W9 Pollution and Human Health

The full name of WHO is...

• The World Healing Organization

• The World Health Organization

• The World Football Organization

• The World Human Organization

Pollution causes illnesses, which pair is correct?

• it can cause disease directly or indirectly

• it can only cause illness indirectly

• it always directly cause lung cancer

• cholera was not caused by polluted water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

what are the two reasons why people in developing countries suffer greater health impacts.

• crowded areas and poor sanitation

• crowded areas and good sanitation

• spread-out population and good health care

• spread-out population and poor health care

which ones are the five pollutants (choose all that applies)

• Lead

• Pesticides

• Water vapor

• Particulate matter and coal dust

• Bacteria in food

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which one of the following is false about toxicology?

• the study of toxic substances

• Almost any chemical be harmful if taken in, or ingested, in large enough amounts

• the toxic effect of a substance has nothing to do with the body size

• The damage to health from exposure to a given dose is the response

Which ones are correct about epidemiology? choose all that apply.

• the study of the distribution of diseases in populations

• the study of human physiology

• the study of factors that influence the occurrence and spread of disease

• Scientists trace the disease to try to find its origin and how to prevent it from spreading

Risk assessment is useful NOT because

• it can affect government regulations therefore control the toxic substance

• it is the scientific estimation of the likelihood of negative effects

• it can predict how and where pollutants spread

• it can help to decide what measurement a community should take to prevent negative effect.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Pollutant can come from both _________ sources and human activities.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Naturally occurring pollutants usually become hazardous to health when they are _________ above their normal levels in the environment

Which one of the following is NOT from pollutants from human activities?

• burning fuels

• using pesticides

• using lead-based paint for art and buildings

• dust storms

• throwing away hazardous waste

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