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Pollution
Question | Answer |
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Polluntant | substance that contaminates any part of the environment. |
Acid precipation | precipitation with a PH below 5.6- which occurs when the air pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels react with water in the atmosphere to form strong acid that can pollute water, kill fish and plants, and damage soil. |
Greenhouse effects | heat-trapping feature of the atmosphere that keeps Earth warm enough to support life. |
Ozone depletion | thinning of Earth's ozone layer caused by chlorofluorocarbons leaking into the air and reacting with ozone, breaking the ozone molecules apart. |
Erosion | movement of soil from one place to another. |
Hazardous waste | waste materials, such as pesticides and leftover paints, that are harmful to human health or poisonous to living organisms. |