More definitions will appear as we cover those words in class.
litter: unwanted materials in the environment that could harm living things.
pollutants: harmful substance in the air, land, or water.
pollution: damage done to air, land or water by the introduction of litter/pollutants.
sanitary landfill: a waste disposal site especially designed to protect the surrounding environment (land, air, wawa) from the trash it contains.
recycle:
renewable resource: a natural resource that can be replaced as it is used.
nonrenewable resource: a natural resource that cannot be replaced once it is used.
reclamation: returning land to a good or useful condition.
acid rain: chemicals combine with moisture in the air forming acids in the air; when it rains it is known as acid rain.
smog: forms over cities; looks yellowish-brownish in color; forms from sunlight reacting with pollutants that are produced from the burning of fossil fuels.
air pollution: air pollution occurs when pollutants are added to the air from cars, factories, etc; natural air pollution can occur as well from wildfires, windstorms, or volcanoes erupting (gas and ash).
land pollution: litter thrown on ground can harm the environment in that area.
light pollution: light at night can disturb sleep and difficult to see objects in space; can also confuse animals.
noise pollution: too much noise is noise pollution; can be harmful to your health and damage your hearing.
water pollution: any change making water harmful to living things is water.
pollutants: harmful substance in the air, land, or water.
pollution: damage done to air, land or water by the introduction of litter/pollutants.
sanitary landfill: a waste disposal site especially designed to protect the surrounding environment (land, air, wawa) from the trash it contains.
recycle:
renewable resource: a natural resource that can be replaced as it is used.
nonrenewable resource: a natural resource that cannot be replaced once it is used.
reclamation: returning land to a good or useful condition.
acid rain: chemicals combine with moisture in the air forming acids in the air; when it rains it is known as acid rain.
smog: forms over cities; looks yellowish-brownish in color; forms from sunlight reacting with pollutants that are produced from the burning of fossil fuels.
air pollution: air pollution occurs when pollutants are added to the air from cars, factories, etc; natural air pollution can occur as well from wildfires, windstorms, or volcanoes erupting (gas and ash).
land pollution: litter thrown on ground can harm the environment in that area.
light pollution: light at night can disturb sleep and difficult to see objects in space; can also confuse animals.
noise pollution: too much noise is noise pollution; can be harmful to your health and damage your hearing.
water pollution: any change making water harmful to living things is water.