Pollution #1 (U8)
What Pollution is this? (U8)
Pollutants enter the atmosphere via combustion and fall to Earth via precipitation.
Air Pollution
Most viral ______ spread from one person to another (U9)
Diseases
What is this? (U8)
Land area that drains into a particular body of water is...
A Watershed
How old do you have to be to vote? (U9)
18
True or False? (U8)
Oil pollution can cause a limit of photosynthesis.
True!
Which Zones of Groundwater is the lowest? (U8)
a) Zone of Saturation
b) Zone of Aeration
c) Water Table
A) Zone of Saturation
The National Parks Service (NPS) main purpose is..(U9)
a)Enforces important wildlife protection policies
b)Enforces national enviro. policies
c)Manages national parks
C) Manages national parks
What Pollutant is this? (U8)
-Fugan growth on wet spores
-Can cause allergy symptoms and sickness
____: An organism in which a pathogen lives all or part of its life. (U9)
Host
True or False? (U8)
Influent is the type of water that goes out.
False!
____ ____ is caused from precipitation that has lower pH values. (U8)
Acid Rain
Toxicology is the study of..(U9)
Toxic stuff or Toxic substances
What is the percentage of Earth's water that is completely unusable by people? (U8)
99%
______: An organism, such as mosquito, that spreads a pathogen or parasite to another organism.
Vector
True or False? (U9)
All pollution causes no problems to our health whatsoever
FALSE.
What is this? (U8)
An organism in the water that can cause disease; Biggest threat to human health.
Pathogens
What year was the first Earth Day established? (U9)
a)1987
b)1970
c)1977
B) 1970
What pollutant is this? (U8)
-Colorless, odorless, poisonous gas
-Inhibits the transport of OXYGEN in the body
Carbon Monoxide
Which one is transmitted by the infectious bite of a MOSQUITO? (U9)
a)Malaria
b)Cholera
c)Pesticides
A) Malaria
True or False? (U8)
Thermal pollution cause eutrophication
False!
What type of Water Use is this? (U8)
Uses drip irrigation and plant using hydroponics.
Agricultural
What is this? (U9)
The estimate of the risk posed by a specific chemical or substance.
(Hint: ends with assessment)
Risk Assessment
What type of pollutant did the people in Flint, Michigan have? (U8)
Lead Poisoning
Mosquitos are often _________ hosts that breed in water and transmit diseases.
a)Tertiary
b)Secondary
c)Primary
B) Secondary
True or False? (U9)
When new viruses emerge, it does not take long to develop a new vaccine.
False!