How communities protect Earth's land, water, air and life
5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-ESS3-1 · England: KS2 Y4 Living things and their habitats, KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere
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Question 1
Which choice protects BOTH the air and the climate?
- A. burning more rubbish in the open
- B. cutting down forests
- C. leaving car engines running
- D. generating electricity from wind and sunlight instead of burning coal
Question 2
Which action best tackles this problem: air pollution from traffic?
- A. fixing leaks and collecting rainwater
- B. recycling and composting schemes
- C. more buses, bike lanes and electric vehicles
- D. banning single-use plastics and beach clean-ups
Question 3
True or false? Protecting habitats helps endangered species.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 4
Why do towns create nature reserves and protected areas?
- A. To give wildlife safe habitats and protect biodiversity.
- B. To build more car parks.
- C. To make animals leave.
- D. To stop people learning about nature.
Question 5
Which action best tackles this problem: farm chemicals washing into rivers?
- A. more buses, bike lanes and electric vehicles
- B. planting strips of plants along riverbanks
- C. recycling and composting schemes
- D. banning single-use plastics and beach clean-ups
Question 6
True or false? Plastic in the sea breaks down completely in a few weeks.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 7
Why do towns create nature reserves and protected areas?
- A. To give wildlife safe habitats and protect biodiversity.
- B. To build more car parks.
- C. To make animals leave.
- D. To stop people learning about nature.
Question 8
Which action best tackles this problem: air pollution from traffic?
- A. planting trees and protecting forest areas
- B. planting strips of plants along riverbanks
- C. banning single-use plastics and beach clean-ups
- D. more buses, bike lanes and electric vehicles
Question 9
True or false? Communities can reduce pollution by changing how they travel.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 10
The ozone layer was being damaged by chemicals called CFCs. Countries agreed to ban them. What happened?
- A. Nothing changed.
- B. The ozone layer disappeared.
- C. The Sun got weaker.
- D. The ozone layer has slowly started to recover.
Question 11
Which action best tackles this problem: water shortages?
- A. fixing leaks and collecting rainwater
- B. planting strips of plants along riverbanks
- C. more buses, bike lanes and electric vehicles
- D. planting trees and protecting forest areas
Question 12
True or false? Communities can reduce pollution by changing how they travel.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 13
Why do towns create nature reserves and protected areas?
- A. To give wildlife safe habitats and protect biodiversity.
- B. To make animals leave.
- C. To stop people learning about nature.
- D. To build more car parks.
Question 14
Which action best tackles this problem: too much rubbish going to landfill?
- A. recycling and composting schemes
- B. planting trees and protecting forest areas
- C. more buses, bike lanes and electric vehicles
- D. planting strips of plants along riverbanks
Question 15
True or false? Plastic in the sea breaks down completely in a few weeks.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 16
The ozone layer was being damaged by chemicals called CFCs. Countries agreed to ban them. What happened?
- A. Nothing changed.
- B. The ozone layer has slowly started to recover.
- C. The ozone layer disappeared.
- D. The Sun got weaker.
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