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Which of the following is the definition of pollution?
Which of the following is the definition of pollution?
- The introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change (correct)
- The management of waste materials
- The extraction of resources from the natural environment
- The release of natural substances into the environment
What can pollution take the form of?
What can pollution take the form of?
- Only gas substances
- Any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (correct)
- Only solid substances
- Only liquid substances
What are pollutants?
What are pollutants?
- Natural events
- Naturally occurring contaminants
- Components of pollution (correct)
- Foreign substances/energies
What does the term 'pollution' generally imply?
What does the term 'pollution' generally imply?
How is pollution often classified?
How is pollution often classified?