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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 surviaval and health of organisms Sprayed into atmosphere |
Pollutants |
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Example of 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 B |
Non-renewable resources |
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Blocks UV rays from the sun |
Ozone layer |
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Metals, fossils fuels, plastics |
Non-reneawable resources |
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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 fertile |
Crop Rotation |
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Anything harmful to the environment |
Pollutant |
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Gas that warms atmosphere |
Carbon Diioxide |
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Caused by increase in 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 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 |
The 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 in 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 |
