Pollution and Conservation

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What causes pollution?

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Driving cars and trucks, spilling chemicals in rivers, oil spills in oceans, and more. The answer is all of the above.

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What is the term for the illegal dumping or littering of waste on land?

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Land pollution.

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What is a resource that, when used up, will not exist again during a human lifetime?

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Nonrenewable resource.

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What factor affects how freshwater is used?

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Population size.

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What is a resource that can be replaced quickly?

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Renewable resource.

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Define pollution.

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Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.

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What is conservation?

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Conservation is the careful management of natural resources to prevent their depletion.

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Give an example of a nonrenewable resource.

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Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.

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What is an example of a renewable resource?

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Solar energy, wind energy, and biomass.

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What is air pollution?

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Air pollution is the contamination of the air by harmful substances, including gases and particulates.