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Compelling Questions and Contemporary Issues — Test

Question 10 • Principles of American Democracy

What does air pollution most directly cause? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
plant damage due to acid rain
B
continuing global warming
C
human health risks
D
harm to aquatic organisms
E
increased soil erosion

Explanation

Air pollution can directly damage plants when pollutants form acid rain, contribute to ongoing global warming through greenhouse gases, and create health risks when people breathe harmful particles or gases. Harm to aquatic organisms and increased soil erosion can occur for other environmental reasons, but they are not the three most direct effects asked for here.

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