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What is a pollutant?
Substance that harms the environment.
What is the best way to manage waste?
Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Why is ozone a problem in the summer?
High temperatures increase ozone formation.
What causes excess algae?
Extra nutrients, like fertilizers.
Why should you be a good steward?
To protect God’s creation and future generations.
How do sanitary landfills prevent pollution?
Isolate waste using liners.
How does air pollution cause acid rain?
Pollutants mix with water vapor to form acid rain.
Name three indoor air pollutants.
Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, smoke.
How are sea animals affected by solid waste?
Entangled or ingest waste.
How can you be a good steward?
Reduce waste, conserve energy, recycle.
What problems are associated with sanitary landfills?
Leaks of leachate, methane gas buildup.
What problems result from air pollution?
Breathing issues, global warming.
How can oil get into water?
Tanker spills, runoff.
How does nature purify water?
Evaporation, bacteria, filtration.
Who benefits from good stewardship?
People, animals, future generations, the planet.
What are the benefits of incineration?
Reduces waste volume, generates energy.
What pollution is caused by burning fossil fuels?
Carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides.
Why is an oil spill a problem?
Harms animals, ecosystems.
What is stewardship?
Caring for the environment and living things.
What year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
Why are researchers exploring new methods of radioactive waste disposal?
Radioactive waste is hazardous for thousands of years.
Why are temperature inversions a problem?
Traps polluted air near the ground.
What is thermal pollution?
Warm water from power plants lowers oxygen.
How does God recycle?
Through nature’s cycles, like decomposition.
What year did the Declaration of independent get signed?
1776