pollution?
Air pollution is the addition of gases,
chemicals,
and particle matter into the atmosphere.
2. What causes air pollution?
Air pollution primarily comes from burning fossil
fuels such as natural gas, petroleum, and coal.
3. What is an example of air pollution in the
text?
Industry, including factories and power plants,
burn large quantities of fuel.
Burning coal and petroleum releases sulfur
oxides and nitrogen oxide into the air.
Airplanes, boats, and cars burn petroleum,
releasing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
The waste in landfills releases methane.
Animals emit carbon dioxide when they breathe,
and volcanoes release sulfur oxide.
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