Pollution quiz 1By Gavin Thomas / November 26, 2023 Welcome to your Pollution quiz 1 Your teacher's email Your name Your school 1. Pollution has many effects on people some of which are _______ Climate change Feel relaxed and good coughing and breathing problems, cholera, skin diseases, stress and lack of sleep Poison the soil None 2. By using public transportation we are reducing _________________ pollution Land Air Water Light None 3. Which can be caused by air pollution? Blurry vision Headaches Hearing problems Respiratory issues None 4. What is the main cause of air pollution? Fires and explosions Plants and animals Cars and factories Weather and bugs None 5. What is not a type of pollution? Fire Air Water Noise None 6. All the following are ways nature cause pollution EXCEPT Forest Fires Volcanoes Very hot temperatures Hurricane None 7. What is NOT a gas that pollutes the air? Nitrogen carbon dioxide Greenhouse gases Sulfur dioxide None 8. What is a health problem caused by air pollution? cancer damage in your head hair will fall damage in your back None 9. Which is an effect of air pollution? more trees are growing less gravity crops die acid rain None 10. Which is NOT a cause of air pollution? cars burning fossil fuels riding bikes volcanic eruptions None 11. Observe the image below. Which type of pollution most likely caused this disease ? air land water noise None 12. What can you and your family do to help reduce pollution? recycle paper, plastic, and glass when possible pick up litter in the park clean drains of garbage All of the Above None 13. Rain drops that have become polluted with chemicals or waste products in the air are known as ___________? oil litter acid rain compost None 14. How might an oil spill affect the ecosystem of the fish in the area? There fish population would increase - (get bigger). There would be more food for the fish to eat. The fish may not be able to survive in the polluted water. The fish would swim around the oil and not be affected by it. None 15. Which type of trash from your house would be best to compost? Egg shells left from cooking breakfast A plastic sandwich bag A shirt you have outgrown All of the Above None 16. Land pollution is mostly caused by ___ cars litter and garbage pets and animals burning trash None 17. Decayed material from once-living things that is used to enrich the soil is called _________ litter hazardous material pollution compost None 18. The land used for dumping and burying garbage is called a ______ a community an oil spill a swamp landfill None 19. Which of these is not an effect of noise pollution? Diabetes Hearing damage Insomnia Increase in blood pressure None 20. How many decibels can the human ear handle? Any sound above 85 dB Any sound above 90 dB Any sound above 80 dB Any sound above 70 dB None 21. What is the most common source of noise pollution? Construction equipment Karaoke bars Planes Cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles None 22. Which of the following is NOT biodegradable? Water Paper Bananas Styrofoam None 23. Waste from bathroom, kitchen and toilet is known as dirty Plastic Sewage untidy None 24. How to prevent people from polluting our canals and seas? fines and education only cleaning beaches and along waterways only fines, education, cleaning beaches and providing bins along waterways providing bins only None 25. Ozone depletion occurs because of these chemicals. Carbon monoxide Nitrogen gas Sulfur dioxide Chlorofluorocarbons None 26. Which of the following is linked to the problem of global warming? Too much ozone Too much nitrogen Too much carbon dioxide Too much smog None 27. How are people and animals affected by the hole in the ozone layer? Breathing problems Skin infections Flooding due to higher temperatures Increased cases of skin cancer None 28. All of the following products could contain harmful CFC's EXCEPT? Spray paint cans Air conditioner Plastic bottles Refrigerator None 29. What is the definition Noise Pollution ? Excess noise produced by humans Unwanted noise Unwanted noise that distrubs all life Excess noise produced by animals None 30. Which is a way government can reduce noise pollution around schools? Build school aways from the city and only in villages Make school areas noise free zones Build soundproof schools Ban gasoline vehicles None 31. Sound is measured in Decibels Joules Watts Volts None 32. What cause of land pollution uses chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides? Landfill Farming Mining Garbage None 33. Which two pollution will people experience in the image below ? water pollution and land pollution Air pollution and water pollution Noise pollution and air pollution none of the above None 34. What effect of pollution is shown in the above image ? Fast flowing water Smoke from chimney Acid rain Evaporation of the river None Time's up
