Name: Mahmoud Hesham

Id: 20191814

Answer the following questions:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Environmental Sciences

1. Why Environmental science is interdisciplinary science?

A: Environmental science is an interdisciplinary science, which means that it involves

many fields of study, Important to the foundation of environmental science is ecology.

2. Why environmental science is not environmentalism?

A: The pursuit of knowledge about the natural world, Scientists try to remain objective, A
social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world

3. How to accomplish the goals of environmental science?

A: To accomplish this goal, environmental scientists’ study two main types of

interactions between humans and their environment:
How our actions alter our environment and the use of natural resources.

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Chapter 2: Air Pollution

1. How can the polluted air affect the human health?

A: Air pollution is a significant risk factor for a number of pollution-related diseases

and health conditions including respiratory infections, heart disease, and lung cancer.

The health effects caused by air pollution may include difficulty in breathing, wheezing,
coughing, asthma and worsening of existing respiratory and cardiac conditions.

These effects can result in increased medication use, increased doctor or emergency
room visits, more hospital admissions and premature death.

2. What are volatile organic compounds and their sources?

A: Hydrocarbons - Group of organic compounds consisting of carbon and hydrogen.

Evaporated from automobile fuel or remnants of fuel incompletely burned.
Catalytic converters used to burn exhaust gases more completely.
 3. Explain the effects of air pollution on economy?
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Chapter 3: Climate Change and Land Pollution

1. What are the chlorofluorocarbons and their effects?

2. What are the effects of loss of ozone layer?
3. Explain the solutions to overcome problems of land pollution.
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Prepare a Presentation on one of the following topics (10-15 slides):

1. Non renewable energy sources and their Impact on environment

2. Coal and its impact on environment
3. Most polluted cities in the world
4. How does biodiversity affect the environment?

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