Vocabulary
Air Pollution
EPA
Effects on Health from Environment
Ecosystems
100

Colorless, tasteless, odorless Gas

Radon

100

Fuel Emissions harm

Health and the environment

100

What does EPA stand for

Environmental Protection Agency

100

What can pollution lead to

Disease

100

What are ecosystems made of

interrelated living and non living parts

200

Contributes to greenhouse affect by absorbing infrared radiation

Green house gases

200

Detectors to have in your home

Carbon monoxide

200

EPA's Job

Setting and enforcing laws for landfills

200

Estimated human population

7.7 Billion

200

What are some things ecosystems include

Plants, fungi, and animals

300

vocab term for clearing a wide area of trees

Deforestation

300

Fuel Emissions include

Natural gas, Oil, and coal

300

Landfills cannot store (    ) 

hazardous waste

300

What year did the population reach 1 billion

1800

300

What is influenced by the abiotic parts of the ecosystem

Types of life found in those ecosystems

400

Shortage of water due to low amounts of rainfall for an abnormally long time

Drought

400

Fuel emissions are also called

Fossil Fuels

400

What does the EPA require

Communities dispose of waste in certain ways 

400

How many people don't have safe drinking water

2.5 billion

400

There is a barrier between ecosystems

False

500

Sets and enforces laws related to landfills

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

500

What pollutants do you test homes for?

Radon, mold, and asbestos

500

Examples of Hazardous waste

Batteries, motor oil, gasoline, and some household chemicals

500

What are the three most populous countries in the world

China, India, and The united states

500

What things can move between ecosystems

Pollution, toxins, and Environmental damage