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| reduce, reuse, and recycle. |
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| Why did coal miners use canaries in the 1800's? |
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| In the 1800s, coal miners used canaries to determine the quality of air in the mine |
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| In the 1880s, the people who groomed fur and felt hats with mercury were known as what? |
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| Mad Hatters. Because the mercury caused brain damage. |
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What is acid rain?
Does it look dirty? |
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Acid rain is rain that is more acidic than normal rain.
No. |
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| What is the major cause of acid rain? |
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| Air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, is the major cause of acid rain. |
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| Name 3 examples of natural sources of acids: |
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They are: volcanoes, geysers, and hot springs. |
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| What part of the body can acid rain harm? |
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How does acid in the atmosphere fall back to the earth?
What happens? |
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Acid in the atmosphere can also fall back to earth through dry deposits of gases and dry particles.
These can eat away on the things they settle on. |
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| What does smokestacks of factories put in out atmosphere? |
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What is the purpose of greenhouse effect?
What has let to the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? |
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Greenhouse effect is a natural part of nature and keeps the earth from being ice-covered and unlivable.
Human activities have led to an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere |
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| Is greenhouse gas the result of one man-made pollutant. |
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| What happens if you burn leaves? |
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| Open burning of leaves releases millions of spores into the air, which can lead to health problems. |
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| What happens if you burn Rubber, plastic, grease, and garbage? |
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| Name to alternatives to outdoor burning. |
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| Mulching and composting are alternatives to outdoor burning. |
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| Is pollution more dangerous inside or outside? Why? |
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| Indoor pollution can be more dangerous than outdoor pollution because we spend longer time inside. Household chemicals are a type of indoor pollution. |
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| What are 2 examples of household pollutants? |
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| An example of household pollutants is: tobacco smoke and formaldehyde. |
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Experiment with solid, liquid, gas
Solid was Playdoh
Liquid was water
Gas was air |
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Playdoh: _
Had definite volume
- Could maintain shape or could be molded
Liquid: -Had definite volume
- Took shape of container (beaker)
Gas was air: – Had no definite volume
-Took shape of container (balloon) |
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