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WorksheetsResources Pollution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes acid rain?
a)
High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
b)
Fertilizer use
c)
Pesticide use
d)
CFCs
2.
How much has the ozone layer depleted since the 1970s?
a)
3%
b)
33%
c)
95%
d)
12%
3.
When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, it is called
a)
Smog
b)
Primary pollutant
c)
Secondary pollutant
d)
Air pollution
4.
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
a)
Respiratory problems
b)
Reduced food sources for humans
c)
Increased disease for humans
d)
Decrease in global temperatures
5.
Pollution is__________
a)
People have contaminated, or dirtied an area with waste
b)
People have cleaned, or fixed up an area
c)
People have gathered, or collected the trash in the area
6.
It is important to conserve nonrenewable resources because....
a)
may be used up in the future
b)
are easier to find
c)
come from remains of plants or animals
7.
I can cut down on pollution by_____
a)
Walking to the store
b)
Driving to the store
c)
Throwing everything away
8.
This type of pollution contaminates lakes, oceans, river, etc.
a)
air
b)
land
c)
water
9.
Joy cuts down trees to make billions of toothpicks. Joy doesn't use toothpicks, she flosses. What is she destroying?
a)
land pollution
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
10.
When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, it is called
a)
Smog
b)
Primary pollutant
c)
Secondary pollutant
d)
Air pollution
11.
Hamza and Matesco threw 789 Tootsie Roll rappers in the Chattahoochee River. What would this be called?
a)
land pollution
b)
air pollution
c)
water pollution
12.
What is the major cause for air pollution?
a)
factories and cars
b)
cigarretes
c)
deforestation
d)
oil spills
13.
4. Taking a bath once every 3 days will help reduce air pollution.
a)
False
b)
True
14.
3. One way to reduce air pollution is to turn off the lights when we dont use them.
a)
False
b)
True
15.
Most water pollution is the result of
a)
human activities.
b)
drought.
c)
volcanic eruptions.
d)
storms.
16.
What is NOT a way to cause pollution
a)
picking up litter
b)
spilling oil in the river
c)
throwing trash on the ground
d)
driving a gas gussler
17.
What is trash on the ground called?
a)
oil slick
b)
smog
c)
litter
18.
Waste that harms the land, water, or air is called
a)
reuse
b)
pollution
c)
recycle
d)
reuse
19.
Which is NOT a harmful change?
a)
pollute the water
b)
cut down trees
c)
plant flowers
d)
pollute the air
20.
Name a way we see pollution
a)
seedlings beginning to grow
b)
oil spilled in the water
c)
butterflies in the garden
d)
a dog sitting on the porch
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