PSSA Vocab unit 12
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| biotechnology engineering | is the use of organisms in manufacturing processes to create products or to solve industrial or environmental problems.
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| consumer | is a person or organization that uses economic services or commodities.
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| decomposer | are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, they carry out the natural process of decomposition.
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| engineering | the branch of science and technology concerned with the design, building, and use of engines, machines, and structures.
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| ergonomical | is the science of refining the design of products to optimize them for human use.
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| hazardous waste | is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. In the United States, the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste are regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
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| incinerating | destroy of something, especially waste material by burning it
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| nonpoint source pollution | refers to both water and air pollution from diffuse sources. Non-point source water pollution affects a water body from sources such as polluted runoff from agricultural areas draining into a river, or wind-borne debris blowing out to sea.
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| point source pollution | is a single identifiable source of air, water, thermal, noise or lightpollution. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other pollution source geometries.
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| risk management | is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control.
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| waste stream | The total flow of solid waste from homes, businesses, institutions, and manufacturing plants that is recycled, burned, or disposed of in landfills, or segments thereof such as the residential waste stream or the recyclable waste stream.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
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