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30 Cards in this Set
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Water, Sunlight, Wood, Wind |
Renewable resources |
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Affects the survival and health of organisms sprayed into atmosphere |
Pollutants |
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Example of the renewable energy |
Solar, wind, geothermal, water |
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Gas that depletes ozone layer |
Chlorofluorocarbons (aerosols) |
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Exists in finite amounts |
Non-renewable resources |
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Blocks UV rays from the sun |
Ozone layer |
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Metals, fossil fuels, plastics |
Non Renewable |
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Forms from decaying or rotting plants; precursor to fossil fuels |
Peat |
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Would prevent the dust bowl |
Crop rotation |
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Keeps soil fertle |
Crop rotation |
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Anything harmful to the environment |
Pollutant |
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Gas that warms atmosphere |
Carbon dioxide |
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Caussed by increase n carbon dioxide |
Global warming |
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Increases soil erosion |
Clear-cutting or deforestation |
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Using fossil fuels |
Increases carbon dioxide in the atmosphere |
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Melts polar ice caps and causes sea level to rise |
Global warming |
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Reduce Ozone levels in atmosphere |
CFCs |
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Transports fresh water to densely populated areas |
Aqueducts |
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Needed to produce geothermal energy |
Magma |
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How green plants reduce Carbon dioxide level |
Photosynthesis |
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Surface layer, Thermocline, Bottom layer |
Three layers of the ocean |
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Covers 75% of the earth |
Oceans/water |
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Comprises 97% of all the water on earth |
Oceans/saltwater |
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Site of most of the freshwater on earth |
Polar Ice caps/Glaciers |
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Water held underground |
Groundwater |
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Where freshwater is found |
Lakes, Rivers, Streams |
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Periodic rise and fall in sea level (Caused by the moon) |
Tides |
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Cycle in which water is always moving and recycling |
Water cycle |
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All of the water on earth |
Hydrosphere |
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Steps in the water cycle |
Precipitation Runoff Infiltration Evaporation Condensation |
