Environmental Health Flashcards
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Environmental Health
……. Health is the relationship between human health and the enviroment.
Hint: It’s literally the topic.
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…… affect the environment, and the enviroment affects …….
Hint: H & H
Humans affect the environment, and the enviroment affects humans.
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When is Earth Day?
Hint: A
April 22
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Earth Day was established in 1970 to raise awareness about …….. issues and pollution.
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The US government create the ….. ….. ….. (EPA) in response to Earth Day.
Hint: (EPA)
Enviromental Protection Agency
Hint: (EPA)
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….. are materials that are harmful to the environment.
Hint: Starts with a “P”
Pollutants
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All living things depend on Earth’s supply of …. and …..
Air and **Water **
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Pollution can ….. via air and warer currents-
Hint: What do you when you go on a vacation?
Travel.
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Give an example of each type of pollution?
You can flip the card!
Examples of the kinds of environmental pollutants:
Air: Exhaust from a air.
Water: Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Twice the size of Texas)
Land: Pesticides & Fertilizers
Light: Too much light/streetlights
Noise: Too much noise/living by an airport
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What are the 3 R’s that can help the environment?
HInt: R, R, and R!
The three R’s are Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
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…… energy sources are better for the environment.
Hint: Starts with an “R.”
Renewable energy sources.
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….. living refers to an environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
Green living refers to an environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
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A person’s carbon …………
Hint: Wiggle your toes.
Carbon Footprint is a measurement of the total greenhouse gases produced by their activities.
When you ……. products made from recycled materials you are “closing the …….. loop.”
Hint: Another word for buying and one of the R words
Purchase and Recycling.
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It takes more energy to create products from …. materials compared to …. materials.
HInt: One of the is not an R word and the other is.
Raw and Recycled.
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Many of the items we use on a daily basis can be …..
Recycled!
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Only some …….. can be recycled!
Hint: What is the material used for water bottles?
Plastic
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Recycled materials should not be in …..
Hint: What you use to carry groceries?
bags.
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Several ……… have higher recycling rates than the United States.
Countries!
