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Match each word below with its correct definition.

• noise pollution || any loud sounds that are either harmful or annoying to humans and animals
• visual pollution || anything unattractive or visually damaging to the nearby landscape
• radioactive pollution || the release of unwanted radioactive material into the environment

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When _______ happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans changes. 

1. noise pollution
2. thermal pollution
3. light pollution
4. water polution

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Air pollution occurs when the atmosphere contains gases, dust, or fumes _______ harmful amounts.

1. in
2. after
3. with
4. into

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When radiation goes into the land, air or water, it is called ________ pollution. ​

1. radioactivity
2. radiation
3. radioactive
4. radioactively

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Too much use of electric lights in cities may cause ________ pollution.

1. lightness
2. englightening
3. lightning
4. light

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Water || Noise || Garbage pollution is the contamination of lakes, rivers, oceans, or ground water, usually by human activities.

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Land/ Soil pollution happens when human activities destroys the Earth’s surface.

1. pollution
2. when
3. destroys
4. Earth’s

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Noise pollution occurs because there is too many loud sounds in the environment.

1. is
2. Noise
3. occurs
4. in

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The sight of too many telephone poles, advertising billboards, overhead power lines, or shop signs may cause  pollution. (vision)

Match each word/phrase below with its correct Vietnamese translation.

• radioactive pollution || ô nhiễm phóng xạ
• noise pollution || ô nhiễm tiếng ồn
• visual pollution || ô nhiễm thị giác - tầm nhìn
• thermal pollution || ô nhiễm nhiệt