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Respect your environment
Clean Air
Protecting Our Water
Protecting our Land
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What is an ecosystem

A system made up of all the living things in an area and the nonliving parts of their environment

100
What are tiny particles in the air such as dirt, soot, ashes, and pollen.
Particulates
100
What is water runoff?
contaminated water that runs off the land into a body of water.
100
what is landfill?
A place where wastes are dumped and buried
100
This is defined as the ability to do work
energy
200
What type of organism cannot make their own food?
consumers
200
Describe Smog
smoke and fog combined
200
Thermal Pollution
Pollution of water by excessive heat
200
What is radwaste?
radioactive waste such as contaminated soil and water.
200
Define support network?
A group of poeple who help and encourage you.
300
What is a resource that can be replaced once they are used called?
Renewable Resource
300
Describe greenhouse effect
the trapping of heat by carbon dioxide and other gases in the air.
300
Define the Water Cycle
the cycle of water evaporating from the earth's surface into the clouds, back down in form of percipitation.
300
This means able to be broekn down by organisms to become part of Earth's natural resources.
biodegradable
300
What is social-emotional environment?
refers to the quality of the contacts one has with other people.
400
Pollution
any change in the air,water, soil, noise level, or temperature that has a negative effect on life and health.
400
What is Global Warming?
an ongoing increasing of Earth's temperature.
400
Each person in the United States uses how many of gallons of water per day?
80 to 100
400
paper, glass, plastic, and metal are all what?
recycling categories
400
What type of pollution can have a negative effect on mental health and increase stress levels?
visual pollution
500
Describe the Environmental Protection Agency
A regulatory agency responsible for reducing and controlling environmental pollution.
500
Sick Building Syndrome
Is an illness that is caused by indoor air pollution.
500
What are trihalomethanes?
chlorine can react with other substances in the water to form dangerous chemicals.
500
AT What percentage does the US recycle most of its waste?
30 %
500
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, about ____________ of household solid waste could be composted.
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