Exam 22: Promoting Environmental Health

The climate change that has occurred over the last 100 years is primarily due to human activities.

Identify three strategies for protecting your hearing when listening to an MP3 player.

Which naturally occurring odorless,colorless gas seeps into homes and is a leading cause of lung cancer?

Toxic waste (hazardous waste)in landfills and dump sites can harm the environment but has little impact on human health.

The term for an environmental contaminant that causes potential harm to living organisms is

The country projected to have the largest population by 2050 is

Runoff from a parking lot is considered nonpoint source pollution.

The greenhouse effect is

Which of the six major outdoor air pollutants is a metallic element that is also a significant concern indoors?

Most experts agree that a key step in slowing climate change is to

Acid deposition mainly consists of airborne deposits of sulfur dioxide and

Sound is measured in

Discuss three ways you can reduce the waste you generate at home.

All forms of radiation pose a threat to human health.

Gases that accumulate in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming by trapping heat near Earth's surface are

Earth's average temperature is expected to rise by a maximum of how much in the next 100 years?

The accident that results when the temperature in the core of a nuclear reactor increases enough to melt the fuel and breach the containment vessel is called a nuclear

One in four animals is threatened with extinction because of population growth as a result of human activity.

Which compound that was formerly used in building materials such as insulation has been found to be the cause of certain cancers and lung diseases?

Motor vehicle exhaust is a source of which odorless,colorless gas that also contributes to the formation of smog?