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Conservation
Junior Cert Science
Question | Answer |
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What is the term given to the protection, preservation, and careful use of our natural resources | Conservation |
What is the term given to the adding of unwanted wastes to the environment, causing damage to it | Pollution |
Land, sea, rivers and all the plants and animals that live on them are together known as what | Natural Resources |
What are the three main types of pollution | Air, Soil and Water |
What are some cause of air pollution | Smoke, dust and harmful gases |
Where does the air pollutants come from | Cars, buses, factories |
Smoke contains tiny particles of what | Soot |
Why is soot dangerous for plants | Slows down photosynthesis |
When fossil fuels are burned, what gases are released | Carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide |
When carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide dissolves in rain water what is formed | Carbonic acid and sulfuric acid |
When carbonic acid and sulfuric acid are present in rain what is it known as | Acid rain |
Why is acid rain harmful | Affects soil pH and plant growth |
True or False, acid rain eats away the stonework of buildings | True |
What cause soil pollution | Pesticides, fertilisers and acid rain |
What are pesticides | Chemicals used to kill weeds and unwanted insects |
What are the effects of acid rain | Makes soil more acidic which affects plant growth and animals that live in soil |
If plant growth is affected what are the consequences | All food chains begin with green plants so it will affect organisms the whole way through food chain |
What are the causes of water pollution | Fertilisers, sewage, oil and detergents |
When fertilisers soak into rivers and lakes it causes a green scum like growth on the surface, what is this called | Algae |
What are the effects of an algal bloom | Blocks light from plants below and they die |
If the plants below the surface of an algal bloom die what happens | Bacteria feed on dead leaves and use up oxygen in water which in turn kill water animals |
Name a few examples of waste materials | Household, sewage, industrial, medical and nuclear |
Name a few methods of waste disposal | Landfill, incineration, or dumping at sea |
Which waste disposal method results in sulfur dioxide and other toxic gases being released in air | Incineration |
Which waste disposal method results in the seepage of toxic materials into ground water | Landfill |
Which waste disposal method is dumped at sea | Nuclear |
Name some wastes that can be recycled | Paper, plastic, glass and some metals |
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