This document discusses pollution and its effects on the environment. It identifies three areas where pollution occurs - the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere. Most air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, gasoline and diesel. Burning these fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Specific sources of air pollution include vehicles, coal power plants, and factories. All pollution can damage plants and habitats, threatening endangered species. Air pollution specifically can increase greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, trapping heat and gradually increasing temperatures in a way that affects oceans and weather.
This document discusses pollution and its effects on the environment. It identifies three areas where pollution occurs - the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere. Most air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, gasoline and diesel. Burning these fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Specific sources of air pollution include vehicles, coal power plants, and factories. All pollution can damage plants and habitats, threatening endangered species. Air pollution specifically can increase greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, trapping heat and gradually increasing temperatures in a way that affects oceans and weather.
This document discusses pollution and its effects on the environment. It identifies three areas where pollution occurs - the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere. Most air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, gasoline and diesel. Burning these fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Specific sources of air pollution include vehicles, coal power plants, and factories. All pollution can damage plants and habitats, threatening endangered species. Air pollution specifically can increase greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, trapping heat and gradually increasing temperatures in a way that affects oceans and weather.
that surround the Earth. geosphere is the land that makes up the Earth. hydrosphere is the bodies of water that make up the Earth.
Most air pollution is the result of burning
fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel due to the release of particles and gases when burned.
The burning of these fossil fuels releases CO 2
into the atmosphere.
Specific Sources of Air Pollution:
Automobiles and other vehicles
Coal burning power plants
Factories, businesses, and homes using fuels
for daily operations.
Aerosols tiny particles suspended in the air
examples pressurized spray cans such as hair spray, air freshener, spray paint, etc. They tend to reflect the sun's solar radiation and possibly cool the affected areas.
All pollution can cause:
Damage to plants causes a loss of
habitat.
Loss of habitat threatens or endangers
species.
Air Pollution specifically Causes:
Greenhouse gases create a build-up of CO2 in
the atmosphere that traps the sun's heat as it reflects off the Earth's surface. This can gradually increase the Earth's temperatures which ultimately affects our ocean temperatures and weather patterns.