Impact
Impact
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Pollution
Types of Pollution
100
How can cutting down trees contribute to environmental pollution?
a. It reduces soil pollution.
b. It helps decrease water pollution.
c. It leads to air pollution.
d. It has no impact on pollution.
c. It leads to air pollution.
100
Braxton drinks a bottle of water every day and recycles the bottle. Morgan tells him it would be better for the environment to use a reusable water bottle. Is Morgan right? Why or why not?
a. Yes, because a reusable water bottle would fit more water.
b. No, because the recycled water bottle would fit more water.
c. Yes, because a reusable water bottle would conserve more resources.
d. No, because the recycled water bottle would conserve more resources.
c. Yes, because a reusable water bottle would conserve more resources.
100
Use the image to answer the question.
What might be the BEST question to ask to determine the source of pollution in the river?
a. Where do the storm drains come from?
b. What kind of animals live in the river?
c. How many cars travel the road?
d. What does the factory make?
a. Where do the storm drains come from?
100
Someone is walking in the park and throws a soda can on the ground. What type of pollution is this?
Land pollution
200
Cameron and his sister like to go fishing with their dad on the weekends. They fish at a lake that is downstream from a factory. One Saturday they went to the lake to go fishing and they found that the lake was full of dead fish and had a sign that said “NO SWIMMING.” Using your understanding of the impact of humans on the environment, which was the most likely cause for the dead fish and the “NO SWIMMING” sign at the lake?
a. Too many people fished at the lake, so the fish lost their source of food which caused the fish to die.
b. People threw a lot of trash into the lake, which made the fish die and the water unsafe for swimming.
c. Too many people were swimming in the water, which made the water too dirty for the fish to live in.
d. Pollution from the factory upstream caused the fish to die and made the water unsafe for swimming.
d. Pollution from the factory upstream caused the fish to die and made the water unsafe for swimming.
200
Which is the best example of saving water to protect the environment?
a. only water the lawn after it rains
b. do laundry more often with cold water
c. turn off the water while brushing teeth
d. leave the shower running for the next person
c. turn off the water while brushing teeth
200
Evelyn wants to identify sources of air pollution in her town in Georgia. What would be the best question she could ask?
a. Which park is the most popular?
b. How many people drive cars to work?
c. Where are the best places to see wildlife?
d. What area of town has the most restaurants?
b. How many people drive cars to work?
200
Jabril is done cooking his dinner and decided to throw cooking oil into the pond near his house. What type of pollution is this?
Water pollution
300
Bags of plastic trash are dumped into the ocean everyday. Which answer best explains the impact it can have on the environment?
a .It will float around until it lands on a beach and it will be cleaned up.
b. It will sink to the bottom of the ocean and it will not harm any living thing.
c. It will be eaten by fish and will get microparticles of plastic inside of them.
d. It will break down into the soil and sand and will not harm any living thing.
c. It will be eaten by fish and will get microparticles of plastic inside of them.
300
Select TWO ways that Brett could reduce the amount of energy his family uses each month.
a. Buy more clothes so they don’t have to do laundry as often.
b. Turn off the TV when they are not watching it.
c. Freeze all their food instead of using the refrigerator.
d. Air dry their clothing instead of using the dryer.
b. Turn off the TV when they are not watching it.
d. Air dry their clothing instead of using the dryer.
300
. Your class has just eaten lunch and has a huge bag of trash. What would be the best way to protect the animals and plants in our environment?
a. Put all of the trash into the dumpster so it will not harm the living things in the environment.
b. Sort the trash to recycle and compost so we can limit how much goes into the landfill.
c. Burn the trash because the smoke will disappear into the air.
d. Bury all of the trash so it can decompose into soil.
b. Sort the trash to recycle and compost so we can limit how much goes into the landfill.
300
Edgar goes to his friends house to watch the fireworks for the Fourth of July. After the show is done he notices that there is a lot of litter around and smoke in the air. What type of pollution is this?
Air and Land
400
Which of the following is an example of human impact on the environment?
a. Birds migrating for the winter.
b. Planting more trees in a park.
c. Throwing trash on the ground.
d. Recycling paper and plastic.
c. Throwing trash on the ground.
400
Name one item that you can recycle?
Plastic, Cans, Electronics, Paper, Etc.
400
The teachers at a local school all committed towards carpooling by sharing vehicles to limit the amount of cars driven each day. Which of the following effects would BEST explain what would happen if more people carpool?
a. Acid rain that harms plants and animals could reduce.
b. The amount of rain could increase due to less pollution.
c. There will be less trash on the sides of the roads.
d. Lake waters will be cleaner without oil spills.
a. Acid rain that harms plants and animals could reduce.
400
The wildfires in California are causing lots of smoke. This is an example of what type of pollution?
Air
500
. Zoe says that the smoke coming from the factory in the picture is not that bad. She believes that it will just float away and not harm the environment.
Which explanation will explain how the air pollution will affect the environment.
a. The smoke will only affect the sky just above the smoke stacks.
b. The smoke will only affect the air around the factory and the animals that breathe right by the factory.
c. The smoke will pollute the air, it will be caught in the clouds and cause polluted rain to affect living things on the ground and in the water.
d. The smoke will not affect the living things on the ground or water because it will only stay high in the sky or float off into space.
c. The smoke will pollute the air, it will be caught in the clouds and cause polluted rain to affect living things on the ground and in the water.
500
What is an item that you can re-use?
500
What could have caused this appearance and how could it impact animals and plants that live in the area.
a. is a lot of air pollution that could be from transportation and local factories. Plants and animals may struggle to survive with complications with breathing.
b. There is a lot of air pollution that could be from chemicals spilled in the water. Plants and animals may struggle to survive with toxic chemicals.
c. There is some air pollution that is from vehicles in the city. Plants and animals will be fine because air pollution is common in cities.
d. There are a lot of vehicles in the city that create a smokey effect, but it is not pollution since you cannot physically touch it.
a. is a lot of air pollution that could be from transportation and local factories. Plants and animals may struggle to survive with complications with breathing.
500
Janae is at the beach and notices that a lot of people have left soda cans and chip bags on the beach. What type of pollution could this be?
Land/ Water pollution