Question

port c-direction: below are listed several kinds of pollution. indicate how each type of pollution should be classified by placing a check mark in the appropriate column.

1. exhaust being discharged by automobile engines.
2. chemicals being dumped from a house into a sewer line.
3. oil being spilled while being transported by an ocean liner.
4. a towns trash being dumped into an abandoned stone quarry.
5. fish being killed by waste from a factory.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze each pollution type

• Exhaust being discharged by automobile engines (1): Automobile exhaust affects the air, so it is air pollution.
• Chemicals being dumped from a house into a sewer line (2): Chemicals in sewer can contaminate water, so it is water pollution.
• Oil being spilled while being transported by an ocean liner (3): Oil spill in ocean affects water, so it is water pollution.
• A town’s trash being dumped into an abandoned stone quarry (4): Trash dumped on land (quarry is land - related), so it is land pollution.
• Fish being killed by waste from a factory (5): Factory waste in water (as fish live in water) kills fish, so it is water pollution.

Answer:

1. Air Pollution
2. Water Pollution
3. Water Pollution
4. Land Pollution
5. Water Pollution