Environmental Awareness and Protection Education Flashcards
Biological degradation under controlled conditions:
Composting
Any change in climate over time whether due to natural processes or as a result of human activity.
Climate Change
The process of lessening the fresh raw materials that affect air, water, and land pollution through proper waste disposal.
Reduce
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.
Nature knows best
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.
Smog
A substance that decomposes at a certain temperature in contact with air and moisture; generally containing nitrogen.
Putrescible
The earth’s resources can be classified as:
Renewable or Non-renewable
Gases formed by combustion. They are also active ingredients in the formation of acid rain.
Sulfur Oxides
It is the selection of a combination of techniques, technologies, and management programs to achieve waste management objectives.
Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM)
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.
Republic Act No. 9003
The Republic Act 8749: June 23, 1999 or the “Philippines Clean Air Act of 1999: is an act for?
Is an act providing for a comprehensive air pollution control policy and other purposes.
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.
False
It should be ‘Carbon Monoxide’, not carbon Dioxide
Are minute, microscopic particles suspended in the air. They range in size from 10 to less than 2.5 microns in diameter.
Particulates (also called sots)
True or False: Factories, crematoriums, incineration, power plants, garbage dumps, and construction sites are the stationary sources of pollutants.
True
An act providing for the conservation and protection of wildlife resources and their habitats, appropriating funds, therefore, and for other purposes.
Republic Act 9147
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.
Global warming
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.
Zero Waste Management
Key component of modern waste reduction:
Recycling
In which principle does this belongs to?
Each organism plays a fundamental role in nature.
All forms of life are important
An act regulating the ownership, possession, sale, importation, and use of chainsaws, penalizing violations thereof and for other purposes.
Republic Act 9175
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.
Environmental education
Republic Act No. 9512 is known as the:
National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008
The characteristic of a hazardous waste that reacts with others and may explode.
Reactive