Environmental Health and Pollution

What is Pollution?

• an unhealthy diet

• global warming

• lands, people and plants

• harmful substance introduced to the environment

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Ozone depletion is caused by

• nitrous oxide.

• carbon dioxide.

• chlorofluorocarbons.

• methane.

• all of the above.

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Exposure to high concentrations of which of the following substances can cause kidney and brain damage?

• Lead.

• Acid rain.

• Asbestos.

• Sulfur dioxide.

What does the word 'pollution' mean?

• the surroundings and conditions where a person, plant or animal lives

• the presence or introduction to the environment of a substance that has harmful effects

• something done in a way that is planned

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A result of using radioactive elements from atomic enery stations.

• air pollution

• radiation pollution

• land pollution

• water pollution

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How much of water on Earth is FRESH SURFACE water?

• 0.3%

• 3%

• 97%

• 30%

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Air pollution is one of the main causes of __________ disease

• bone

• respiratory

• diabetes

• kidney

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The ozone layer protects us from

• UV rays
• CFCs
• Increased atmospheric heat
• Decreased atmospheric heat

Carbon monoxide is released from...

• human body

• plants

• vehicles

• styrofoam

To help our environment, you should
 
 
  

• recycle, remember, and reduce.
• reduce, reuse, and recycle.
• reduce, repair, and recycle. 
•   reuse, replace, and recycle. 

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