Environmental Health

Our environment is

• the places that you live and work

• everything that makes up your surroundings

• natural spaces that are undisturbed by humans

• the towns/villages we live in

Homeostasis is

• a part of a cell

• a type of pollution that can be found in our oceans, rivers, lakes, etc.

• a steady state or balance

• a type of deforestation

Check all that apply: Which of the following are types of pollution

• air pollution

• noise pollution

• water pollution

• radio pollution

• light pollution

What do we do to fossil fuels that causes them to pollute our air

• burn them

• dump them into rivers, lakes, etc.

• compress them

Acid Rain is rainfall that is

• created by combining precipitation in the air and pesticides

• really cold

• acidic due to atmospheric pollution

• found most commonly in the Pacific Northwest

Check all that apply: Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) can be found in

• air conditioners

• toothpaste

• spray cans

• car engines

Smog is

• fog during the month of September

• when hydrocarbons react with nitric oxide in sunlight

• the air in populated areas

Lead was commonly found in

• insulation

• refrigerators

• paint

• furniture

Which organ does Asbestos effect

• heart

• lungs

• reproductive organs

• brain

Sources of water pollution include (check all that apply):

• sewage

• runoff

• cars

• industrial waste

• oil spills