Ecology Chapter 4 Vocab

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Forms when emissions from cars and factories mix with water vapor, creating acids that harm Earth.

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Acid Precipitation

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Theory of rising average Earth temperature threatening ecosystems.

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Global Warming

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Percent of hydrogen atoms in a liquid

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pH

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Air pollution from sunlight reacting with fuel pollutants.

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Smog

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Device reducing carbon monoxide emissions from vehicles.

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Catalytic Converter

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Colorless, odorless gas from rocks/soil.

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Radon

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Water pollution from sewage and fertilizers causes excess algae, depleting oxygen for aquatic life.

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Algal Bloom

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Waste materials harmful to health or toxic to organisms.

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Hazardous Wastes

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Main source of air pollution:

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Fossil Fuels

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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) harm the atmosphere; most nations stopped using them in 2000.

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CFC's