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Acid Rain may cause air, land and water pollution

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.

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Acid Rain may cause air, land and water pollution

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  1. Pollution Test ReviewDo not rely on this as your only form of review…not all information is contained in the slide show!

  2. Conservation helps us to protect our environment, to use our natural resources wisely and to plan for the future!

  3. Acid Rain may cause air, land and water pollution

  4. The release into the environment of substances that change it for the worse Pollution

  5. Two emission control devices are Scrubbers Catalytic Converters

  6. The air that makes up our environment is a mixture of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

  7. 4 ways to dispose of solid waste Incineration Recycling Sanitary Landfills Ocean Dumping

  8. Strip Mining helps us to obtain Coal

  9. During Strip Mining topsoil is buried beneath rock and acids seep into the ground.The land and water both can become polluted!

  10. Three fossils fuels are…. coal, oil and natural gas

  11. Any material removed from the earth and used by people A Natural Resource

  12. An energy source from the sun Solar Energy

  13. Garbage is compacted into a small space and constantly covered by soil Sanitary Landfill

  14. A Hazardous Waste Disaster that took place in upstate New York, near Niagara Falls. Love Canal

  15. Pollution is usually due to Human Activities

  16. A fuel rod from a nuclear power plant is an example of ______________ Waste. Radioactive Waste

  17. 90% of our energy resources come from …… fossil fuels

  18. These are resources that can not be replaced by nature in a reasonable amount of time…. Non-renewable resources

  19. These originated from the remains of dead plants and animals….. fossil fuels

  20. The remains of toxic or poisonous chemicals are also called Hazardous Waste

  21. Four sources of solid waste are Household Waste Commercial Waste Industrial Waste Agricultural Waste

  22. The wise and careful use of resources is called conservation

  23. Three sources of indoor air pollution are some appliances ciggarettes air fresheners

  24. This occurs when cool air containing pollutants becomes trapped near the Earth’s surface under a layer of warm air Temperature Inversion

  25. The three main type of pollution are Land, Air and Water

  26. Are gases or particles that are given off when fossil fuels are burned Emissions

  27. The average person creates ___lbs. of garbage a day? 4 lbs. !

  28. Acid rain forms when Sulfur and Nitrous Oxides combine with water vapor in the air

  29. _____________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. Waste-to-Energy COVANTA!

  30. Fossil fuels and minerals are examples of Non-Renewable Resources

  31. A 12 minute shower will use ___________gallons of water! 120

  32. 3 flushes of the toilet will have used ________gallons of water 21

  33. EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency

  34. A substance with a ph of 9 is a ____________ Base

  35. A substance with a ph of 2 would be considered a strong acid

  36. A substance with a ph of 6 would be considered a weaker acid

  37. A substance with a ph of 7 would be considered a neutral substance

  38. In 1986, an explosion and fire occurred at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant called Chernobly

  39. The greatest water pollution threat to human health comes from sewage

  40. The method of illegally disposing of hazardous waste is called "midnight dumping"

  41. What happens when fertilizers build up in a lake? An Algae Explosion may occur and the oxygen supply will be cut off...

  42. What was the main industry in Donora, PA in the 1940’s? Steel Mill Industry

  43. How can acid rain cause damage to lakes and forest far from the source of air pollution? Acid rain can be blown by the wind

  44. Smog is the result of….

  45. The most significant source of air pollution is motor vehicles

  46. Water needed to cool power plants is discharged back into lakes/rivers and can kill animals and plants, this is known as Thermal Pollution

  47. Trees, Air, Water and Soil are examples of ________ Re-Newabale Resources

  48. In 1989 this tanker crashed off the coast of Alaska causing the largest oil spill in US history! The Exxon Valdez

  49. Two other tankers that had oil spill disasters….. Torrey Canyon and the Amoco Cadiz

  50. A renewable resource is different from a non-renewable resource in that it can be replaced by nature!

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