APPENDICES
Attitudes and Behavior Scale towards the Environment (ABSTE)
Dear Student’s
This questionnaire discusses some items about the environment and our relation with it. It
consists of 30 items. Write your personal information, then read carefully every item and
choose only one option out of five (strongly agree- agree-not sure- disagree-strongly
disagree). We ensure you full confidentially and will only use for
scientific research purpose.
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1 I concerned about problems affecting the current
environment in the world.
2 For saving energy, I turn off the light in my house
when it is not used.
3 There are a little to be done about current
environmental problems.
4 Environmental problems have to be discussed in all the
countries.
5 I willingly join activities to help save the environment.
6 I avoid buying products in aerosol containers.
7 The so-called ecological crisis facing humankind
has been greatly exaggerated.
8 The so-called ecological crisis facing humankind
has been greatly exaggerated.
9 Awareness of environmental problems
contributes to countries development.
1 I always watch T.V program about environmental
0 problems.
1 I don't consume longtime while I'm showering.
1
1 I don't waste much water while I'm brushing my teeth.
2
1 It's useless to warn people about environmental
3 problems.
1 I think the recycling bins around the country are
4 valuable.
1 Environmental problems in the UAE is not critical.
5
1 I buy only as much as needed while I'm shopping.
6
1 Seminars and workshops regarding development of
7 environmental awareness are useful.
1 Seminars and workshops regarding development of
8 environmental awareness are useful.
1 I prefer using environmental harmless products.
9
2 Knowledge about environmental problems in not my
0 specialty.
2 I feel happy when I see people recycle used
1 bottles, cans and papers.
2 I am bored by news related to environmental issues.
2
2 appreciate the efforts made to preserve
3 and protect the environment.
2 Media mast have role in spreading environmental
4 awareness.
2 I always put any old staff (clothes, shoes...etc.) in
5 recycling bins.
2 My friends know me as sensible person towards
6 environment.
2 I share links relevant environment and environmental
7 awareness on social networks (Facebook/twitter....)
2 I read labels on products to see if the contents are
8 environmentally safe.
2 think that is essential to raise the awareness about the
9 dangerous of environmental problem among all
citizens.
3 I've always reused the white paper in old notebook.
0
Thankyou for your cooperation
PART V. ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE Please answer the following questions by circling the letter
before the most appropriate answer.
1. Soil pollution is generally due to:
A) sparse rains
B) improper farming methods
C) poisonous metals
D) overfertilization
E) poor crop rotation (C)
2. Most smog in our big cities comes from:
A) automobiles
B) supersonic jets
C) industrial plants
D) large trucks
E) refuse disposal (A)
3. High concentrates of chlorinated hydrocarbon residues:
A) cause sheep to die
B) are found in large amounts in our atmosphere breeding behavior
C) accumulate in flesh-eating birds and upset
D) are not longer legal in pesticides
E) are readily biodegradable (C)
4. Mercury has been found at unacceptable levels in:
A) fruit
B) vegetables
C) seafood
D) beef
E) soft drinks (C)
5. Which of of the following does not appreciably reduce the pollution by automobiles?
A) properly tuned engine
B) high octane gas
C) low lead gan
D) smog control devices
E) propane engines
6. The most common pollutants of water are:
A) arsenic, silver nitrite
B) hydrocarbons
C) carbon monoxide
D) sulphur, calcium phur,
E) nitrates, phosphates (E)
7. Ecology is best described as the study of
A) the relationship between man and environment
B) the relationship between organisms and the environment
C) pollution and its control
D) the environment
E) recycling of products (B)
8. Which of the following substances is not related to the green- house effect of the earth?
A) carbon dioxide
B) ozone
C) methane
D) chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
E) oxygen (E)
9. Birds and fish are being poisoned by:
A) iron
B) mercury
C) silver
D) lead
E) magnesium (B)
10. All but one of the following decompose in ocean water:
A) sewage
B) garbage
C) tin can
D) plastic bag
E) chemical fertilizer (D)
11. What is the harmful effect of phosphates on marine life?
A) cause cancer
B) render fish sterile
C) Induces nervous reactions in fish
D) maken vater cloudy
E) feed algae which suffocates fish (E)
12. Which of the following well-known groups is primarily interested in conservation issues?
A) 4-H Club
B) The Green Peace Organization
C) The Bird Watching Association
D) Boy Scouts of China
E) The Consumer Education Foundation (B)
13. Practically all of the lead in our atmosphere is caused by:
A) cars
B) industrial plants
C) airplanes
D) burning refuse
E) cigarettes (A)
14. DDT takes how long to deteriorate into harmless chemicals?
A) it never does
B) 10-20 months depending on the weather
C) about 200 years
D) about 400 years
E) anywhere from several days to several years (C)
15. Ecology assumes that man is:
A) differential
B) integral a (an) part of nature.
C) inconsequential
D) superior
E) original (B)
