pollution test review

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