Question

Write each label into the appropriate category.

1. Oil spilled from ocean drillingTorn fishing netsGarbage from cruise ships
2. Agricultural runoff containing nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers
3. Plastic bottle caps mistaken as food by sea birdsSewage from cities
4. Oil and gasoline dripped from motor vehiclesMercury from power plant emissions
Nutrient pollution Chemical pollution Trash and debris pollution

Answer 1

1. Chemical pollution

2. Nutrient pollution

3. Trash and debris pollution

4. Chemical pollution

Step-by-step explanation:

• The oil spills create leakages of oil from the carrier directly into the oceans. Which has harmful effects especially for the marine environments.

• It creates a hazard-like situation and badly impacts or affects the productivity of the waters. Hence is chemical pollution as oil had a different chemical composition than water.

• The release of agricultural run-off into the rivers or streams or the nearby areas or urban runoff leads to the problems of nutrients that deplete the oxygen levels from the water and enhances the algae blooms.

• The dumping of plastics and other wastes leads to debris pollution as they dot get easily decomposed and stay for a longer duration in the water. Oil and gasoline again is a chemical pollutant along with motor vehicle exhaust.