Environmental Hazards

the study of how environmental factors affect human health and quality of life

• environmental health

• biological hazards

• social hazards

• chemical hazards

• physical hazards

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

chemicals in the environment that harm humans

• environmental health

• biological hazards

• social hazards

• chemical hazards

• physical hazards

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

naturally occurring events that harm human health like storms, natural disasters, and UV radiation

• environmental health

• biological hazards

• social hazards

• chemical hazards

• physical hazards

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the connection between the amount of substance an organism is exposed to and how it responds to that exposure

• dose-response relationship

• risk assessment

• genetics

• epidemiology

chemicals that cause cancer

• carcinogen

• allergen

• teratogen

• neurotoxin

chemicals that hurt embryos and fetuses

• carcinogen

• allergen

• teratogen

• neurotoxin

a large mass of snow sliding down a mountainside

• volcano

• tornado

• avalanche

• tsunami

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

what we feel when the Earth shakes because tectonic plates move to release stored energy

• volcano

• tornado

• avalanche

• tsunami

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

viruses, bacteria, fungi and other organisms in the environment that harm human health

• environmental health

• biological hazards

• social hazards

• chemical hazards

• physical hazards

Which of the following is considered a biological hazard?

• Viruses

• Pesticides

• Noise pollution

• UV radiation