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Which word is the origin of the term 'pollution'?
Which word is the origin of the term 'pollution'?
- Environment
- Imbalance
- Latin word pollution (correct)
- Making dirty
What does pollution cause in the environment?
What does pollution cause in the environment?
- Survival of all forms of life
- Clean air
- Harmful substances
- Imbalance (correct)
What does the imbalance caused by pollution threaten?
What does the imbalance caused by pollution threaten?
- Survival of all forms of life (correct)
- Water and air
- Harmful substances
- Clean environment
True or false: Pollution is the process of making the environment dirty by adding harmful substances?
True or false: Pollution is the process of making the environment dirty by adding harmful substances?
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True or false: Pollution can cause an imbalance in the environment?
True or false: Pollution can cause an imbalance in the environment?
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True or false: Pollution threatens the survival of all forms of life?
True or false: Pollution threatens the survival of all forms of life?
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Origin of "Pollution"
- The term "pollution" originates from the Latin word "pollutio," meaning "defilement" or "foulness."
Effects of Pollution
- Pollution causes harm to the environment by introducing harmful substances.
- This, in turn, causes an imbalance in the environment.
Threats of Pollution
- The imbalance caused by pollution threatens the survival of all forms of life.
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