Water Pollution Vocabulary
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100

List the components of the hydrologic cycle.

Evaporation

Transportation

Condensation

Runoff

Precipitation

Infiltration


100

Which agency regulates tap water?

EPA

100

What is combustion?

oxygen reacts with a fuel to release energy

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What are the health effects of sulfur dioxide?

burning in the respiratory tract

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What is the Clean Air Act?

a comprehensive federal law in the United States aimed at controlling air pollution and protecting air quality. It was originally enacted in 1963 and has been amended several times, notably in 1970, 1977, and 1990, to strengthen its provisions. The Act is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and establishes the legal framework for regulating air emissions from various sources to protect public health and the environment.

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What is an aquifer?

Aquifers are underground formations of rock and sand that hold water.

200

Which agency regulates bottled water, and which has stricter standards?

FDA

200

What are the reactants in a campfire?

Fuel and Oxygen (O2

200

What are the sources of nitrogen oxides?

automobiles and denitrification of fertilizer by soil bacteria

200

How do catalytic converters help reduce smog?

by passing engine exhaust through a series of precious metals that chemically change the gases into less harmful forms

300

What is water pollution?

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Ex. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as rivers, lakes, oceans, groundwater, and streams by harmful substances. This pollution occurs when pollutants, including chemicals, waste, and microorganisms, enter the water and degrade its quality, making it harmful to humans, animals, plants, and the ecosystem. 

300

What changes occurred as a result of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990?


It required tankers to have a double-hull design by 2015 and increased the legal liability of oil companies for spills.

300

What are the products in a campfire?

Particulates, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, etc

300

pH of acid rain

4.2-4.4

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400

What are graywater systems?

Recirculate used water from the sink or shower into the toilet or for yard irrigation.

400

What is the largest (by volume) oil spill ever to occur in the United States?

Deepwater Horizon

400

Describe the difference between primary and secondary pollutants.

Primary pollutants are directly released into the air from the source.

Secondary pollutants are formed when primary pollutants react with gases in the atmosphere.

400

What region of the country is most affected by acid rain?

The northeast

400

Which president signed the Clean Air Act into law?

President Richard Nixon

500

What is cultural eutrophication?

An increase in algae growth as fertilizer enters surface waters

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500

Give an example of both pure and dirty fuels.

Pure: Methane, gasoline, ethanol

"Dirty": Coal, oil, wood

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What changes were made to reduce photochemical smog?


Increasing fuel emission standards and requiring a cleaner-burning reformulated gas helped reduce these pollutants.

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 Define infiltration in the hydrologic cycle.

Water seeps through spaces in soil

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