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Question
State and explain two ways by which air gets polluted in nature.
Solution
Air gets polluted in nature by following ways :
- During forest fire, a large amount of carbon particles (smoke) and carbon-monoxide pollute the air.
- When volcanoes erupt, a huge amount of ash and sulphur-dioxide is added in the air as pollutants.
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