Vocabulary
This is described as pinpointing an exact location of where a pollutant is coming from
What is Point source?
This is a poisonous gas released into the air, causing pollution
What is ozone?
This substance, when spilled, covers animals and limits light acess
What is oil?
Pollution from this point source can cause harm on agriculture
What is landfill?
The most common energy resource we use
What are fossil fuels?
A mixture of smoke or haze
What is Smog
Managing air quality can prevent this
What is acid rain?
This type of water pollution has been seen attaching itself to sea life
What is plastic?
This type of technology, is old, but has been used for ages to help keep animals off of their crops.
What is a scarecrow?
These are a major source of wind energy
What are wind turbines?
The protection of something so that it is not wasted is called
What is conservation?
One of the five air pollution sources listed in the notes
What are exhaust, smoke, factory emissions, farm fertilizer or volcanic gases?
Pollution that does not come from one specific source
What is non-point source?
This is used to rotate soil
What is a tiller?
This is referred to as monitoring and controlling how energy is used
What is energy management
This is considered the careful use of natural resources
What is resource management?
This is a car attachment that can help air pollution
What is a catalytic converter?
One of these three "R" words can help water stay clean.
What is recycle?
This is the process of restoring damaged soil so that it can be used again.
What is land reclamation?
This "R" word can help with energy conservation
This is due to the lack of access to reliable, or modern energy services
What is energy poverty?
This is when multiple people transport themselves somewhere together. It is a way to conserve air quality.
What is carpooling?
Communities come together and divide this river. This is a prime example of how a river system can be conserved (from notes)
What is the Rio Grande?
This refers to the removal of nutrients from soil
What is nutrient depletion?
This is considered the easiest and most important way to help manage energy resources
What is energy conservation?