Environmental Awareness and Protection Education Flashcards

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Biological degradation under controlled conditions:

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Composting

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Any change in climate over time whether due to natural processes or as a result of human activity.

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Climate Change

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The process of lessening the fresh raw materials that affect air, water, and land pollution through proper waste disposal.

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Reduce

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4
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In which principle does this belongs to?

Humans have to understand nature and have to abide by the rules, nature dictates. In essence, one must not go against the natural processes if one would like to ensure a continuous and steady supply of resources.

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Nature knows best

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Also called as the ground-level ozone that may cause lung inflammation, decreased ability to breathe, and susceptibility to respiratory diseases such as pneumonia, bronchitis, fibrosis, and premature lung aging. Children are susceptible to ozone exposure.

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Smog

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A substance that decomposes at a certain temperature in contact with air and moisture; generally containing nitrogen.

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Putrescible

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7
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The earth’s resources can be classified as:

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Renewable or Non-renewable

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8
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Gases formed by combustion. They are also active ingredients in the formation of acid rain.

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Sulfur Oxides

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9
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It is the selection of a combination of techniques, technologies, and management programs to achieve waste management objectives.

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Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM)

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10
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Provides the legal framework for the country’s systematic, comprehensive and ecological solid waste management program that shall ensure the protection of public health and the environment.

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Republic Act No. 9003

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The Republic Act 8749: June 23, 1999 or the “Philippines Clean Air Act of 1999: is an act for?

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Is an act providing for a comprehensive air pollution control policy and other purposes.

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True or False: Among the different air pollutants, 6 “criteria” pollutants such as ozone, carbon dioxide, lead, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and particulates determine air quality standards.

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False

It should be ‘Carbon Monoxide’, not carbon Dioxide

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13
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Are minute, microscopic particles suspended in the air. They range in size from 10 to less than 2.5 microns in diameter.

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Particulates (also called sots)

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14
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True or False: Factories, crematoriums, incineration, power plants, garbage dumps, and construction sites are the stationary sources of pollutants.

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True

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15
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An act providing for the conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their habitats, appropriating funds, therefore, and for other purposes.

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Republic Act 9147

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16
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The increase in the average temperature of the earth’s near-surface air and oceans that is associated with the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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Global warming

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17
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An ecological method of handling wastes that do not degrade the environment nor pollute the air, water, and soil and facilitate their sanitary retrieval, reuse, or recycling.

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Zero Waste Management

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18
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Key component of modern waste reduction:

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Recycling

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19
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In which principle does this belongs to?

Each organism plays a fundamental role in nature.

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All forms of life are important

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20
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An act regulating the ownership, possession, sale, importation, and use of chainsaws, penalizing violations thereof and for other purposes.

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Republic Act 9175

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21
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A learning process that increases people’s knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated challenges develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the challenges and fosters attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action.

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Environmental education

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22
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Republic Act No. 9512 is known as the:

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National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008

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23
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The characteristic of a hazardous waste that reacts with others and may explode.

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Reactive

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24
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Refers to organized efforts to teach about how natural environments function and how human beings can manage their behavior and ecosystems to live sustainably.

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Environmental Education

25
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Any material that cannot be degraded or decomposed by naturally occurring organisms such as bacteria and fungi in air, water, and soil:

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Non-biodegradable

26
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Includes certain kinds of seeds, pulp, peelings, pickles, sweets, or snacks:

A

Food Materials

27
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Kaya pa?

A

Tinatamad na ako :<

28
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Involves processing used, unwanted materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials.

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Recycling

29
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It is a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is, in addition to natural climate variability, observed over comparable time periods.

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Climate Change

30
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An act providing for comprehensive water quality management and other purposes.

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Republic Act 9275: March 22, 2004

31
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Enumerate the Seven Environmental Principles

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  1. Nature knows best
  2. All forms of life are important
  3. Everything is connected to everything else
  4. Everything changes
  5. Everything must go somewhere
  6. Our is finite earth
  7. Nature is beautiful and we are stewards of God’s creation
32
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An act to promote environmental awareness through environmental education and for other purposes.

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Republic Act No. 9512

33
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Gases produced from high-temperature combustion in the air. It can cause respiratory ailments like asthma and eye irritation. They are also an active ingredient in the formation of smog.

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Nitrogen oxides

34
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This means the re-utilization of materials for a particular purpose.

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Reuse

35
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The characteristic of a hazardous waste that can cause or enhance fire.

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Ignitable

36
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Special types of waste containing chemical biological and radioactive elements which are harmful to human health:

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Hazardous Waste

37
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The characteristic of a hazardous waste that destroys tissues or metals.

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Corrosive

38
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In which principle does this belongs to?

This principle is best exemplified by the concept of the ecosystem. In an ecosystem, all biotic and amniotic components interact with each other to ensure that the system is perpetuated.

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Everything is connected to everything else

39
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The gases involved in the greenhouse gases.

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These gases are water vapor, methane, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, ozone, hydrofluorocarbon, perfluorocarbon, and sulfur hexafluoride.

40
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The re-use, retrieval, and recommission of element/ matter for any purposes necessary to healthful and productive living; the process by which waste materials are transformed into new products in such a manner that the original products may lose their identity.

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Recycling

41
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The major ingredient in smog.

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Ozone

42
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Based on studies made by the National Solid Waste Management Commission Secretariat based at the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), the estimated per capita waste prduction daily is?

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0.5 kg

43
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This is an act providing for an ‘ecological solid waste management program’, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms and incentives, declaring certain acts prohibited and providing penalties, appropriating funds thereof, and for other purposes.

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Republic Act 9003: January 26, 2001

44
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Refuse from households, as distinguished from industrial waste, hospital waste, etc, which may be classified as biodegradable or non-biodegradable:

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Domestic Waste

45
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Solid wastes or a combination of solid waste that identity concentration or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics

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Hazardous Wastes

46
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The presence of substances in the air in amounts harmful to humans, other animals, and/ or plants.

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Air Pollution

47
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A toxic, odorless, colorless gas produced during fossil fuel or biomass burning.

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Carbon Monoxide

48
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The first bill that then Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law in 2001 was the:

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Republic Act No.9003 (RA 9003) or the Ecological Solid Waste Management (ECOSWAM)

49
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Republic Act 8749: June 23, 1999 is known as the:

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Philippines Clean Air Act of 1999

50
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Any material that can be broken down by naturally occurring organisms such as bacteria and fungi in air, water, and soil.

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Biodegradable

51
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Comprehensive and integrated management of toxic substances and hazardous wastes.

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Hazardous Waste Management

52
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The Three Main Goals of Hazardous Waste Management

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  1. Protection of the Environment
  2. Improvement of Public Health
  3. Conservation of Energy
53
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The controlled process by which combustible materials are burned and changed into gases and residues that contain little or no combustible materials:

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Incineration

54
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What does the acronym NSWMC stands for?

It is responsible for the formulation of the National Solid Waste Management Framework and other policies on solid waste, overseeing the implementation of solid waste management plans and the management of the solid waste management fund.

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National Solid Waste Management Commission

55
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It concluded that climate change is already occurring and that further acceleration will result in two (2) degrees increase in global temperature and extreme weather conditions.

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The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 4AR 2007)

56
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Include anything thrown away such as garbage, rubbish, trash, litter, junk, and refuse from any source:

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Solid Waste

57
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When these gases increase in volume, more solar heat will be trapped resulting in a warmer atmospheric condition. This phenomenon is called?

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Greenhouse Effect

58
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This principle is the most basic and encompasses all the others.

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Nature knows best