acid rain may cause air, land and water pollution
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Pollution Test Review Do not rely on this as your only form of review…not all information is contained in the slide show!. Conservation helps us to protect our environment, to use our natural resources wisely and to plan for the future!. Acid Rain may cause air, land and water pollution. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Pollution Test Review
Do not rely on this as your only form of review…not all information is contained in the slide show!
Conservation helps us to protect our environment,
to use our natural resources wisely and to
plan for the future!
Acid Rain may cause air, land and water pollution
The release into the environment of substances that change it for the worse
Two emission control devices are
The air that makes up our environment is a mixture
of
4 ways to dispose of solid waste
Strip Mining helps us to obtain
During Strip Mining topsoil is buried beneath rock and acids seep into
the ground.
The land and water both can become polluted!
Three fossils fuels are….
Any material removed from the earth and used
by people
An energy source from the sun
Garbage is compacted into a small space and
constantly covered by soil
A Hazardous Waste Disaster that took place in
upstate New York, near Niagara Falls.
Pollution is usually due to
A fuel rod from a nuclear power plant is an example of ______________ Waste.
90% of our energy resources come from
……
These are resources that can not be replaced by nature in a reasonable
amount of time….
These originated from the remains of dead plants
and animals…..
The remains of toxic or poisonous chemicals are
also called
Four sources of solid waste are
The wise and careful use of resources is called
Three sources of indoor air pollution are
This occurs when cool air containing pollutants
becomes trapped near the Earth’s surface under a
layer of warm air
The three main type of pollution are
Are gases or particles that are given off when fossil
fuels are burned
The average person creates ___lbs. of garbage
a day?
Acid rain forms when
_____________incinerators are being used to burn
garbage. The heat that is produced is used to
convert water into steam, which then is used to
make electricity.
Fossil fuels and minerals are examples
of
A 12 minute shower will use ___________gallons of
water!
3 flushes of the toilet will have used ________gallons
of water
EPA stands for
A substance with a ph of 9 is a ____________
A substance with a ph of 2 would be considered a
A substance with a ph of 6 would be considered a
A substance with a ph of 7 would be considered a
In 1986, an explosion and fire occurred at a
Ukrainian nuclear power plant called
The greatest water pollution threat to human
health comes from
The method of illegally disposing of hazardous
waste is called
What happens when fertilizers build up in a
lake?
What was the main industry in Donora, PA in
the 1940’s?
How can acid rain cause damage to lakes and
forest far from the source of air pollution?
Smog is the result of….
The most significant source of air pollution is
Water needed to cool power plants is discharged back into lakes/rivers and
can kill animals and plants, this is known as
Trees, Air, Water and Soil are examples of ________
In 1989 this tanker crashed off the coast of
Alaska causing the largest oil spill in US history!
Two other tankers that had oil spill disasters…..
A renewable resource is different from a non-
renewable resource in that it