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Chapter 21 Flashcards

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Products used on crops to control insects and other pests

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Pesticides

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Any dirty or harmful substance in the environment

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Pollution

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Rain that is for more toxic than usual

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Acid rain

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

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Smog

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Shield that protects living things from ultraviolet radiation

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Ozone layer

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

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Greenhouse effect

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A rise in earths temperatures

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Global warming

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Huge pits where wastes are dumped and buried

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Landfills

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Human-made liquid or solid wastes that may endanger human health or the environment

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Hazardous wastes

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A government agency that is committed to protecting the environment

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EPA

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Broken down easily in the environment

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Biodegradable

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Substances that cannot be replaced once they are used

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Nonrenewable resources

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Saving of resources

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Conservation

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Reducing waste before it occurs

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Precycling

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What is pollution

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Harmful things in the environment

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What contributes to air, water, and land pollution

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Air: smoke, burning things, and fossil fuels

Water: putting trash in water, putting waste in water

Land: littering, and landfills

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Develop ways to reduce contributing to pollution

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Turn off lights, don’t litter, clean up after myself

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Describe reduce reuse and recycle

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Reduce: reduce pollution and polluting

Reuse: use things more than once

Recycle: make things into other things and reuse stuff

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Explain actions and individuals can take to protect the environment

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Clean up, don’t litter, reduce pollution, reuse, and recycle

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Identify non renewable resources

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Coal, oil, and natural gas

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