Ch 21 Flashcards

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Biodegradable

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Broken down easily in the enviroment

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EPA

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The goverment agency committed to protecting the enviroment

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Non renewable resource

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Subences in the enviroment that can not be replaced.

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Conversation

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Saving the resources.

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Precyclcyeing

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Reducing waste be fore it occurs

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Pollution

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Any dirty or harmful substance in the enviroment

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Pesticides

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Products used on crops to control pests

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Acid rain

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Rain that is far more acidic than normal

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Smog

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A yellow brown haze that forms when sunlight reacts with air pollution

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Ozone layer

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Shield that protects living things from ultra violet radiation

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Greenhouse effect

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The trapping of heat by carbon dioxide and other gases in the air

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Global warming

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A rise in the earths heat

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Landfills

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Huge pits of trash

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Hazardous waste

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Human made liquid or solid wastes that man endanger human health

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