Task 1. Read the text carefully and answer the questions. The earth cannot rebalance due to environmental pollution. Human power created and destroyed life on Earth. Humans play a vital role in environmental degradation.
Impact of pollution on health.
Environmental pollution directly or indirectly affects the lives of humans and other species. Many living creatures that have existed for centuries next to humans on Earth are in danger.
Air exposure.
Exhaust and dust particles rise in the air in the form of smog and damage the respiratory system. They negatively affect the entire human body. Smog is generated as a result of emissions from industries and vehicles. Also, these factors negatively affect the life of animals, birds and insects.
Impact on land, soil.
Human organic and chemical waste, by their decomposition, harm the earth and soil. Pesticides, fertilizers, soil erosion cause contamination of land and soil.
Effect on water.
Water is easily contaminated by any pollutant such as human waste or chemical waste from factories. When юзwater passes through fields with pesticides, it becomes polluted and becomes dangerous to all life.
Impact on climate.
Climate change is also a cause of environmental pollution. Depletion of the ozone layer, greenhouse gases, global warming - all these climate changes are causing environmental pollution and threaten the life of our planet.
1. Who plays a vital role in environmental degradation? [1]
2. What directly or indirectly affects the life of people and other animal species? [1]
3. What do exhaust gases and dust particles do? [1]
4. What causes pesticides, fertilizers, soil erosion? [1]
5. What climate changes cause environmental pollution? [1]
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