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Pollution is bad

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is the most polluted?

a)

London (England)

b)

Anyang Henan Province (China)

c)

New York (U.S.A)

d)

The Ganges River (India)

2.

What are you going to do to protect the Earth? (This is a poll, no right or wrong answer here.) (You only have to pick one)

a)

Plant a tree

b)

Pick up trash

c)

Donate to a cause

d)

Recycle

e)

Other

3.

Polar bears are...

a)

the largest mammal

b)

changing due to global warming

c)

a type of bear

d)

losing their homes

4.

If which of these disappeared, the world would be better off?

a)

Humanity

b)

Turtles

c)

Government

d)

Sea life

5.

What does the TREE stand for? (https://rainforests.mongabay.com/10-how-to-save-rainforests.html) (use link to find out) (put in order)

(a)  

6.

What percent of the Pacific Ocean is polluted?

a)

80%

b)

76%

c)

52%

d)

21%

7.

75% of the pollution in the ocean is plastic.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why is pollution so bad?

a)

It harms the environment

b)

It harms animals

c)

All of the above

9.

What is an example of harm on marine animals?

a)

They can find plastic to play with

b)

They can eat the plastic

10.
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
11.

Acid rain can be traced back to

a)

the burning of fossil fuels.

b)

the use of electrostatic precipitators.

c)

thermal inversions.

d)

the release of particulate matter into the atmosphere.

12.

Which one is not a cause of noise pollution?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

How do we get affected by noise pollution? Choose 2.

a)

Our sleep gets disturbed

b)

Our music gets nicer

c)

Our ear drums get torn

d)

Our health gets better

14.

Draw a harmful thing to our envoirment:

15.

How much can a typical recycling truck hold?

a)

1200 pounds

b)

1020 pounds

c)

200 pounds

d)

125 pounds

16.

What type of trash goes into a landfill?

a)

Treated

b)

Regular

c)

Recycled

d)

Non-recycled

17.

Are landfills a good way to get rid of trash?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

How many houses does each recycling truck pick up from?

(a)  

19.

How many stages does recycled trash go through?

a)

11

b)

6

c)

16

d)

7

20.

What is the 3rd stage of recycling?

a)

Raler

b)

Sifters

c)

Tinning Floor

d)

Paner Optical

21.

What are sections called. (landfill)

a)

Each are given a human name

b)

Cells

c)

Different letters

d)

Numbers

22.

What do landfills do?

a)

They turn trash into a beuatiful green piece of land

b)

They hurt our enviornment

c)

They do nothing

d)

They are turned into plants

23.

How do landfills conserve water?

a)

Take it from the tap

b)

They borrow it from neighbors

c)

They reuse it

d)

Take it out of the ocean

24.

What do some landfills produce?

a)

Farming Land

b)

Energy

c)

Cereal

d)

Compost

25.

Which of these can you NOT recycle?

a)

Cardboard boxes

b)

Newspapers

c)

Greasy Pizza Boxes

d)

Plastic