ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Question 1

Kinds of pollution (5)

Answer 1

AIR POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION
LIGHT POLLUTION
NOISE POLLUTION
THERMAL OR HEAT
POLLUTION

Question 2

is the introduction of
contaminants into the
natural environment that
cause adverse change.

Answer 2

Pollution

Question 3

Air that are harmful to human health

Answer 3

Air Pollution

Question 4

According to World Health
Organization (WHO) Air
pollution kills an estimated

Answer 4

seven (7) million people

Question 5

it is major pollutantin urban
air

Answer 5

CARBON MONOXIDE

Question 6

Formed mainly from N2
and O2 during hightemperature combustion offuel in cars.

Answer 6

NITROGEN OXIDE

Question 7

compounds composed of hydrogen and carbon

Answer 7

VOLATILE ORGANIC CARBONS

Question 8

90% of (?) emissions come from burning sulfur containing fossil fuels, such as coal, which may contain up to 6% sulfur.

Answer 8

SULFUR DIOXIDE

Question 9

comprises solid particles or liquid droplets (aerosols) small enough to remain suspended in air.

Answer 9

PARTICULATE MATTERS

Question 10

SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION (4)

Answer 10

MOBILE SOURCES
POINT SOURCES
AREA SOURCES
NATURAL SOURCES

Question 11

the largest source of air
pollutions it pertains to our
vehicles such as PUVs, PUJs,
tricycles etc.

Answer 11

MOBILE SOURCES

Question 12

Sources that emits large amount of pollution in a location

Answer 12

POINT SOURCES

Question 13

Made up of lots of smaller pollution sources that aren’t a big deal by themselves but when considered as a group can be.

Answer 13

AREA SOURCES

Question 14

can be considerable at times, but unlike other sources, they rarely cause extreme air pollution.

Answer 14

NATURAL SOURCES

Question 15

Contamination of water by an excess amount of substance that can cause harm to human beings

Answer 15

Water Pollution

Question 16

According to the World
Health Organization, in 2008
approximately (?) people in the world (or 13% of world population) did not have access to safe drinking water.

Answer 16

880 million

Question 17

DIFFERENT WATER BODIES (2)

Answer 17

LAKE
RIVER

Question 18

is a body of water that is surrounded
by land.

Answer 18

LAKE

Question 19

A freshwater that flows downhill from the
force of a gravity.

Answer 19

RIVER

Question 20

SOURCES OF WATER POLLUTION (2)

Answer 20

POINT SOURCES
NONPOINT SOURCES

Question 21

discharge their wastewater/effluent
directly to the receiving bodies of water.

Answer 21

POINT SOURCES

Question 22

are the combination of pollutants from a large area rather than from specific identifiable sources.

Answer 22

NONPOINT SOURCES

Question 23

resulting in
eutrophication and increased biological oxygen demand (BOD).

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Untreated wastewater

Question 24

RESULTS OF WATER POLLUTION (2)

Answer 24

CORAL REEF ACIDIFICATION
EUTROPHICATION

Question 25

due to continuous and rampant carbon emissions, carbon dioxides react to the water, resulting in the corals' white color and later on deathof the corals

Answer 25

CORAL REEF ACIDIFICATION

Question 26

Agricultural runoffs and untreated wastewater from restaurants were the primary cause of eutrophication.

Answer 26

EUTROPHICATION

Question 27

is the excessive, misdirected or invasive use of artificial outdoor lighting.

Answer 27

Light pollution

Question 28

TYPES OF LIGHT POLLUTION (4)

Answer 28

GLARE SKY GLOW LIGHT TRESPASS LIGHT CLUTTER

Question 29

Visual impairment that occurs when the light source is brighter than the light that your eyes used to.

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GLARE

Question 30

Upward directed light reflects on particles in the sky reducing visibility of stars.

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SKY GLOW

Question 31

The poor control of outdoor lighting crosses property lines and detracts from property values and our quality of life.

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LIGHT TRESPASS

Question 32

is a bright, confusing, and excessive groupings of light sources, commonly found in over-urban areas.

Answer 32

LIGHT CLUTTER

Question 33

EFFECTS OF LIGHT POLLUTION (4)

Answer 33

messing with our melatonin levels contributing to sleeping disorders Reduction increasing risks for obesity sleep disorders

Question 34

Is the disturbing or excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human and animal life

Answer 34

Noise Pollution

Question 35

The word noise comes from the Latin word

Answer 35

Nausea

Question 36

DIFFERENT SOURCES OF NOISE POLLUTION (2)

Answer 36

NATURAL NOISE MAN-MADE NOISE

Question 37

Noise that produced by nature

Answer 37

NATURAL NOISE

Question 38

2 types of MAN-MADE NOISE

Answer 38

MAN-MADE INDOOR NOISE MAN-MADE OUTDOOR NOISE

Question 39

Sounds emitted from our households

Answer 39

MAN-MADE INDOOR NOISE

Question 40

Social gathering/events generates too much noise and may affect the nearby households.

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MAN-MADE OUTDOOR NOISE

Question 41

types of MAN-MADE OUTDOOR NOISE (3)

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SOCIAL EVENTS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION

Question 42

EFFECTS OF NOISE POLLUTION (4)

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Damaged brain and hearing power Psychological disorders Increased risk of cardiovascular diseases Sleeping disorders

Question 43

The discharge of waste heat via energy dissipation into cooling water and subsequently into nearby waterways.

Answer 43

Thermal Pollution

Question 44

MAJOR SOURCES OF THERMAL POLLUTION (6)

Answer 44

1.) Fossil fuel electric power plants 2.) Nuclear fuel, electric power generating facilities 3.) Cooling operations associated with industrial manufacturing 4.) Earth’s surface temperatures 5.) CO and CO2 as products of combustion for greenhouse effect 6.) Hot water vapor