WorksheetsPollution
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
The definition of Environmental Pollution?
(There are more than one correct answer)
Various ways than human activities effects & harms the natural environment
The contamination of the physical and biological components of the earth/atmosphere system
Normal environmental processes are adversely affected.
Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrades the natural quality of the environment; offends [the senses]; causes a health hazard; or [impairs] the usefulness of natural resources.
Types of Environmental Pollution
1.Air pollution
2.Water pollution
3.Soil pollution
1.Air pollution
2.Water pollution
3.Soil pollution
4.Noise pollution
5.Light pollution
1. Inefficient Artificial lighting 2. Glare
1. Ecosystem pollution
Main factors of AIR Pollution?
(There are more than one correct answer)
Leakage from gasoline storage tanks.
Smokestacks from power plants emit carbon dioxide and particulate matter.
Millions of tonnes of extra gases & particulates exhausted by human activities to the atmosphere
Discharge pipes at a wastewater treatment plant. A drainage ditch on a feedlot that seeps into groundwater
What is Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)?
(There are more than one correct answer)
Digestive process of sheep & cattle
•Decayed organic matter
• Produced by volcanoes, industrial process & combustion of fuel (eg: petroleum & coal).
Coal and petroleum often contain sulfur compounds, their combustion generates sulfur dioxide
Green House Gases - The Impact?
(There are more than one correct answer)
Cause climate change by trapping heat, and they also contribute to respiratory disease from smog and air pollution.
Extreme weather, food supply disruptions, and increased wildfires
Extreme pollution
Extreme heat
What is the source of Microorganism?
(a)
Write 2 types of microorganisms that can be found in surface waters which have caused human health problems:
(a)
Show me (draw circle) the exact sources of water pollution
