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What is pollution?
What is pollution?
- The damage to air, water, and land caused by natural disasters
- The creation of harmful materials by human activity
- The introduction of volcanic ash into the environment
- The introduction of harmful materials into the environment (correct)
Which of the following is an example of a natural pollutant?
Which of the following is an example of a natural pollutant?
- Volcanic ash (correct)
- Pesticides
- Runoff from factories
- Trash
How do cars contribute to pollution?
How do cars contribute to pollution?
- By generating garbage and sewage
- By burning coal to create electricity
- By seeping pesticides into waterways
- By releasing pollutants from their exhaust pipes (correct)
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch an example of?
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch an example of?
Why are all forms of life threatened when air and water resources are polluted?
Why are all forms of life threatened when air and water resources are polluted?
How does pollution spread to remote areas where no people live?
How does pollution spread to remote areas where no people live?
What is the primary effect of air pollution from factories and power plants mentioned in the text?
What is the primary effect of air pollution from factories and power plants mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a major type of pollution in the text?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a major type of pollution in the text?
What was the cause of the deadly gas leak in Bhopal, India in 1984?
What was the cause of the deadly gas leak in Bhopal, India in 1984?
What phenomenon made volcanic ash from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa visible around the world?
What phenomenon made volcanic ash from the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa visible around the world?
What caused the toxic cloud that killed organisms near Lake Nyos, Cameroon in 1986?
What caused the toxic cloud that killed organisms near Lake Nyos, Cameroon in 1986?
What killed most of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE?
What killed most of the victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE?
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