Unit 6&7 Vocab Flashcard Environmental Managment

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A permeable rock body that can hold or transmit groundwater.

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Aquifer

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Process where low-salt soil becomes high-salt.

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salinization

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Falling of acids and acid-forming compounds from the atmosphere to Earth's surface

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acid deposition

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Chemicals in high concentrations in the air harming humans, animals, vegetation, or materials.

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air pollution

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Whole mass of air surrounding Earth

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Atmosphere

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Type of air pollution mainly made of sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid droplets, and solid particles.

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industrial smog

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Layer of ozone in the stratosphere that filters harmful UV radiation.

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Ozone layer

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Complex mixture of air pollutants from hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides reacting in sunlight.

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Photochemical smog

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Chemical added to air by natural or human activities at harmful levels.

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Primary pollutant

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Harmful chemical formed when a primary air pollutant reacts with air components.

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Secondary pollutant