Pollution 1
What is environment?
All the living and nonliving things around you.
What is ozone?
A gas made of three oxygen atoms.
What is hazardous waste in your notes?
Human made liquid, solid, sludge, or radioactive wastes.
Some people do this to the environment
pollute
This city is known for having to much Smog.
Los Angeles
What is pollute?
To make unfit or harmful for living things
Define climate change
A rise in the earth’s temperatures.
What is main cause of air pollution?
The burning of fossil fuels.
Pollution affects everything in your environment, so it’s important to do what?
Keep the environment clean.
Where is the ozone layer?
In the upper atmosphere.
What is pollution?
Dirty or harmful substances in the environment.
What is sewage?
Human waste, garbage, detergents, and other household wastes washed down drains and toilets.
Burning fossil fuels releases what?
Toxic gases into the atmosphere.
What does Acid rain do?
harm plants
What does the ozone layer do?
It shields the Earth from the Sun’s harmful UV rays.
Define fossil fuels
The oil, coal, and natural gas that are used to provide energy
landfills are defined as?
Huge specially designed pits where waste materials are dumped and buried.
Chemicals released from burning fossil fuels include
Sulfur dioxides and nitrogen oxides.
When ozone mixes with other gases it forms what?
Smog
Name 3 things that damage the Ozone Layer?
aerosol cans, Emissions from automobiles, Chemicals used in refrigerators and air conditioners
What is acid rain?
Rain that is more acidic than normal rain.
Biodegradable means what?
Easily broken down in the environment.
Your Environment includes what?
forests, mountains, rivers, and oceans.
It also includes your home, school, and community.
The air you breathe, the water you drink, the plants and animals
Many cities issue warnings on days when there is too much what?
Smog
When heat from carbon dioxide and other gases are trapped in the air, the effect is called the?
Greenhouse effect