Pearson Environmental Science chapter 9 Flashcards
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| 9568083275 | Environmental Health | The study of how environmental factors affect human health and our quality of life | 0 | |
| 9568083276 | Hazards | Any factors that threaten or are harmful to human health | 1 | |
| 9568083277 | Pathogens | Disease-causing agents that infect humans and make them sick | 2 | |
| 9568083278 | Epidemiology | The study of disease in human populations | 3 | |
| 9568083279 | Toxicology | The study of how poisonous substances affect an organism's health | 4 | |
| 9568083280 | Toxicity | This will determine how harmful a substance is to an organism | 5 | |
| 9568083281 | Dose | The amount of a substance an organism is exposed to | 6 | |
| 9568083282 | Response | The effect an organism is exposed shows as a result of exposure | 7 | |
| 9568083283 | Dose-response relationship | The relationship between the different doses and the responses they generate | 8 | |
| 9568083284 | Risk | The probability of an unwanted outcome | 9 | |
| 9568083285 | Risk assessment | The process of measuring risk | 10 | |
| 9568083286 | Infectious disease | Diseases caused by a pathogen, such as a virus or bacteria | 11 | |
| 9568083287 | Emerging disease | A disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time; or that has existed for a while but is increasing rapidly | 12 | |
| 9568083288 | Pollution | Matter or energy that is released into the environment causing negative effects that can impact people, wildlife, and the environment | 13 | |
| 9568083289 | Carcinogens | Chemicals that cause cancer | 14 | |
| 9568083290 | Teratogens | Chemicals that harm embryos and fetuses | 15 | |
| 9568083291 | Neurotoxins | Chemicals that affect the nervous system | 16 | |
| 9568083292 | Asbestos | A mineral that forms long, thin microscopic fibers | 17 | |
| 9568083293 | Radon | A colorless, odorless, highly toxis radioactive gas | 18 | |
| 9568083294 | Bioaccumulation | A build up of large concentrations of toxic substances in an organism's body | 19 | |
| 9568083295 | Biomagnification | The increased concentration of pollutants | 20 | |
| 9568083296 | Earthquake | Energy released when tectonic plates move or shift, causing the Earth to shake | 21 | |
| 9568083297 | Landslides | When rock and soil slide down a slope | 22 | |
| 9568083298 | Tsunami | A large ocean wave | 23 | |
| 9568083299 | Volcano | An opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases are ejected | 24 | |
| 9568083300 | Tornado | A funnel of rotating air that drops down from a storm cloud and touches Earth's surface | 25 | |
| 9568083301 | Hurricane | A powerful storm that forms over the ocean in the tropics | 26 | |
| 9568083302 | Thunderstorm | A storm that produces lightning and thunder | 27 | |
| 9568083303 | Avalanche | A mass of snow sliding down a slope | 28 |