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Proper and improper practices

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is not a possible negative outcome of forest being cleared to make room for farmland?

a)

Fewer trees for animal habitats

b)

Fertilizers create run-off into a nearby stream, polluting it.

c)

Less room for animals to hunt and find shelter

d)

Birds find seeds and insects on plowed fields

2.

Which of the following has a positive impact on the environment? (comparatively)

a)

Coal power

b)

Solar power

c)

Landfills

d)

Mining

3.

Pollution caused by a coal factory most directly affects the...

a)

ocean

b)

soil

c)

atmosphere

d)

groundwater

4.

What are some possible negative effects of using landfills?

a)

bacteria and garbage run-off

b)

Clean streets

c)

nutrients improve soil quality

d)

recycling increases

5.

Which of the following is a way to reduce energy?

a)

Turn ON all the lights

b)

Turn OFF all the lights

c)

Turn ON the heater to high heat

6.

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce water?

a)

Take shorter showers

b)

Water your grass everyday day and night

c)

Turn off the water when you brush your teeth

7.

Which of the following is a way you can conserve energy?

a)

Ride your bike

b)

Take the bus

c)

Use the car to go to school everyday

8.

What is pollution?

a)

an unhealthy diet

b)

global warming

c)

is the process of making land, water, air or other parts of the environment dirty and not safe or suitable to use

d)

lands, people and plants

9.

I am sitting in traffic and see exhaust coming from the cars around me. What type of pollution am I seeing?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Land pollution

d)

Noise pollution

10.

Air pollution is one of the main causes of __________ disease.

a)

bone

b)

respiratory

c)

diabetes

d)

kidney

11.

My mother’s car is leaking oil. She parked her car on my street and oil leaked onto the concrete. Last night it rained heavily and washed the oil into the storm drain. What kind of pollution resulted?

a)

land pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

noise pollution

d)

air pollution

12.

I am in the car on the way home from school and see trash fly out the window of the car in front of me. There is now trash on the sidewalk in front of my school. This is an example of what type of pollution?

a)

Noise pollution

b)

Land pollution

c)

Water pollution

d)

Air pollution

13.

What is Global Warming?

a)

Increasing temperature in Earth's atmosphere

b)

Decreasing temperature in a city

c)

Increasing rain rates in Earth

d)

Decreasing temperature rates

14.
Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be too
a)
warm 
b)
cold
c)
dead
d)
funny
15.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of Global Warming?
a)
Polar ice caps will melt.
b)
Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.
c)
Some areas will experience serious droughts
d)
The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop
16.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
17.

Conservation is best described as:

a)

the creation of national parks and reserves

b)

the preservation of wild plants and animals

c)

the management of natural resources for future generations

d)

reusing and recycling waste materials

18.

Which of the following farming practices is NOT good for conserving soil?

a)

Vertical ploughing

b)

Mulching with organic material

c)

Rotational cropping

d)

Composting

19.

Deforestation causes all of the following except:

a)

Soil erosion

b)

loss of wildlife habitats

c)

flooding downstream

d)

decrease in carbon emissions

20.

Identify THREE types of resources we need to conserve.

4 lines
21.

Identify TWO good and TWO poor farming practices.

4 lines
22.

Explain why proper sanitation is important for the economic prosperity of fishing villages and tourist resorts.

4 lines
23.

Suggest THREE measures that governments can take to reduce pollution of the rivers and seas.

4 lines