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24 Cards in this Set
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Less than _____% of the world's water is usable fresh water.
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Pollution that comes from a pipe or leaks from a tank is ____ pollution.
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point
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Pollution that is dispersed over an unspecified wide area is ___ pollution
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nonpoint
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Fertilizer and pesticide flowing off a corn field into a creek is considered a ____ pollution
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nonpoint
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Gasoline leaking from an underground storage tank is an example of ____ pollution.
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point
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Oxygen we breathe has ___ atoms of oxygen per molecule, whereas the ground level pollutant, Ozone, has ___ atoms per molecule.
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We need ozone in the stratosphere to ...
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protect us from UV light
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UV stands for...
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ultraviolet light
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NOx + VOCs + sunlight near the ground cause....
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ground-level ozone
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Greenhouse gases are those that help keep the planet ___.
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Warm
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Typical greenhouse gases are water, methane, and ___ ____.
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Carbon dioxide
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Too much of the greenhouse gas on our planet can cause....
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climate change or global warming
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A lack of ozone in the stratosphere lets through too much UV light and can give us....
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skin cancer
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The top two air pollution creating events are...
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coal burning to make electricity
transportation (gas & diesel) |
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The Cuyahoga River fire led to the passage of the ___ ___ ___
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Clean Water Act
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The Clean Water Act required that we build ___ ___ plants so human and industrial wastes would no longer go directly into streams and lakes.
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sewage treatment or wastewater treatment
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The ____ ____ Act required that we reduce emissions coming from cars, power plants, and industries.
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Clean Air
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The major pollution control device on your car that complies with the Clean Air Act is the ___ ____.
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catalytic converter
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The catalytic converter on your car changes the pollutants, NOx, VOCs, and Carbon Monoxide, to ....
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harmless nitrogen gas, water vapor, and carbon dioxide
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Leaded gas is prohibited from modern cars because it fouls the expensive metals in the ____ ____
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catalytic converter
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In 1976, we passed a law that was intended to decrease illegal and unsafe dumping of hazardous waste. It is called the R____ C___ & R___ A__
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Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA)
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A 1980 law that provides a means for cleaning-up abandoned waste sites is the S_____ Act. (Lois Gibbs & Jimmy Carter helped.)
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Superfund
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One reason why we have air pollution concentrated in our area is because of a ___ ___ at night that traps pollutants.
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thermal inversion
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A ___ ____ is an event on windless nights whereby warm air sits atop colder air. It happens in valleys surrounded by mountains.
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thermal inversion
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