Lesson 1

Question 0

Pesticides

Answer 0

Products used on crops to control insects and other pests

Question 1

Pollution

Answer 1

Dirty or harmful substance in the environment

Question 2

Acid rain

Answer 2

Rain that is far more acidic than normal

Question 3

Smog

Answer 3

Yellow-brown haze that forms when sunlight reacts with air pollution

Question 4

Ozone layer

Answer 4

Shield that protects living things from ultraviolet radiation

Question 5

Greenhouse effect

Answer 5

Trapping of heat by carbon dioxide and other gases in the air

Question 6

Global warming

Answer 6

Rise in Earth’s temperatures

Question 7

Landfills

Answer 7

Huge pits where wastes are dumped and buried

Question 8

Hazardous wastes

Answer 8

Human-made liquid/solid wastes that may endanger human health or environment

Question 9

Explain what pollution is

Answer 9

Any dirty or harmful substance that affects everything in your environment

Question 10

Identify what contributes to air, water, and land pollution

Answer 10

Air- burning fossil fuels, chemicals, natural sources
Water- sewage, oil spills, industrial chemicals
Land- littering, careless disposal of household/industrial garbage

Question 11

Develop strategies to reduce the ways you contribute to pollution

Answer 11

Carpooling, reduce water usage “if it’s yellow let it mellow if it’s brown flush it down”

Question 12

Recognize how pollution affects the environment

Answer 12

It affects everything in the environment including the decisions you make