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WorksheetsPollution and the Environment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How can we conserve trees?
Ride a bike instead of driving a car.
Take shorter showers.
Recycle paper.
Take your own bags to the grocery store instead of getting new plastic bags.
How can we conserve water?
Ride a bike instead of driving a car.
Take shorter showers.
Recycle paper.
Take your own bags to the grocery store instead of getting new plastic bags.
How can we conserve oil?
Ride a bike instead of driving a car.
Take shorter showers.
Recycle paper.
Refill your water bottle.
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
trees
coal
animals
sun
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
oil
coal
minerals
animals
You can compost biodegradable (organic) materials.
Which of the following materials are biodegradable?
Styrofoam
plastic spoon
glass jar
egg shells
You can compost biodegradable (organic) materials.
Which of the following materials are biodegradable?
grass clippings
metal can
plastic straw
aluminum foil
Which of the following is a cause of land pollution?
burning fossil fuels
dumping waste chemicals in rivers
throwing litter on the ground
spilling oil in the ocean
Which of the following is a cause of water pollution?
cutting down trees
burning fossil fuels
throwing litter on the ground
spilling oil in the ocean
How does smoke coming from a factory harm the environment?
The smoke will pollute the air and create acid rain.
The smoke will not affect the living things on the ground, only birds in the air around the factory.
The smoke will float away high into space and not harm the environment.
The smoke will only affect the sky above the factory.
A new factory is being built in the community. Jeremy has created a list of questions about how the factory will affect the air quality in the community. Which question should Jeremy ask?
How many different products does the factory make?
How many people work at the factory?
What color will they paint the factory?
What will the factory do with its waste water?
There are many things we can do to conserve our natural resources and reduce pollution.
What should you do with toys and clothes that you have out grown? CHOOSE 2
Sell them in a garage sale.
Throw them in the trash.
Hide them under your bed.
Give them to a younger child.
There are many things we can do to conserve our natural resources and reduce pollution.
What should you do with an empty water bottle? CHOOSE 2
Refill it and use it again.
Throw it in the trash.
Put it in the recycling bin.
Throw it out the window.
There are many things we can do to conserve our natural resources and reduce pollution.
What should you do when you go shopping? CHOOSE 2
Refill it and use it again.
Throw it in the trash.
Put it in the recycling bin.
Throw it out the window.
An oil tanker spills a large amount of oil in the ocean. What effect will this have on
the organisms (plants and animals) that live in the ocean?
The animal and plant population will increase.
The animals and plants will begin to live / grow on land instead of in the ocean.
The animal and plant population will decrease.
The animal and plant population will stay the same.
