Question

Use categorization to remember the following sources of pollution in the environment:

Answer 1

cookers : oven, gas barbecues, stoves

transportation : automobiles, trucks, airplanes, ships

chemicals : liquid detergent, bleach, furniture polish

i got it right on the test btw :)

Answer 2

Pollution can be categorized into several types:

1) Air Pollution

2) Water Pollution

3) Soil Pollution

4) Noise Pollution

5) Radioactive Pollution

6) Light Pollution

7) Thermal Pollution and

8) Visual Pollution.

Four main types of  pollution sources:

1) Mobile sources  

2) Stationary sources  

3) Area sources  

4) Natural sources  

Using these categories and sources, we can organize given items as follows:

Category:  Air Pollution

Source:  Mobile Sources

         Automobiles

        Trucks

        Airplanes

        Ships

Source: Natural Resources

          Gas

Source: Stationary sources

          Oven

         Stoves

         Furniture polish

         Barbeques

 Category: Water Pollution

Source: Stationary sources

         Liquid detergent

         Bleach