Pollution of Air and Water

Increased carbon dioxide in the air is causing:

• Soil pollution

• Climate change

• Point-source pollution

• Burning of fossil fuels

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Contaminated water runoff from city streets is an example of:

• Air pollution

• Point-source pollution

• Nonpoint-source pollution

• Pollution from a single source

Gasoline burned by vehicles is:

• 100% of the air pollution

• 1/4 of the air pollution

• 90 % of the air pollution

• 1/3 of the air pollution

When harmful substances build up to unhealthy levels in the air, it is called:

• Water pollution

• Air pollution

• Air conditioning

• Soil pollution

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Air pollution is a big problem today because of:

• Runoff from city streets

• Point-source pollution

• The burning of fossil fuels

• Leaking oil tankers

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Burning of fossil fuels is causing:

• Increased carbon dioxide

• More greenhouse gases

• Climate change

• All of these

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Most air pollution comes from:

• Motor vehicles and industry

• Runoff and factories

• Motor vehicles and water pollution

• Factories and fertilizer

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Which is an example of nonpoint-source water pollution?

• A leaking oil tanker

• Runoff of fertilizer from farms and residential lawns

• One factory by a river

• Pollution from one factory

What are the two main causes of water pollution?

• Vehicles and carbon dioxide

• Burning of fossil fuels and runoff from farmland

• Industrialization and carbon dioxide in the air

• Human population growth and industrialization

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