Air
Pollution
Pollution
An AQI that is below 30 is a good score, True or False
True
True or False: Dumping trash and oil into bodies of water as well as fertilizer and pesticide runoff are all causes pollution.
True, these factors cause tremendous water pollution.
True or False: The trash we throw away can cause soil pollution.
True: Decomposing trash produces leachate and releases methane which can both cause pollution.
We measure air pollution using this.
What is the Air Quality Index (AWI)
Name 2 impacts of land contamination .
What is waste/chemicals can leach into groundwater, wildlife habitats are destroyed, wildlife gets sick, crops might be unusable or deplete the nutrients in the soil.
What 2 things must be present for smog to form
Pollution and Sunlight
Introduce laws
Set fines
Provide new sources of energy
When trees are cut down to make room for buildings or growing crops it is called..
Deforestation
When something can decay and return to the soil.
What is biodegradable?
What is emissions from factories, and cars?
What is acid rain?
Acid rain is when air pollution mixes with water droplets in the atmosphere then falls to the earth.
A place where water is filtered and cleaned before being discharged into a body of water to be reused is called...
What is a water treatment plant?
A trash-less or waste free lunch contains
What is items that are reusable and/or biodegradable. No trash is produced.
The variety of organisms on Earth or in a specific location.
What is biodiversity?
Describe the difference between good ozone and bad ozone
What is good ozone protects us from UV rays and is found in the atmosphere. Bad ozone is also called ground level ozone since it can be found near the ground. It is dangerous if breathed in?
The Ozone "hole" can eventually be "repaired". True or False
True
Waste water and storm drain water are always treated, True or False
False
Name a negative impact of green space.
What is it does not allow for building of any kind.
Organisms that work together or effect each other
What is interact?
Name two ways that indoor and outdoor air pollution are similar.
What is they are caused by humans, They can cause health problems?
Name one effect that air pollution has on humans and one effect that it has on the environment.
Humans: Lung Cancer, Respiratory Infections, Asthma, Heart Disease, Birth Defects, Reduction in Visibility/Eye Irritation
Environment: Smog, Greenhouse Gases, Ozone Depletion, Global Warming, Damage to Plants' and Animals' Health
This causes an algal bloom
What is fertilizer runoff from farms and lawns?
What is the name of the government agency that protects our environment
The EPA, Environmental Protection Agency
Land that is only for trails and beauty. It is not developed.
What is green space?
Name a way that humans can reduce land contamination.
What is reduce the amount of trash we produce, reuse non-biodegradable items, recycle, reject items that are over packaged or are made of non-biodegradable/non-recyclable materials, monitor landfills so that contaminates don't leach into the groundwater?