Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Law of conservation of matter |
Matter can neither be created nor destroyed; it only changes form |
|
|
Waste |
any material that humans deem to be unwasted |
|
|
Biodegradable |
Capable of being broken down by living organisms |
|
|
Nondegrable |
Incapable of being broken down under normal conditions |
|
|
Municipal solid waste (MSW) |
Everyday garbage or trash (solid waste) produced by individuals or small businesses |
|
|
Open dumps |
Places where trash, both hazardous and nonhazardous, is simply piled up |
|
|
Hazardous waste |
Waste that is toxic, flammable, corrosive, explosive, or radioactive |
|
|
Lechate |
Water that carries dissolved substances (often contaminated) that can percolate through soil |
|
|
Sanitary landfills |
Disposal sites that seal in trash at the top and bottom to prevent its release into the atmosphere; the sites are lined on the bottom, and trash is dumped in and covered with soil daily |
|
|
Incinerators |
Facilities that burn trash at high temperature |
|
|
E-waste |
Unwanted computers and other electronic devices such as televisions and cell phones that are discarded |
|
|
Composing |
providing good conditions for the decomposition of biodegradable waste, producing a soil-like mulch |
|
|
Eco-industrial parks |
Industrial parks in which industries are physically positioned near each other for "waste-to-feed" exchanges (the waste of one becomes the raw material for another) |
|
|
Refuse |
The first of the water--reduction "4 Rs": Choose NOT to use or buy a production if you can do without it |
|
|
Reduce |
The second of the waste--reduction "4 Rs": Make choices that allow you to use less of a resource by, for instance, purchasing durable goods that will last or can be repaired |
|
|
Reuse |
The third of the waste--reduction "4 Rs": Use a product more than once for its original purpose or another purpose |
|
|
Recycle |
The fourth of the waste-reduction "4 Rs": Reprocessing items to make new products |
