Unit 9 Vocab Review

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______ is referred to as acid rain, including wet and dry pollution.

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Acid Deposition

Front

Water from fields due to irrigation, rain, or snow that flows over the earth and can absorb into the ground or evaporate.

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Agricultural Runoff

Front

Not enough rain to replenish underground water reservoir.

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Aquifer depletion

Front

Gaseous compounds with carbon, chlorine, fluorine, and sometimes hydrogen, used as refrigerants and believed to deplete ozone.

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chlorofluorocarbon

Front

Process where water becomes rich in nutrients, boosting aquatic plant growth and depleting oxygen.

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eutrophication

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Increase in earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures due to the greenhouse effect and pollution.

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Global Warming

Front

Gaseous compounds that absorb infrared radiation and trap heat in the atmosphere: __________

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Greenhouse Gas

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Unhealthy mix of sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid droplets, and solid particles.

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Industrial Smog

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Reduction in ozone concentration in the ozone layer.

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Ozone Depletion

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Pollution of rivers, lakes, and streams.

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Surface water pollution