Environmental pollution

Question 1:
What is air pollution?
a) The presence of harmful substances in water
b) The presence of harmful substances in the air
c) Recycling materials
d) Deforestation

Question 2:
Which of these gases contributes to climate change?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide (CO2)
c) Nitrogen
d) Helium

Question 3:
What can cause ocean pollution?
a) Deforestation
b) Recycling plastics
c) Dumping waste and chemicals into the sea
d) Using solar energy

Question 4:
What is needed to reduce air pollution?
a) Use more combustion vehicles
b) Use renewable energy and reduce fossil fuel use
c) Increase plastic use
d) Mass tree cutting

Question 5:
Which of the following is an example of soil pollution?
a) Emission of gases into the atmosphere
b) Oil spills in water
c) Dumping toxic waste on land
d) Air pollution from vehicles

Question 6:
What causes deforestation?
a) Planting trees for agriculture
b) Cutting down trees for livestock and urbanization
c) Using solar energy
d) Recycling wood

Question 7:
How does recycling help the environment?
a) Increases pollution
b) Has no impact
c) Reduces waste and conserves resources
d) Increases tree cutting

Question 8:
What is "smog"?
a) A mixture of fog and smoke that affects air quality
b) A gas that purifies the air
c) A type of water pollution
d) Clean energy used by cities

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Question 9:
How can we reduce water pollution?
a) Throwing more plastic into the sea
b) Reducing the use of chemicals in agriculture
c) Using more cars
d) Burning more waste

Question 10:
What is "renewable energy"?
a) Energy from resources that deplete quickly
b) Energy that pollutes the air
c) Energy produced from resources that do not run out, like the sun or wind
d) Energy that can only be used by factories