Air and Water Pollution Advanced Vocab

    Resulting from human activities, especially those that impact the environment.

• Atmospheric

• Anthropogenic

• Depletion

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The movement of elements and compounds between living organisms, the atmosphere, and the Earth's crust

• Freshwater

• Forestry

• Biogeochemical Cycle

• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A synthetic compound containing chlorine, fluorine, and carbon, known for its role in ozone layer depletion

• Carbon

• Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

• Nitrogen

• Emissions

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

The excessive richness of nutrients in a body of water, leading to dense plant growth and oxygen depletion

• Pollution

• Depletion

• Erosion

• Eutrophication

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

  Relating to the study of the Earth's structure, composition, and processes.

• Hydrophilic

• Hydrophobic

• Geological

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

  Having an affinity for water; substances that can absorb, dissolve, or be wetted by water.

• Hydrophobic

• Acidic

• Topography

• Hydrophilic

Having a tendency to repel or fail to mix with water

• Hydrophobic

• Chemical Property

• Physical Property

• Hydrophilic

   Tiny particles or droplets in the air, often pollutants.

• Pesticide

• Emissions

• Nitrogen

• Particulate

   Chemical substances used to control or eliminate pests.

• Particles

• Nitrogen

• Pesticides

• Pollutant

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

A chemical element essential for energy transfer in cells.

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Carbon

• Phosphorous

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-3