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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
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