydroelectric, solar and wind energy.

c)

Bathing of human beings and animals in or near lakes, rivers, etc.

28.

The water treatment plant has _____ tanks.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

6

d)

4