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Global Warming |
an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere |
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Greenhouse Effect |
the trapping of the sun's heat by gasses in the Earth's atmosphere |
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Greenhouse Gas |
any gas in the atmosphere that contributes to the greenhouse effect |
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Fossil Fuels |
fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas |
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Desertification |
the process in which farmland becomes less productive because the land is degraded |
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Sustainable |
using natural resources in a way that they exist for future generations |
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Carbon Dioxide |
a gas composed of a carbon and oxygen |
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Emissions |
Substance discharged into the air |
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Degraded |
of lower quality |
