Chap 21 Lesson 1 Flashcards
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Pesticides
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Products used on crops to control insects and other pests
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Pollution
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Dirty or harmful stuff in the Enviroment
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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 and air pollution mix
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Ozone layer
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A shield that protects living things from sun radiation
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Greenhouse effect
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The trapping of heat by carbon dioxide and other gases
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Global warming
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A rise in earths tempatures
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Landfills
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Huge pits where waste is dumped and buried
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Hazardousus waste
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Human made solid or liquid waste that endangers the humans or the Environment