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pollution

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is a renewable resource?
 
 
 
 
a)
 one that can be replaced quickly 
b)
one that is man-made
c)
one that comes from the sun 
d)
one that will never run out 
3.
Which way can people best reduce land pollution caused by large amounts of waste dumped in landfills?  
a)
They can use a water filter to use fewer water bottles.
b)
They can recycle their plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard items and only throw away non-recyclable items.
c)
They can watch less television, reducing electricity use and allowing their electronics to last much longer.
d)
They can refill large plastic containers, like those used for laundry detergent, instead of throwing them away.
4.

What is one way you and your family can help to conserve water at home?

a)

watering the garden at the hottest time of the day

b)

using the longest cycle to wash clothes

c)

turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth

d)

letting the water run while washing dishes

5.

This type of pollution inhibits people from seeing the stars and planets.

a)

Light Pollution

b)

Water Pollutilon

c)

Air Pollution

d)

Land pollution

6.
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
7.

I can cut down on pollution by_____

a)

Walking to the store

b)

Driving to the store

c)

Throwing everything away

d)

Using styrofoam cups

8.
Which of the following best describes what these machines are doing?
a)
Converting wind into energy
b)
Converting wind to drill oil
c)
Converting pollution in the air to clean air
9.

Pollution can come from natural events such as

a)

using CFCs

b)

driving cars

c)

erupting volcanoes

d)

reusing water bottles

10.

Harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is absorbed by

a)

clouds

b)

ozone molecules

c)

soil

d)

water

11.

Sunlight reacts with waste gases from the burning of fossil fuels to form

a)

greenhouse gases

b)

chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

c)

photochemical smog

d)

rain

12.

Global warming can lead to

a)

deforestation

b)

climate change

c)

oil spills

d)

litter

13.

Which human action can cause pollution?

a)

Walking

b)

Biking

c)

Mining

d)

Recycling

14.

Which object is NOT carried by runoff into streams and rivers?

a)

ozone

b)

fertilizer

c)

pesticides

d)

sediment

15.

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

16.

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.

17.

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.

18.

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.

19.

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.

20.

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

a)

True (prawda)

b)

False (fałsz)

21.

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

a)

true (prawda)

b)

false (fałsz)

22.

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

23.

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.

24.

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.