Match the following. Column 1 Column 2 1. Dysentery a. Plastic, glass and metals 2. Washing clothes in a lake. b. Dust bin 3. Breathing problems. c. Water pollution 4. Solid waste. d. Disease 5. Rubbish e. Air pollution

1- d Dysentery is a kind of disease. Polluted water can harm the plants and animals that live in water bodies. 2- c Washing clothes in a lake makes water pollution. While washing clothes we dump detergent, soaps and chemicals into the lake that can contaminate water. It also affects harm to aquatic animals such as fish. 3- e Breathing problems are because of air pollution. We need clean air to breathe. Burning wood and petrol produces harmful gases that pollute the air. So we should plant more trees because they purify air. 4- b Solid wastes like plastic, glass and metals are generated from human activities. We should not throw solid wastes in soil or water bodies. They take several years to decay. 5- a Rubbish is kept in a dust bin. We should not throw waste in open area because they pollute area and spread germs, so we should keep our surroundings clean. Column 1 Column 2 1. Dysentery d. Disease 2. Washing clothes in a lake. c. Water pollution 3. Breathing problems. e. Air pollution 4. Solid waste. a. Plastic, glass and metals 5. Rubbish b. Dust bin

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Name two insoluble substances that causes water pollution.

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Which of these causes pollution?

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Which of the following diseases is caused due to regular drinking of polluted water?

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Polluted water can cause diseases such as diarrhoea.

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(Cooling, Boiling, filtering)

_____ water kill germs.

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Daily human activities like bathing in the river does not cause pollution.

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We should not throw waste in _____. (dustbin/water bodies)

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_____ (Germs/charms) can make us ill.

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The oil from ships leaks into the water making it polluted with harmful _____ (microbes/chemicals).

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Polluted water causes _____ in humans.

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Something that pollutes water _____ (garbage/fish)

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Germs in water can be killed by _____.

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Define the term drainage.

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Write two ill-effects of water pollution.

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How is man harming the environment?

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Describe how water can become polluted. What can we do to keep water clean?

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A good house should have a proper _____ (drainage/remote) system to carry away dirty water.

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Write any two human activities that pollute river water.

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Match the following.

Column 1	Column 2
1. Dysentery	a. Plastic, glass and metals
2. Washing clothes in a lake.	b. Dust bin
3. Breathing problems.	c. Water pollution
4. Solid waste.	d. Disease
5. Rubbish	e. Air pollution

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Pollution causes _____.

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Which of the following is a communicable disease?

Name two insoluble substances that causes water pollution.

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