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Water pollution quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most common item polluting the ocean?

a)

Rocks

b)

Plastic bags

c)

paper

d)

glass bottles

2.

What country pollutes the ocean the most?

a)

Brazil

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Russia

3.

What is one way you can help stop water pollution?

a)

Throw trash on the ground

b)

Go to a beach clean up day

c)

Do nothing

4.

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.

5.

What is recycle ?

a)

To transform things into materials for new things

b)

To use something more than once

c)

To use and produce less things

6.

Choose the picture that best represents water pollution.

a)
b)
c)
7.

The ___________ will suffer due to an oil spill in the ocean.

a)

bird

b)

shark

c)

cat

8.

Which of the following is NOT pollution?

a)

snack wrappers on the playground

b)

garbage on the street

c)

a leaf

9.

How do landfills effect the environment?

a)

Landfills cause fish to be poisoned and die.

b)

Landfills support plant growth and healthy soil.

c)

Landfills cause smog in the air.

d)

Landfills cause chemicals from trash to absorb into the soil and harm plants.

10.

Water pollution occurs when:

a)

Harmful substances enter a water supply

b)

Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

c)

None of the above.

11.

After learning about plastic pollution, this is what I will change/do to save our planet:

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12.

Litter, sewage and waste from factories are forms of pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is not an advantage of recycling?

a)

Enhance creativity and resourcefulness

b)

Increase in pollution and ease the garbage pollution

c)

Conserve resources

d)

Potential in making a profitable business

14.

Do you think you can make your environment better? If yes, how? An if no, why? Type your answer

4 lines
15.

a)

water in ocean and rivers

b)

water cycle

c)

water in glaciers

d)

underground water