Question | Answer |
absorption | precipitation soaking into the ground |
aquifer | ground water stored in and between rocks;underground water storage |
condensation | when water vapor turns into liquid water and becomes visible as a cloud, fog, or water droplets |
evaporation | when liquid water turns into water vapor[gas] |
groundwater | water that is under the surface of the ground |
humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
precipitation | water in the form of snow, sleet, and hail |
run off | water that is not absorbed so flows downhill, usually into a body of water |
surface water | water that is not absorbed and collects in ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers |
transpiration | water that 'sweats' and evaporates from a plant mostly from the underside of the leaves |
toxic | damage the health of humans and other organisms |
sewage | water and humans wastes washed down sinks, toilets, showers, and laundry-tubs |
sanitary landfill | holds solid waste construction debris and some types of agriculture and industrial waste |
polluants | substances that can cause pollution |
municipal solid waste | the waste materials produced in homes businesses school and in other communities |
leachate | Rainwater falling on a dump dissolved chemicals from the wastes forming a polluted liquid |
incineration | the burning of solid waste |
hazardous waste | material that can be harmful to human health or the environment if it is not properly disposed |
corrosive | can dissolve many materials |
biodegradable | Any material that can be broken down and recycled by bacteria and other decomposers |
household sewage | if sewage isn't treated to kill dease causing organisms they multiply |
agricultural wastes | rain can wash animal wastes and fertilizers in to ponds, were they can cause algae to grow quickly black lights from plants and kill them |
Oil and Gasoline | oil spills can take many years for an area to recover |
Industry and Mining | Chemicals and metal wastes can harm other organisms that live in bodies of water and animals that drink it |
Heat | Heated water from factories can have a negative affect by killing organisms living in the body of water were it is released |
Sediments | Can cover up the food sources nests and eggs |
Recycled plastic can be made into | Fleece jackets, dock pilings, carpeting, park benches, shower stalls, sleeping bags, fiber filling, trash cans, and floor tiles |
Recycled glass can be made into | Fiber glass,bricks,tiles,reflective paint on road signs |
Recycled paper only can be recycled a few times because | It is not as smooth or as strong as paper made from wood pulp |
Reduce | Create less waste-cloth bags and reusable containers |
Reuse | Find another use for an object rather than discarding it |
Recycle | Reclaiming raw materials to create new products |
Compost | Start a backyard compost pile or pay too have your organic wastes taken to a compost facility |