Pollution
What type of pollution affects rivers, lakes, and oceans?
A. Air pollution
B. Water pollution
C. Noise pollution
D. Land pollution
B. Water pollution
What is one effect of climate change?
A. Colder sun
B. Rising sea levels
C. Smaller mountains
D. Less rainfall everywhere
B. Rising sea levels
Which action helps protect the environment?
A. Throwing trash into rivers
B. Cutting down forests
C. Recycling materials
D. Wasting electricity
C. Recycling materials
Which gas mainly causes global warming?
A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Helium
C. Carbon dioxide
Which human activity increases greenhouse gases the most?
A. Recycling paper
B. Planting trees
C. Burning fossil fuels
D. Saving electricity
C. Burning fossil fuels
Which energy source is renewable?
A. Coal
B. Oil
C. Solar energy
D. Gasoline
C. Solar energy
True or False
Plastic waste can harm marine animals.
True
True or False
Melting ice caps are connected to global warming.
True
True or False
Planting trees helps reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
True
True or False
Air pollution only affects outdoor environments.
False
True or False
Climate change has no effect on animals.
False
True or False
Saving water is an important way to protect the environment.
True
Identify the type of pollution caused by too many vehicles and factories releasing smoke.
Air pollution
What do we call the gradual increase in Earth’s average temperature?
Global warming
Identify the practice of using old materials to make new products.
Recycling