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Pollution
Question | Answer |
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pollutant | substance that contaminates any part of the envio. |
acid precipitation | precipitation w/ a pH below 5.6 which occurs when air pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels react w/ water in the atmosphere to form strong acids that can pollute water ,kill fish and plants and damage soils |
greenhouse effect ` | heat trapping feature of the atmosphere that keeps earth warm enough to support life |
ozone depletion | thinning of earths ozone layer caused by chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) leaking into the air and reacting chemically w/ozone breaking the ozone moleculey aprt |
erosion | movement of soil from 1 place to another |
hazardous effect | waste materials suchh as pesticides and leftover paints that are harmful to human health of poisonous to living organisms |