Air Pollution and Noise Pollution
Substances that contaminate the environment and can harm people
What are Pollutants?
EPA stands for
What is Environmental Protection Agency?
Percentage of water on Earth that can be used as drinking water
What is 1%?
Turns used materials into new products
What is Recycling?
Example of using Chemicals safely
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What is....
Reading labels carefully
Not mixing chemicals
Wearing Gloves and Protective Eyewear
Use chemicals outside or open windows
Store Dispose of chemicals properly
Fog mixed with smoke and chemical fumes (often found in Urban Environments)
What is Smog?
Measurement for the number of pollutants in the air
What is the Air Quality Index (AQI)?
Human Causes of Water Pollution
What is pesticides and fertilizers, oil, grease, chemicals, metals, etc.?
Gathering food scraps into a bin and letting it decompose
What is compost?
Caused by Air Pollution (hint: causes rising global temperatures)
What is Climate Change?
Precipitation that contains particles of acid
What is Acid Rain?
Sets rule and regulations to protect the environment and people's health
What is the EPA?
Natural Causes of Water Pollution
What is Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc. ?
Natural disasters that sweep away hazardous materials into water.
Products that have less harmful impacts on the environment
What are Green Products?
What are Fossil Fuels?
An example of a air pollutant
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What is paint, tobacco smoke, cleaning products, pet dander, dust, fire smoke, etc.?
Makes hazardous substances less dangerous
What is Treatment?
Remove pollutants and clean water before water returns to homes, farms, or industries.
What is a Water Treatment Plant?
Way to use less energy to conserve resources
What is turning off lights when leaving a room, keeping doors/windows closed when using ac/heat, shutting the refrigerator after use, and buying energy-efficient products, etc.?
Cause by air pollution and can lead to shifting weather patterns, natural disasters, rising temperatures, and rising sea levels.
What is Climate Change?
Examples of Health Conditions caused by Air Pollution
What is Cancer, Heart Disease, Respiratory Diseases, Irritation of eyes, nose, and throat, etc. ?
A tier on the Environmental Protection Hierarchy
What is source reduction, reusing, recycling, treatment, or disposal?
Where is a Water Treatment Plant in Twin Falls?
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What is in the Canyon?
Maintaining natural resources in the environment
What is creating Sustainability?
The purpose of Earth Day
What is to demonstrate support for environmental protection?