Pollution

Which type of source is identifiable and easy to monitor and regulate?

• point

• nonpoint

• predictable

• renewable

This is the leading cause of water pollution.

• agriculture

• mining activities

• parking lots

• oil refineries

This is the leading cause of water pollution.

• agriculture

• mining activities

• parking lots

• oil refineries

Batteries contain _________ which are mined from the Earth and can be toxic to livings things if present in soil.

• metals

• oil & gas

• greenhouse gases

• helium & hydrogen

What is a renewable resource?
 
 
  

•  one that can be replaced quickly 
• one that is man-made
• one that comes from the sun 
• one that will never run out 

Which one BEST describes a nonrenewable resource?

   

• It is one that will run out one day and can’t be replaced.
• It will last for about 100 years.
•   It can be replaced again and again.
• It will never run out.

What is one way you and your family can help to conserve water at home?

• watering the garden at the hottest time of the day

• using the longest cycle to wash clothes

• turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth

• letting the water run while washing dishes

This type of pollution inhibits people from seeing the stars and planets.

• Light Pollution

• Water Pollutilon

• Air Pollution

• Land pollution

Global warming can lead to

• deforestation

• climate change

• oil spills

• litter

is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.

• Leachate

• Desertification

• Anthropogenic

• Irrigation