HEALTH QUIZ on Chapter 28 "Community & Environmental Health"

Homes, schools, communities, and nature can be considered an environment.

• True

• False

_________ means air is suitable and clean enough for humans in both inside and outside environments.

• Climate change

• Infectious diseases

• Air quality

• Pollution

________ introduces harmful materials into an environment.

• Climate change

• Infectious diseases

• Air quality

• Pollution

Pollution does not typically affect which of the following?

• Air quality

• Water safety

•  Soil health

• Outer space

The study of how environmental factors affect human health & quality of life:

• environmental health

• biodiversity

• population ecology

• biology

Which type of chemical hazard may be found in your home? CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.

• batteries

• carbon monoxide

• pesticides

• lead

Substances released into the environment that negatively impact people, wildlife & other parts of the environment:

• carcinogens

• pollution

• pathogens

• allergens

The government agency responsible for protecting our land, air, & water is the:

• CDC (Centers for Disease Control)

• HIPPO

• DOJ

• EPA

Substances that contaminate the environment and can harm people are (a)   .

• pollutants
• Siblings
• Dirt
• germs

(a)   is fog that has mixed with smoke and chemical fumes.

• Smog
• Frog
• Wind
• Air