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Pollution air water land noise

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much of the world's forest have been destroyed?

a)

50%

b)

15%

c)

90%

d)

80%

2.

Recycling doesn't help stop soil pollution

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Soil pollution refers to the contamination of soil with abnormal concentration of:

a)

toxic substances

b)

oxygen

c)

land

4.

What gas does garbage release when it is buried?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Methane

5.
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.
6.
Which is one reason that trash and litter can hurt wildlife?

    
a)
Wildlife are afraid of human garbage.
b)
Trash covers the scent of other animals they are hunting.
c)
Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them.
d)
Trash and litter removes their camouflage.
7.

What is an effect of land pollution?

a)

no clean drinking water

b)

loss of habitat for animals

c)

diseases from breathing in poor quality air

8.

What is the largest cause of land pollution?

a)

Animal waste

b)

Plants decomposing

c)

Human actions

9.
Which of these is one cause of deforestation?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays
c)
Overbreeding birds in the wild
d)
Cutting down the tree in your backyard
10.
Does deforestation contribute to global warming?
a)
No, trees aren't that important
b)
Sometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warming
c)
No, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth cooler
d)
Yes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.
11.

The CAUSES of desertification are:

a)

drought

b)

overgrazing

c)

human environment interaction such as deforestation

d)

all of the above

12.

What is an effect of land pollution?

a)

no clean drinking water

b)

loss of land for human habitation

c)

diseases from breathing in poor quality air

d)

damage to the ear drums

13.

Which of the following causes land pollution?

a)

Rainfall

b)

Increase in greenhouse gases

c)

Afforestation

d)

Human sewage

14.

Which serious health problem could be caused due to long term exposure to contaminated soil?

a)

skin diseases

b)

cancer

c)

respiratory problems

d)

None of the above

15.

Which of the following is a biodegradable waste?

a)

food scraps

b)

plastic

c)

steel

d)

Styrofoam

16.

What is the main example of land pollution?

a)

Soil Erosion

b)

Earthquake

c)

Volcano Eruptions

d)

Floods

17.

Which human action can cause pollution?

a)

Walking

b)

Biking

c)

Mining

d)

Recycling

18.

The CAUSES of desertification are:

a)

drought

b)

overgrazing

c)

human environment interaction such as deforestation

d)

all of the above

19.

How do landfills effect the environment?

a)

Landfills cause fish to be poisoned and die

b)

Landfills support plant growth and heatlhy soil

c)

Lanfills cause smog in the air

d)

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

20.

The illegal dumping or littering of waste onto the land is called __________ pollution.

a)

Air

b)

Land

c)

Water

21.

Which is the most harmful form of land pollution?

a)

Plastic

b)

Paper

c)

Branches and leaves

d)

Food waste

22.

What is a landfill?

a)

A place for people to recycle

b)

A place where people's trash is taken

c)

A place where oil spills begin

d)

A type of factory

23.

The atmosphere is neutrally stable under the condition of

a)

a) ELR>ALR

b)

b) ELR<ALR

c)

c) ELR=ALR

d)

d) none of the above

24.

Full

form of PAN is ,

a)

a) Permanent Account Number

b)

b) Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate,

c)

c)

Peroxy Alkyl Nitrate,

d)

d) None of the above

25.

Which one is not a primary pollutant?

a)

a) O3,

b)

b) CO2

c)

c) NO2

d)

d) SO2

26.

During temperature inversion

a)

a) Temperature decreases with altitude

b)

b) Temperature increases with altitude

c)

c) Temperature remains same

d)

d) none of these.

27.

Which pollutant combines with hemoglobin to inhibit carrying of oxygen?

a)

a)CO

b)

b) NO

c)

c) CO2

d)

d) SO2

28.

Ozone is a pollutant when present in

a)

a) troposphere

b)

b) stratosphere

c)

c) mesosphere

d)

d) thermosphere

29.

Which one is a greenhouse gas?

a)

a) CO

b)

b) H2O (vapour),

c)

c)NO2,

d)

d) SO2

30.

Air pollution causes all of the following, except

a)

holes in the ozone layer

b)

increased particles in the air

c)

acid rain

d)

healthy air to breath

e)

smog

31.

Natural causes of air pollution include all of the following

a)

forest fires

b)

dust

c)

volcanic ash

d)

wind

e)

pollen

32.

A radioactive gas that can build up in homes.

a)

uranium

b)

helium

c)

oxygen

d)

radon

33.

Exposure to too much radon gas can cause

a)

lung cancer

b)

sun burn

c)

blindness

d)

acne

34.

Radon is usually found in this location in your home.

a)

attic

b)

basement

c)

bathroom

d)

kitchen

35.

How do humans cause air pollution?

a)

plowing of fields

b)

burning fossil fuels (coal, oil)

c)

using solar power

d)

driving electric cars

36.

What is the main cause of air pollution?

a)

plowing fields and releasing dust

b)

using solar power

c)

burning fossil fuels

d)

using water power

37.

Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called

a)

global warming

b)

photosynthesis

c)

smog

38.

Gases released from power plants mix with water vapor in the sky to make ________________.

a)

smog

b)

acid rain

c)

global warming

d)

particulate matter

39.

A mixture of smoke, fog and chemicals in the air is known as ________.

a)

oxygen

b)

radiation

c)

smog

40.

What are ways that we can decrease air pollution?

a)

carpool

b)

conserving electricity

c)

follow laws made by the EPA

d)

burning extra fossil fuels

41.

what is shown in the picture ?

a)

dirty water

b)

purified water

c)

clean, purified water

d)

none of these

42.

What should we do to stop water pollution ?

a)

make more air pollution

b)

use plastic bag

c)

put oil and waste material in water

d)

stop putting garbage waste material in water

43.

What can you see in this picture ?

a)

clean water

b)

purified water

c)

polluted, dirty water

d)

none of these

44.

How we can make the water more safe ?

a)

by throwing plastic bottle in water

b)

by throwing waste material in water

c)

by telling everyone how to safe water

d)

None of these

45.

From which the water pollution can be decrease?

a)

Throw garbage in the rivers

b)

Using plastic

c)

None of these

d)

Avoid plastic

46.

Which river is known as SNOW RIVER?

a)

Yamuna river

b)

Ganga river

c)

Kaveri river

d)

None of these

47.

Which of the following are the primary causes of water pollution?

a)

Plants

b)

Human activities

c)

Animals

d)

None of these

48.

Which of the following is mainly responsible for the causes of water pollution?

a)

Oil refineries

b)

Afforestation

c)

Paper factories

d)

Both A and C

49.

how to be safe form water pollution ?

a)

by throwing garbage on the road even in water

b)

by making the water more dirty

c)

Skip the use of plastic

d)

none of these

50.

What is water pollution ?

a)

clean water

b)

healthy water

c)

dirty and polluted water

d)

none of these

51.

Water pollution occurs when:

a)

Harmful substances enter a water supply

b)

Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

c)

Industries cut costs with waste disposal.

d)

None of the above.

52.

We can prevent water pollution by:

a)

Reduce the use of plastic.

b)

Properly dispose of chemicals.

c)

Clean up after your animals.

d)

All of the above

53.

What are the main sources of water pollution?

a)

Plastic, Paper, and Metal

b)

Snails in water

c)

Help, there is a boot with a snake inside of it that somehow in the nearby lake.

d)

Agriculture, Industry, and Community

54.

Who does water pollution impact?

a)

Shrek and his swamp

b)

my water inside of my Fiji water bottle ಠ╭╮ಠ

c)

Only us people

d)

Everything on the planet

e)

Animals only

55.
What is a point-source pollution?
a)
Oil spilling from supertanker
b)
Drainpipe spilling waste into river
c)
Toxic Chemicals
d)
Single sites of waste
56.
What is algal bloom?
a)
Plants bloom early down stream
b)
Water becomes cloudy
c)
Too much of nutrients
d)
Extremely rapid growth of algea
57.
Under what conditions are large numbers of fish in a lake most likely to die?
a)
Right after a storm with heavy rainfall
b)
When turbidity is low and Temperature are in average range
c)
High pH
d)
When waters dissolved oxygen is high and temperatures are lower than averge
58.
What is Pollution?
a)
Increase in Earths temperatures
b)
Sudden growth in algae in a pond
c)
Decrease in oxygen in water
d)
Harmful substance in environment
59.

Can be traced back to the point of origin.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

60.

Cannot easily be traced to the source of the pollution.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

61.

Pollution that comes from a single source

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

62.

Pollution that comes from MANY different places and is hard to identify its source.

a)

Point

b)

Non-Point

63.

Which one of the following can cause thermal pollution?

a)

Residential houses

b)

Power plants

c)

Death of marine organisms

d)

Oil spill

64.

Q7. What is soil erosion?

a)

A naturally occurring process that affects all land forms

b)

Type of soil

c)

A time period

d)

The wearing away of top soil

65.

What are the common factors of soil erosion?

a)

wind and water movements

b)

plate tectonics

c)

earthquakes

66.

What is taken away during erosion?

a)

soil

b)

water

c)

trees

67.

How can planting trees prevent erosion?

a)

Trees slow down the water cycle.

b)

The leaves soak up all the water.

c)

The roots hold on to the soil.

d)

Trees don't actually prevent erosion.

68.

How can farmers prevent/slow down soil erosion?

a)

Cover their crops

b)

Water the soil everyday in order to weigh it down

c)

Plant crops, plants, etc. to hold the soil in place

d)

Cut down all of the trees and crops.

69.

Terrace farming is a method common in ______ region.

a)

Forest

b)

Mountain

c)

Coastal

d)

Plains

70.

In eutrophication, what directly causes the death of fish?

a)

The plants use up oxygen in respiration

b)

The fish are poisoned by high CO2 levels

c)

Bacteria use up oxygen in respiration

d)

The fish use up oxygen in respiration

71.

In eutrophication, what does 'algal bloom' refer to?

a)

The rapid increase in the number of bacteria

b)

The rapid increase in the number of plants

c)

The rapid decrease in the number of fish

d)

The rapid increase in the amount of nitrates in the river

72.

Eutrophication is defined as a change that occurs to an aquatic ecosystem. This change is mainly due to what?

a)

Newly introduced fish

b)

Depletion of the ozone layer

c)

Increased nutrient concentration

d)

Increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

73.

An increase in the amount of nutrients in a lake is known as

a)

calcification

b)

cellular respiration

c)

eutrophication

d)

photosynthesis

74.

In a dead zone, _________ levels are really low such that living organisms are not able survive.

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

fertilizer

d)

carbon dioxide

75.

When algae levels increase in a body of water, it

a)

cuts off light to plants at the bottom.

b)

increases light to the plants on the bottom.

c)

causes dissolved Oxygen levels increase.

d)

causes bacteria populations decrease.

76.

How does low Dissolved Oxygen levels affect organisms?

a)

Organisms may die or have to leave if levels get too low

b)

Organisms go through more cellular respiration

c)

Organisms eat more

77.

Algae blooms will ____________ the amount of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic system.

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

78.

Which of the following best describes soil erosion

a)

The breakdown of soil by chemicals

b)

The breakdown of the soil by drought

c)

The improvement of soil quality by fertilizers

d)

The movement of soil by wind or water

79.

What is the allowable daily noise exposure level?

a)

85dB for 12 hours exposure

b)

85dB for 8 hours exposure

c)

45dB for 12 hours exposure

d)

85dB for 8 hours exposure

80.

What unit is noise pollution measure?

a)

Hb

b)

Db

c)

dB

d)

hB

81.

A form of energy that is transmitted by pressure variations

a)

Definition of sound

b)

Definition of noise

82.

Which one is use for noise monitoring?

a)

b)

83.

What is noise?

a)

Desirable sound

b)

Desirable and unwanted sound

c)

Undesirable and unwanted sound

d)

Undesirable and wanted sound

84.

In which unit sound is measured?

a)

KiloMeter

b)

Pascal

c)

Decibel

d)

Kilogram

85.

Which pollution causes hearing loss in organisms?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Noise pollution

c)

Water pollution

d)

Soil pollution

86.

Roadways noise can be reduced by:

a)

Use of noise barriers

b)

Limitation of vehicle speed

c)

Alteration of roadway Surface texture

d)

All of the above

87.

Which disease can be caused by noise pollution?

a)

Asthma

b)

Brain tumour

c)

Malaria

d)

Blindness

88.

What is one way to reduce noise pollution?

a)

Go deaf

b)

Use special glasses

c)

You can’t reduce it

d)

Mask noise by turning on fans

89.

Does noise pollution affect humans?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Both

90.

Planting of trees reduces noise pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both

91.

The level at which sound becomes physically painful is:

a)

Above 95 decibel

b)

Above 65 decibel

c)

Above 80 decibel

d)

Above 60 decibel

92.

Which of the following sound is pleasant to our ears?

a)

Heavy machinery

b)

Transportation equipment

c)

Loud noise

d)

Music

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