Air Pollution

Questions for Practice on Air

1. Lucas's school has planned to add more trees to the playground to make it better. Planting trees and plants brings many good things. Which of these things is NOT something that trees and plants do?

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a) Trees make the water dirty
b) Plants make the playground smell good with their flowers
c) Trees help to keep the air clean
d) Trees provide us with food

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Answer: a) Trees make the water dirty

Explanation: Trees don't make the water dirty but clean the air pollution.

2. Bella saw a big factory near her house releasing dark smoke into the sky. Her townsfolk want the factory to be closed. Why do you think they want this?

a) Factories help to clean the air
b) Factories clean the river
c) Factories pollute the air
d) Factories are good for the town

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Answer: c) Factories pollute the air

Explanation: Factories release dark and black smoke which pollutes the air

3. Which of the following pictures shows a town which has lots of factories and a large number of vehicles which have completely polluted land, water and mainly air?

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Answer: b

Explanation: A town having lots of pollution, in the air would make it difficult for the people to breathe.

4. Which of the following activities is helpful in reducing air pollution?

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Answer: c

Explanation: Planting more trees is helpful in reducing the air pollution.

5. Which of the following can make air our sky smoky and gray?

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Answer: d

Explanation: Smoke from trains, cars and other vehicles pollute the air.

6. Which of the following transportation methods can make the air polluted by their smoke?

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Answer: a

Explanation: Smoke from cars pollutes the air and every other vehicle doesn't produce the smoke so they are pollution-free.

7. Substances that pollute the air and make it polluted have a specific name. That name is:

a) Oxygen
b) Pollutants
c) Air
d) Sunlight

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Answer: b) Pollutants

Explanation: Substances that pollute the air are called pollutants.

8. Throwing plastic or trash everywhere is bad for the environment and we should reduce its use by recycling our trash. What do you think trash does to the environment?

a) Trash purifies the air
b) Plastic-making factories cause pollution
c) Plastic helps to clean the river
d) Plastic-making factories cleanse the air

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Answer: b) Plastic-making factories cause pollution

Explanation: Plastic-making factories cause air pollution hence we should minimise their use.

9. In the story it is stated that we should prefer public transport to go somewhere so that the number of vehicles can be reduced. Which of the following is public transport?

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Answer: c

Explanation: Out of the given options only the bus is a public mode of transport.

10. Which mode of transport would you prefer if you have to go to a garden which is near your home?

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Answer: a

Explanation: We should walk to nearby places as it would not produce any smoke and also be good for our health.

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