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Pollution

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    Learning about pollution for ESL students.
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  • Define pollution.
    Pollution is when something is added to the environment that is harmful or poisonous to living things.
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  • What are the four types of pollution?
    Air, Noise, Water, and Soil/Land pollution
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  • How do you say "poisonous" in Spanish?
    venenoso
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  • Air pollution causes _______ rain.
    ACID rain
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  • _______ happens when there is no rain, or too little.
    DROUGHT
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  • What three main substances pollute water?
    nitrates from fertilizers, sewage, and detergents
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  • How many pounds of industrial waste are dumped into the oceans each year?
    14 billion pounds
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  • A majority of the waste dumped into the ocean is ________ (material).
    PLASTIC
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  • Algae blocks the penetration of ________ and ________.
    SUNLIGHT and AIR
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  • Too much ______ on the surface of the water is bad.
    ALGAE
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  • How do you say "noise" in Spanish?
    ruido
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  • Another name for Soil Pollution is ______ Pollution.
    LAND Pollution
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  • TRUE or FALSE: Chemicals can contaminate water supplies underneath the polluted soil.
    TRUE.
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  • How many people does industrial pollution negatively impact every day?
    Over 100 million people
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  • TRUE or FALSE: Industrial pollution kills less people than HIV and malaria.
    FALSE. It kills *as many* people as HIV and malaria.
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  • The risk of lung cancer rises by ____ percent when you live in an area with high levels of industrial pollution.
    20 percent
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