SET TEST OF P6 ABOUT AIR POLLUTION
SET TEST OF P6 ABOUT AIR POLLUTION
1 What is air pollution?
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2. Apart from carbon dioxide, name two gaseous pollutants in
nature.
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3. Give three reasons why air pollution is a threat to
animal lives and the environment.
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4. Why is it not advisable to stay in a room with burning
charcoal?
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5. Explain the term Go Green as a solution to pollution in
the environment.
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6. Explain why the government of Rwanda stopped people from
smoking cigarettes in public places.
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7. What is global warming?
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8. How does air pollution affect drivers?
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9. What advice would you give to people who use fuel as a
source of energy?
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10. Why is air pollution more severe in cities than in rural
areas?
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11. Give at least two respiratory diseases caused by air
pollution.
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12. Mention two environmental activities that can reduce
global warming.
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13. What is the atmosphere and why is it important for life
on Earth?
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14. Which gas is mainly responsible for global warming?
a) Hydrogen peroxide
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Sulphur dioxide
d) Nitrogen dioxide
15. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
a) Methane (CH₄)
b) Oxygen (O₂)
c) Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
d) Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
16. Burning fossil fuels mainly releases:
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Argon
17. Which of the following is an effect of global warming?
a) Lower sea levels
b) Melting glaciers
c) Decrease in temperature
d) None of the above
18. Acid rain is mainly caused by the release of:
a) Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides
b) Oxygen and hydrogen
c) Helium and neon
d) Carbon monoxide only
19. Which of the following practices helps in reducing
greenhouse gases?
a) Deforestation
b) Planting trees
c) Burning plastics
d) Using more charcoal
20. How do you understand greenhouse gases?
a) are dangerous gases in the atmosphere of the earth
b) are layers of gases which surround the earth’s atmosphere
c) are heavenly bodies which moves around the earth’s atmosphere
d) are gases in the atmosphere which trap heat and keeping
the earth warm
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