Air
Pollution
Pollution
Water
Pollution
Pollution
Land
Pollution
Pollution
Noise and Light
Pollution
Pollution
100
True of False: All causes of air pollution are man-made.
False
100
What pollutant is being spilled into the ocean in this picture?
Oil
100
What is this mountain of trash called?
A landfill
100
True or False: Noise pollution is not harmful because it is invisible.
False: Noise pollution has harmful effects even though it is invisible.
200
If the air looks like this, what should you do?
Wear a mask
stay indoors with an air purifier
200
Name two ways you can save water.
Take shorter showers, turn off the water when brushing your teeth, check for leakage in your home
200
True or False: Land pollution can cause soil to
True.
200
Name two sources of man-made noise pollution.
Cars, Planes, Trains, Construction/Industry, Alarms and Loudspeakers, etc.
300
The AQI measures how clean the air is.
Using the picture to help you, up until what number is it safe for children to run around outside without a mask?
100.
Children are considered part of the sensitive group because their bodies are still developing.
300
True or False: Water pollution can occur naturally.
True: Volcanic eruptions, animal waste, and algae blooms can cause pollution naturally.
300
When trees are cut down to make room for buildings or growing crops it is called..
Deforestation
300
What is a source of light pollution?
Billboards, Streetlamps, Office Buildings, Cars
400
Name two things that we can do to reduce air pollution.
Spread Awareness, Turn Off Electronics, Carpool/Ride Bikes/Walk, Save Water, Buy Organic Foods, Compost
400
What type of pollution picks up oil, animal waste, chemicals, and other pollutants on the group and brings it into our water drains?
Run off pollution
400
Name two things you can do to reduce land pollution.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse
Pick up trash in the environment
Compost left-over food
400
How can noise pollution cause harm to animals?
Many animals use their sense of hearing to find food and/or defend themselves, which is negatively effected by noise pollution.
Noise pollution can cause many animals stress and anxiety.
500
Name one effect that air pollution has on humans.
Humans: Respiratory Infections, Asthma, Heart Disease, Reduction in Visibility/Eye Irritation
500
True or False: Pollution in rivers and ponds cannot contaminate the water we use for drinking.
False: Water pollutants can reach the groundwater, which may end up in our homes.
500
How can lessen the amount of waste in a landfill?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
500
Sea turtle hatchlings instinctively follow the light of the moon to the ocean. How might light pollution negatively affect these turtles?
Lights near the ocean can cause sea turtle hatchlings to travel away from the water instead of to it.