Pollution and Conservation

_____ is the contamination of resources in our environment.

• global warming

• pollution

• conservation

These are the three main types of pollution:

• land, water, air
• car, water, land
• air, gases, water

When people throw trash out of their car, they are causing this type of pollution:

• air
• land
• water

When it is hard to breathe, it could be caused by this type of pollution:

• air
• wind
• land
• water

When pollution in the air and land run into ponds, lakes, oceans and rivers, it causes this type of pollution:

• land
• water
• air

People cause land pollution by __________.

• throwing garbage into water

• recycling

• littering on the ground

• conserving energy

Which of these could cause breathing problems?

• acid rain

• an oil spill

• litter

• smoke from a factory

Which of the following causes pollution?

• driving cars and trucks

• spilling chemicals in rivers

• oil spills in oceans

• all of the above

What is one way people help the environment?

• building new cities

• tearing down a forest

• placing harmful chemicals in streams

• planting new trees

Which of these conserves resources?

• Keep radio on low volume all day

• Turn off the water when brushing teeth