Health 01 Final Review

______________________ is the collective interactions of humans with the environment and the short-term and long-term health consequences of those actions.

• Environmental Health

• Enviromental Health

• Invironmental Health

• Anviromental Health

The current population is at 7 billion and is projected to reach 9.3 billion by 2050.

• True

• False

The field of environmental health grew out of the efforts to control ______________________.

• chronic diseases

• communicable diseases

• pollution

• environmental hazards

__________________ is a measure of local air quality and what it means for health.

• AQI (Air Quality Index)

• API (Air Pollution Index)

• AQS (Air Quality Survey)

• EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Global cooling is an increase in the earth's atmospheric temperature when averaged across seasons and geographical regions.

• True

• False

Which of the following types of energy is not a renewable energy source?

• wind power

• solar power

• geothermal

• fossil fuels

________________ is a renewable fuel produced from fermenting plant sugars such as corn, sugarcane, and other starchy agriculture products.

• Methanol

• Ethanol

• Betamethisone

• Petroleum Distillates

To protect the water supply, all of the following steps should be followed EXCEPT ______.

• fixing leaky faucets

• taking baths

• not pouring old medicines down the drain or toilet

• installing sink faucet aerators

The biggest single component of household trash by weight is paper.

• True

• False

The fastest growing portion of our solid waste is ___________.

• e-waste

• food

• plastic

• newspapers