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12 Cards in this Set
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the place where an organism or group of organisms live |
Habitat |
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the cleaning of forest lands for human use |
deforestation |
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the release of a harmful substance into the environment |
pollution |
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a harmful substance released into the environment |
pollutant |
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something found in nature that is useful to people |
natural resources |
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a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is used |
renewable resource |
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a natural resource that cannot be replaced easily |
Nonrenewable resource |
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to use something wisely in order to avoid using it up |
conserve |
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fuel that formed from the remains of living things that died millions of years ago |
fossil fuel |
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using materials or products more than once |
reusing |
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using less of a material to make new products |
reducing |
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processing used materials to make new products |
recycling |
