Health Vocab 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 far more acidic than normal
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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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A 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 gasses in the air
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Greenhouse effect
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A rise in the 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 of the environment
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Hazardous wastes
