Last Chapter Flashcards

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Pesticides

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Ro ducts on crops to protect from bugs

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Polution

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Harmful or deadly substance in enviornment

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Acid rain

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Rain that’s toxic

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Smog

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Yellow brown chemical that forms when sunlight hits it

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Ozone layer

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Layer shield around earth that protects us from uv rays

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Greenhouse effect

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Trapping heat and gas in the air

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Global warming

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Rise in earths temperature

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Hazardous waste

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Man made substances that may endanger or harm a human

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Contributes to air, land, and water pollution

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Not recycling, burning leaves, littering

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Ways to refuse pollution

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Recycle, reduse, reuse, compost,

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How pollution effects enviornment

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It can harm animals, pollute the air, contaminate water

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EPA

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Organization to protect enviornment

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Biodegradable

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Broken down in enviornment easy

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Nonrenewable resources

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Substances that can’t be replaced

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Conservation

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Saving of resources

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Precycling

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Reducing before it occurs

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3rs

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Reduse reuse recycle, reduse is your consumption of energy, reuse is is repairing or donating, recycle is by making items usable again

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Actions taken to protect enviornment

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Walk or ride bike, bus carpool, use less gas, don’t burn trash and leaves

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Nonrenewable examples

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Oil, coal, fossil fuels