Bill Nye: Pollution Solutions

Where is the one place humans can live?

• anywhere in the Milky Way Galaxy

• Earth

• under water

• Mars

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Why can't pollution get out of Earth?

• Humans keep breathing it in.

• It sinks down into the ground.

• It is a closed system.

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Pollution that comes from many different people and sources is called _____________ source pollution.

• nonpoint

• point

• multi

• many

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How many kilograms of CO2 does the average tree take in every year?

• 1 kg

• 5 kg

• 10 kg

• 50 kg

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Where does the water from the kitchen sink and toilet in your house end up?

• In the ocean

• In the ground

• Your local sewage treatment plant

About how much water is treated every day?

• 150,000 tons

• 1.5 million tons

• 1 trillion tons

True or False?

Storm drains are connected to water treatment plants.

• True

• False

Long-term exposure to noises above 85 decibels (dB) can lead to _____________________.

• hearing loss

• headaches

• needing to wear glasses

Where does most of our air pollution come from?

• factories

• people breathing

• cars

• ships

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True or False?

When chemicals from air pollution mix with rain water, it is called acid rain.

• True

• False

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