Pollution & Types of Pollution Mini-Assessment

Pollutants are always toxic chemicals or substances.

• True

• False

Air pollution is often caused by:

• Dumping hot air into the atmosphere

• Dumping waste into freshwater resources

• Burning fossil fuels

• Planting more trees

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Which of the following is NOT a common water pollutant?

• toxic chemicals

• waste

• hot water

• salt water

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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 when waste is dumped into water?

• Waste acts like a poison to plants in the water

• Waste acts like a fertilizer, promoting growth of bacteria and algae

• Waste raises the temperature of water

• Waste lowers the pH of water

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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 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

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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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Nuclear waste is:

• A) radiation emitted by garbage buried in landfills

• B) waste produced by nuclear power plants

• C) waste that releases high-energy and dangerous radiation

• D) Both B and C

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Which of the following does NOT contribute to air pollution?

• Burning fossil fuels

• CFCs

• Vehicle exhaust

• Oxygen

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