Water Pollution
Pollution from a single source
Point-source pollution
This law was passed in 1970 saying that the Environmental Protection Agency has the right to regulate vehicle emissions.
The Clean Air Act
What is urban sprawl?
When a city grows larger from people moving out.
Give a definition of pollution.
Something that makes the environment worse.
Give two examples of fossil fuels.
Oil, natural gas, coal.
Pollution from many sources that accumulates
Non-point source pollution
This deadly gas is created by cars and you cannot smell it or see it.
Carbon monoxide
What is an example of a National Park?
Yellowstone National Park
Give an example of something that is biodegradable.
Why are plants important to human life? Give at least one reason.
They provide food for all organisms, they create oxygen through photosynthesis, they remove carbon from the atmosphere.
This includes all the land that drains into a single water source
Watershed
This is caused by tiny particles of liquid or solid matter
Particulate matter
What does land management protect us from? Give at least one example:
1. Urban Sprawl
2. Overgrazing
3. Invasive plant species
4. Deforestation
Give an example of something that is non-biodegradable
Plastic, oil, metal, batteries, electronic devices
Give three human activities that contribute to climate change.
We did a lab to discover what was polluting the water. What were TWO of the three pollutants we discovered?
Bacteria from the dog park, chlorine from the pool, soap from the car wash.
These compounds make toxic fumes when they vaporize
Volatile organic compounds
Answers will vary
Explain why biodiversity is important for a healthy ecosystem.
Answers will vary.
We read about how the children in Flint, Michigan were sick from something polluting the water. What was it?
Lead
This comes from burning fossil fuels and can create acid rain.
Sulfur oxides (especially sulfur dioxide)
What law, passed in 1964, protects designated areas?
The Wilderness Act
Bacteria cycle nutrients through decomposing them. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria remove nitrogen from the atmosphere and create molecules that plants can use.