Questions
What do we call any material that makes water dirty?
Pollution
What harmful thing can leak from cars and pollute drains?
Motor Oil
What natural resource do fish need in clean water to survive?
Oxygen
What simple action helps prevent water pollution at home?
Throwing garbage in the bin
Name one cause of water pollution.
Littering/oil spills / chemicals / sewage
What word means “to stop something from happening”?
Prevent
What do we call the natural world — land, air, plants, animals, water?
Environment
Which human activity washes fertilizers into rivers?
Farming/Agriculture
Why should we not dump waste in drains?
It flows into rivers and pollutes them
What is one effect of polluted water on humans?
Stomach sickness / diarrhea / poisoning
What harmful green growth appears when water is polluted with chemicals?
Algae / algal bloom
Name one item that often pollutes beaches in Jamaica.
Plastic bottles / plastic bags / styrofoam
What type of pollution happens when factories release chemicals into rivers?
Industrial pollution
Why are oil spills dangerous to sea animals?
It coats their bodies, poisons them, or removes oxygen
What harmful substances from farms cause overgrowth of algae?
Fertilizers
Why does water pollution reduce oxygen levels for fish?
Decaying waste uses up the oxygen
What should you do with plastic bottles instead of throwing them in a river?
Recycle or put them in the garbage bin.
Name one disease people can get from polluted water.
Cholera, diarrhea, dysentery
How does polluted water affect Jamaica’s tourism industry?
Dirty beaches scare visitors away
What is one Jamaican place that is harmed when water becomes polluted?
Beaches (like Hellshire).
What do we call anything that makes water dirty or unsafe?
A pollutant
What government action can help protect rivers from pollution?
Environmental laws/rules
Why is it important to keep rivers clean?
So people and animals have safe water
Who are pollutants