Land Contamination

Which statement is TRUE about soil?

• A. It can be replaced rather quickly

• B. The soil that is most likely to erode is topsoil

• C. Wind is a human activity that can cause soil erosion

• D. Bottom-soil is the most nutrient-rich soil

What is land pollution?

• A. The cutting of trees in an open forest 
• B. Oil spilling into the lake 
• C. Any type of destruction too the Earth's land 
• D. Car washed outside in the cold 

Which of these factors increases land pollution?

• A. Throwing paper cups and forks in an recycle bin

• B. Throwing plastic bags and paper around the playground

• C. Collecting trash from around the gym

• D. Going to sleep at home

After playing ball Mike threw empty water bottles out the window. This is a form of Land Pollution. True or False

• A. True

• B. False

Most pedestrians leave unwanted cans in the town park. John says that it is not a form of land pollution. True or False

• A. True

• B. False

Which is not a source of land pollution?

• A. Cutting the grass

• B. Littering

• C. Pouring gasoline on plants

• D. Emptying waste products on someone's land

Which selection is TRUE?

• A. Land pollution is caused by smog

• B. Land pollution consists of any harmful substance that is added to the land

• C. Land pollution always starts in January

• D. Land pollution is when an harmful substance enters a body of water

Which selection is TRUE

• A.Land pollution is caused by smog
• B. Land pollution is consist of any harmul substance to the land
• C. Land pollution always starts in January 
• D. land pollutuion is when an harmul substance enters the body of water 

Which statement is FALSE about Love Canal?

• A. a chemical company sold the land to a school system for $1

• B. the steel drums with chemicals stayed in tact and never leaked

• C. Love Canal became a Superfund Site where toxic wastes were secured and cleaned up

• D. children were able to play in the soil without any harmful side effects

Which of the following is TRUE?

• A. Land pollution could cause death

• B. Land pollution could cause skin diseases

• C. Land pollution is a serious problem

• D. All of the above