Human Impacts on The Environment: Pollution

Air pollution is often caused by:

• a. Dumping hot air into the atmosphere

  
  

• b. Dumping waste into freshwater resources

  
  

• c. Burning fossil fuels

• d. Planting more trees

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True or False: Pollutants are always toxic chemicals or substances.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a common water pollutant?

• Toxic Chemicals

• Waste

• Hot Water

• Salt Water

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Which of the following does NOT contribute to air pollution?

• Burning fossil fuels

• CFCs

• Vehicle exhaust

• Oxygen

What is smog?

• A haze that forms in the morning over the ocean

• A strong storm

• A haze that forms due to trapping of vehicle exhaust near Earth’s surface

• A cloud that forms high in the atmosphere that contains pollutants released by cars, buses and trucks

Pollutants that contaminate water:

• are contained in clouds

• are contained in lakes

• flow in rivers towards lakes or the ocean

• can cycle around Earth through the water cycle

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What happens with thermal pollution?

• Warm water holds less oxygen, suffocating animals living in water

• Warm water holds more oxygen, poisoning animals living in water

• The temperature of warm water harms animals that live in it

• Warm water is denser, which makes it harder for animals to swim

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What is acid rain?

• Precipitation that forms when CFCs dissolve in clouds

• Precipitation that forms when sulfur and nitrogen gases combine with water vapor

• Rain that causes rocks to dissolve, releasing acid

• Rain that increases the pH of water in lakes and rivers

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What is a landfill?

• A large mound of land

• A burial site for garbage (solid waste)

• A large hole in the ground

• A lake that has been filled in with soil

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How do pesticides negatively impact the environment?

• They can contain toxic chemicals that harm plants

• They can disrupt cycling of nitrogen and other nutrients in the soil

• They can seep into groundwater and make it unsafe to drink

• All of the above

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