Pollution

What % of readily usable freshwater is on Earth?

• 97%
• 71%
• 3 % 
• 1 %

_____________________ is the contamination of air, land, and water.

• Conservation

• Ecology

• Pollution

The illegal dumping or littering of waste onto the land is called __________ pollution.

• air

• land

• water

The release of smoke and harmful gases into the air is called _________ pollution.

• air

• water

• land

The leaking or spilling of chemicals or raw sewage into a body of water is ________ pollution.

• air

• water

• land

Look at the photo. This is an example of _____ pollution.

• water

• air

• land

Exhaust from vehicles is one of the largest forms of air pollution. What can communities do to reduce air pollution from vehicles?

• Charge people that own cars higher taxes.

• Encourage people to walk, ride a bike, or carpool.

• Charge more money to buy a car.

Air pollution is when unwanted chemicals, gasses, and particles enter the air and the atmosphere causing harm to animals and damaging the natural cycles of the Earth.

• True

• False

What causes Air Pollution?

• Burning fossil fuels

• Land fills releasing methane gas.

• Factories and Power plants

• All of the above

Which of the answers below is considered a pollutant?

• chemicals in batteries

• Fertilizers

• trash

• all of the above