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2. Tick (v) the correct option., a. What does soil pollution mean?, i. Improving soil quality, ii. | Adding water to soil, ili, Altering the balance of soil W, , b. Why is soil pollution bad?, i. It reduces oxygen in the atmosphere., ii. It makes soil unfit for the growth of plants. v, iii, It stops animals from grazing., , 3. How can polluted soil affect our food?, , Ans: When harmful chemicals are added to soil, they also get added to the, , , , vi les or fruits grown in th iT il. When we consume thi, fruits and vegetables, we may fall sick because of the harmful chemicals, present in them. This is how the polluted soil affects our food and us., , , , , , 4. List three steps you can take to reduce soil pollution., , Ans:_ The three steps | can take to reduce soil pollution are, 1. separating dry and wet wastes for disposing in dustbins, , , , , , assigned for each., , , , 2. using organic fertilisers like peels of vegetables, etc., , , , 3. growing different plants one after the other in the same field to keep, soil healthy and fertile., , , , , , , , , , , , 32, SCHOOL,