Pollution and pollution control

_____________________ is created when chemicals in polluted air react with water vapor to form harmful compounds which can damage plants, waterways, metals and stone. 

• Ozone
• Radon
• Toxic sludge
• Acid rain

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The ____________________ protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation.

• ozone layer
• smog layer
• cloud cover
• temperature inversion

Individuals can reduce air pollution by _______________.

• using less electricity
• using motor vehicles less often
• buying local goods
• all of these 

some actions to control the soil pollution are

• cutting trees and hurting the animals.

• throwing the garbage on the soil.

• overusing pesticides and fertilizers.

• recycling and reusing.

The economic activities that produce soil pollution are

• fishing and hunting.

• industry and trade.

• mining and agriculture.

• transport and education.

Match the environmental remediation method to its description.

natural attenuation

• Air is bubbled through groundwater to remove volatile organic pollutants.

• Natural processes break down the pollutants.

• Air is circulated through perforated pipes in the contaminated soil.

• Air is pumped into or out of soil to supply oxygen to microbes.

Point source pollution means we know exactly where the pollution is coming from, while nonpoint source pollution means there are so many different factors, we don't know where the pollution is coming from.

• True

• False

What are emissions?

• Animal waste that enters the water

• When liquid flows across the surface of the land and into nearby ponds

• Pollutants that are released into the air

• A resource that is always available

What health problems can smog cause?

• Lung cancer

• Asthma

• Nose, throat, and eye irritation

• All of the above

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what is this pollution is in the picture

• water pollution

• noise pollution

• land pollution

• air pollution

• clean area

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