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WorksheetsEnvironmental Health and Air Pollution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is environmental health?
The relationship between people and their environment
The study of animals
The study of plants
The study of water
Fill in the blank: Pollution is any dirty or harmful substance in the (a) .
What are some major sources of air pollution?
Burning of fossil fuels
Planting trees
Using solar panels
Recycling
Fill in the blank: Acid rain is rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm to (a) and lakes.
Which of the following is a chemical known to pollute the air?
Water
Oxygen
Pesticides
Nitrogen
Discuss the importance of reducing air pollution in urban areas.
Fill in the blank: Landfills are lined with a protective barrier that prevents wastes from seeping into the surrounding soil and (a) .
Which of the following is a way to reduce land pollution?
Use more plastic bags
Reuse materials
Increase pesticide use
Buy non-biodegradable products.
Create dumping ground away from (a) areas.
What are the primary sources of nitrogen oxides (NOx)?
Agricultural activities
Deforestation
Motor vehicles and stationary fossil fuel combustion
Volcanic eruptions
Which of the following is the human health impact most closely associated with atmospheric particulates?
Cataracts
Diabetes
Melanoma
Asthma
Obesity
According to chapter 8, your environment includes your
(a)
Your environment is also the air you breathe, the water you drink, the plants and animals that live near you, and the climate we live in. It’s all the living and nonliving elements that make up your world.
True
False
Four major sources (bolded in our chapter) of air pollution are: ________, __________, ________, ________
(a)
Name two ways humans can reduce air pollution
(a) is the presence in groundwater of toxic chemicals and biological agents that exceed what is naturally found in the water and may pose a threat to human health and/or the environment.
Name four ways to prevent water pollution:
_______ _______ is the destruction of the earth’s land surfaces, often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources.
(a)
Solid waste and hazardous waste are the 2 kinds of land pollution.
true
false
List four ways to prevent land pollution.
