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Pollutions

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  • What are they doing?
    picking up trash or cleaning up litter
  • dust, fumes, gases in the atmosphere, breathing problems
    Air pollution
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Pesticides are a natural source of water pollution
    FALSE
  • What's this?
    A plastic bag
  • Air pollution causes _______ rain.
    acid
  • Which natural disaster can cause air pollution?
    Volcanic eruptions or forest fires
  • Things such as minerals, forests, coal, etc. which exist in a place and can be used by people.
    Natural resources
  • Say 3 THINGS you can recycle.
    plastic / paper / metal / glass / clothes / cardboard
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Pollution can only be caused by humans
    FALSE
  • A sudden violent movement of the Earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage.
    Earthquake
  • Water pollution is harmful for the __________ ecosystem
    aquatic
  • The cutting down of trees in a large area; the destruction of forests by people.
    Deforestation
  • Say 3 THINGS you can do to reduce pollution.
    1) recycle / 2) reuse / 3) reduce / 4) don't use a car / 5) plant trees / 6) don't use plastic bags / 7) clean up rubbish
  • What are the four types of pollution?
    Air, Noise, Water, and Soil pollution
  • Water pollution is the _________ of the quality of water
    degradation
  • _______ happens when there is no rain, or too little.
    Drought
  • The most polluted countries in the world in 2020.
    Bangladesh
  • TRUE or FALSE: Chemicals can contaminate water supplies underneath the polluted soil.
    TRUE
  • TRUE OR FALSE: Smog reduces visibility
    TRUE
  • A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
    Flood.
  • Another name for Soil Pollution is ______ Pollution.
    land
  • Countries with the cleanest air in the World.
    Stockholm, Swedia.
  • TRUE or FALSE: A majority of the waste in the water is metal.
    FALSE. A majority of it is plastic.
  • Name two diseases that can be caused by water pollution.
    Hepatitis, cholera / diarrhea, Dysentery / polio, trachoma
  • Some common air pollutants are ....
    carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), soot, dust, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and lead compounds.