Last Chapter Flashcards
Pesticides
Ro ducts on crops to protect from bugs
Polution
Harmful or deadly substance in enviornment
Acid rain
Rain that’s toxic
Smog
Yellow brown chemical that forms when sunlight hits it
Ozone layer
Layer shield around earth that protects us from uv rays
Greenhouse effect
Trapping heat and gas in the air
Global warming
Rise in earths temperature
Hazardous waste
Man made substances that may endanger or harm a human
Contributes to air, land, and water pollution
Not recycling, burning leaves, littering
Ways to refuse pollution
Recycle, reduse, reuse, compost,
How pollution effects enviornment
It can harm animals, pollute the air, contaminate water
EPA
Organization to protect enviornment
Biodegradable
Broken down in enviornment easy
Nonrenewable resources
Substances that can’t be replaced
Conservation
Saving of resources
Precycling
Reducing before it occurs
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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
Actions taken to protect enviornment
Walk or ride bike, bus carpool, use less gas, don’t burn trash and leaves
Nonrenewable examples
Oil, coal, fossil fuels