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- 1. Multiple Choice
_____________________ is the contamination of air, land, and water.
Conservation
Ecology
Pollution
- 2. Multiple Choice
Pollution occurs when people release, dump, leak, spill, or ______________ the environment around us.
litter
preserve
save
- 3. Multiple Choice
Most incidents of pollution are deliberately caused by______.
humans
machines
animals
- 4. Multiple Choice
The illegal dumping or littering of waste onto the land is called __________ pollution.
air
land
water
- 5. Multiple Choice
The release of smoke and harmful gases into the air is called _________ pollution.
air
water
land
- 6. Multiple Choice
The leaking or spilling of chemicals or raw sewage into a body of water is ________ pollution.
air
water
land
- 7. Multiple Choice
Exhaust fumes released from cars, trucks, and buses are an example of ________ pollution.
water
land
air
- 8. Multiple Choice
Sludge run off from factories and industries is an example of _______ pollution.
air
land
water
- 9. Multiple Choice
Look at the photo. This is an example of _____ pollution.
water
air
land
- 10. Multiple Choice
Cameron and his brother decide to go fishing on the Flint River. When they get there, they notice hundreds of dead fish floating in the water. What should they do?
Take the fish home to eat.
Go swimming.
Notify the River Keeper.
- 11. Multiple Choice
A tire factory has closed down leaving 50 old rubber tires in the parking lot. What should the town do with the old tires?
Use them as mulch for the school playground.
Burn them in a big bonfire.
Throw them in the city landfill.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Exhaust from vehicles is one of the largest forms of air pollution. What can communities do to reduce air pollution from vehicles?
Fine people that own cars.
Encourage people to walk, ride a bike, or carpool.
Charge more money to buy a car.
- 13. Multiple Choice
A thick, black oily puddle has formed on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. What is mist likely the cause of the puddle?
oil spill
paint spill
tar spill
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