Quiz 36, Chapter 12, pp. 408-416 Flashcards

1
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the process of quickly and safely returning wastewater to the environment is called water

A

reclamation

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2
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the document that called for a 50% reduction of CFCs by 1999 was the

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Montreal Protocol

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3
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Environmentalists claim that global warming is caused by human release of the chemical

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Carbon dioxide

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4
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The place where processed wastewater is discharged into the environment is the

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outfall

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5
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resources that regenerate slowly, if at all, are called ____ resources.

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nonrenewable

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6
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name the replacement chemicals for CFCs

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HFCs and HCFCs

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7
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what unit of measurement is used to measure ozone levels

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Dobson units

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8
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name the period, beginning in the 1300s, in which global temperatures dropped drastically

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Little Ice Age

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9
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what term refers to any naturally occurring material that mankind can use

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natural resource

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10
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what branch of science develops new methods of conservation through the application of environmental science?

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environmental technology

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