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POLLUTION

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes pollution?

a)

Cars

b)

Factories

c)

Trash

d)

All of the above

2.

Pollution can also come from natural resources. What is one natural resource that can cause pollution?

a)

Forest fires

b)

Fossil fuels

c)

Oils spills

3.

Pollution can also come from natural resources. What is one natural resource that can cause pollution?

a)

Rain

b)

Clouds

c)

Acid rain

4.

We throw away enough trash every day to fill 63,000 garbage trucks

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

How do people contribute to land pollution?

a)

Recycling

b)

Littering

c)

Conserving

d)

Spilling oil

6.

Three ways to conserve resources start with the letter R.

(a)   , Reuse, Recyle

7.

Why is it important to conserve water?

a)

We need water to survive

b)

For future use

c)

We need it to swim in

d)

It is nice to drink on a hot day

8.

Which of the following gases does an automobile produce?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Carbon monoxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Helium

9.

What happens to plastic waste when left in the environment?

a)

It is a biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates

b)

There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled

c)

It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

10.

Which of these countries is the biggest producer of pollution?

a)

China

b)

Philippines

c)

USA

d)

Argentina

11.

How much trash can a person produce every day?

a)

1kg

b)

2kg

c)

5kg

d)

10kg

12.

What four letter word that is a combination of smoke and fog is used to describe many forms of air pollution?

(a)  

13.

Do you recycle?

a)

All the time!

b)

Sometimes..

c)

Not really

d)

Naww

14.

Do you compost?

a)

All the time!

b)

Sometimes..

c)

Not really

d)

Naww

15.

Do you encourage others to recycle and compost?

a)

I make everyone I know do this

b)

YES

c)

Sometimes

d)

Naww

16.

Do you burn your garbage?

a)

YES!!

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not really

d)

Naww

17.

Do you buy things you don't need much?

a)

YES!!

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not really

d)

Naww

18.

Do you throw garbage on the road?

a)

YES!!

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not really

d)

Naww

19.

Do you use rechargeable batteries/powerbank?

a)

YES!!

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not really

d)

Naww

20.

Do you use paper towels?

a)

YES!!

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not really

d)

Naww

21.

Do you shop at thrift stores?

a)

YES!!

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not really

d)

Naww

22.

Do you use pesticides?

a)

YES!!

b)

Sometimes

c)

Not really

d)

Naww