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WorksheetsPollution of Air and Water
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 9mins
Acid rain can damage
Drinking water sources
Aquatic life
Architecture/buildings
All options are correct
What causes acid rain?
High concentrations of sulfuric or nitric acid from pollution
Fertilizer use
Pesticide use
CFCs
Pollution _________________________.
is harmful materials put into the environment
found in air, water, and land
effects plants, animals, and people
All of the above
Which of the following can reduce vehicle air pollution?
Walk or cycle
Use of electric cars
Using one single car for one person
Source of carbon monoxide
Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels
Combustion of fossil fuels
Decomposition of plant and animal matters
Photochemical reaction of CO2
What is the major cause for air pollution?
deforestation
oil spills
transportation
cigarretes
Water pollution occurs when:
Harmful substances enter a water supply
Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.
Industries cut costs with waste disposal.
None of the above.
We can prevent water pollution by:
Reduce the use of plastic.
Properly dispose of chemicals.
Clean up after your animals.
All of the above
Which of the following is not a natural cause of water pollution?
Volcanoes
Animal waste
Oil spills
Silt from storms and floods
What can happen to fish when there is not enough oxygen in the water?
They can suffocate
They can't float
They can't see.
Nothing. Fish don't need oxygen.
3 things water pollution causes:
Death of animals
Habitat destroyed
Humans sick
Lung damage
How agriculture can negatively impact the environment?
It releases CO2 into the atmosphere.
It can increase the amount of flooding.
Farmers use fertilizers which contaminate rivers and streams.
Agriculture reduces the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.
Carbon monoxide is released from...
human body
plants
vehicles
styrofoam
Air is made up mostly of
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon
hydrogen gas
How do you prevent and control air pollution?
Using environment- friendly fuels like CNG in all vehicles. CNG on burning produces lesser pollutants than coal, petrol etc.
Encouraging the use of less polluting energy resources like hydroelectric, solar and wind energy.
Bathing of human beings and animals in or near lakes, rivers, etc.
The water treatment plant has _____ tanks.
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