Environmental Health Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface?

Back

Greenhouse Effect

Front

What is the term for a type of air pollution that results from a mix of smoke and fog?

Back

Smog

Front

What is the term for the process of decay or rotting in a controlled environment?

Back

Composting

Front

What is the term for a colorless, odorless reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms?

Back

Ozone

Front

What is the term for the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects?

Back

Pollution

Front

What is the term for the practice of minimizing waste by materials being remade into new items?

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Recycle

Front

What is the term for a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or animals?

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Pesticide

Front

What is the term for a substance capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms?

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Biodegradable

Front

What is the term for a number used to communicate how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become?

Back

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Front

What is the term for a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil?

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Landfill