Environment Flashcards

(4 cards)

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Q

How is nitrogen oxide produced in car engines?

A
  • high temperature in car engine
  • nitrogen reacts with oxygen in the air
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2
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What is sustainable development?

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Improving infrastructure or society without compromising needs for our future generation

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3
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How do greenhouse gases cause global warming? (4)

A
  • greenhouse gases allow short chain hydrocarbons to enter atmosphere
  • which are absorbed by the earth and remitted as longer wavelength radiation
  • which is absorbed by greenhouse gases
  • increasing the temperature and thus leading to global warming
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4
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What needs to be removed from agricultural waste water?

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  • microbes
  • bacteria
  • pathogens
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