Pollution

A place where garbage is buried underground is called a ____________.

• landfill
• nonrenewable resource
• litter
• pollutant

An unwanted substance added to the water, air, or soil is called ___________.

• inexhaustible resources
• litter
• pollutant
• landfill

A farmer is using a crop duster to help spray chemicals on his crops to kill insects. The chemicals the farmer uses seeps into the soil and drains into the nearby river. How does this affect the animals that live in the river?

• They swim away
• They change color
• They get sick or die
• The chemicals give them more energy

what are the causes of air pollution?

• Too much household garbage

• burning fossil fuels

• noise caused by the airplanes and other vehicles

• oil discharge from the ships into the sea

which of the following is the effect of air pollution?

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which of the following is the effect of air pollution?

• damage to ozone layer

• skin cancer caused by UV rays

• Lung cancer and bronchitis

• all of the above

when harmful gases in the air combines with the water droplets , it results in

• ozone depletion

• polluted fog

• acid rain

Where is pollution found on the earth?
 
 
  

• only in the air 
• only on the land 
• only in the water 
• on land, in the air, and in the water 

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This type of pollution inhibits people from seeing the stars and planets.

• Light Pollution

• Water Pollutilon

• Air Pollution

• Land pollution

What is one way you and your family can help to conserve water at home?

• watering the garden at the hottest time of the day

• using the longest cycle to wash clothes

• turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth

• letting the water run while washing dishes