Air Pollution
precipitation that is more acidic than normal because of air pollution
Acidic Rain
A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a relatively
short time.
Renewable resource
The water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, toilets, and showers
Sewage
source of pollution is widely spread and cannot be tied to a specific origin
A nonpoint source
The advance of desert-like conditions into areas that previously were fertile; caused by
overfarming, overgrazing, doubt, and climate change
Desertification
Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or the remains of organisms; earth
materials deposited by erosion
Sediment
The contamination of Earth’s land, water, or air
air pollution
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil
erosion
block light and deplete the water of oxygen, killing everything else in the water
The algae block
This results in a thick, brownish haze that hovers over a city
Smog
Using a resource in ways that maintain it at a certain quality for a certain period of time
Sustainable
A type of pollution caused by factories and power plants releasing superheated water
into bodies of water
Thermal pollution
is toxic to humans and it causes lung infections and harms the body's immune
system.
ozone
Anything naturally occurring in the environment that humans use
Natural resource
Animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides are.....
farming waste