Pollution and Ecology

What is one cause of air pollution?

• litter found on the side of the road
• water used as a coolant by power plants
• burning fossil fuels

depletion of the ozone layer is a cause of air pollution

• true
• false

what is a main cause of water pollution?

• use of water as a coolant for powerplants
• illegal dumping in natural habitats
• marine dumping

what is industrial waste?

• waste that contains radioactive material
• the deliberate disposal of hazardous wastes at sea from vessels, aircraft, platforms, or other humans
• excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land

air pollution causes acid rain

• true
• false

sewage and waste water can cause LAND pollution

• true
• false

what is an effect of water pollution?

• industrial pollution
• disruption of food chains
• oil spills
• acid rain

this is the degradation of the earths surface caused by a misuse of resources and improper disposal of waste

• land pollution
• water pollution
• radioactive waste
• thermal pollution

fish can go into "thermal shock" when the water temperature decreases abruptly

• true
• false

which body of water does water pollution effect the greatest?

• lake
• ocean
• river
• groundwater