This Grade 5 medium worksheet builds knowledge of pollution types, including air, water, land, and noise pollution from human activities. Students complete nine fill-in sentences covering deforestation, biodegradable waste, greenhouse gases, landfills, and renewable energy sources. A matching activity links human activities like driving cars and dumping waste to the specific kind of pollution or environmental harm they cause in real ecosystems today.
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Human Impact on the Environment
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Pollution that makes lakes and rivers unsafe is called water pollution.
2. Loud sounds from traffic and machines cause noise pollution.
3. Harmful chemicals soaking into soil cause land pollution.
4. Sources like sun, wind, and water are called renewable energy.
5. Cutting forests on a large scale is called deforestation.
6. Protecting endangered species in safe areas is called wildlife conservation.
7. Trash that breaks down naturally is called biodegradable waste.
8. Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases.
9. Putting things in proper bins keeps trash out of landfills.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Driving cars
→ Air pollution
Air pollution
Dumping waste in rivers
→ Water pollution
Water pollution
Cutting forests
→ Habitat loss
Habitat loss
Loud highway traffic
→ Noise pollution
Noise pollution
Human Impact on the Environment
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Pollution that makes lakes and rivers unsafe is called water pollution.
2) Loud sounds from traffic and machines cause noise pollution.
3) Harmful chemicals soaking into soil cause land pollution.
4) Sources like sun, wind, and water are called renewable energy.
5) Cutting forests on a large scale is called deforestation.
6) Protecting endangered species in safe areas is called wildlife conservation.
7) Trash that breaks down naturally is called biodegradable waste.
8) Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases.
9) Putting things in proper bins keeps trash out of landfills.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Driving cars
→ Air pollution
Air pollution
Dumping waste in rivers
→ Water pollution
Water pollution
Cutting forests
→ Habitat loss
Habitat loss
Loud highway traffic
→ Noise pollution
Noise pollution
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