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Human Impact on Environment and Resources Vocabulary Unit 2
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- 1Resourcesa physical material that humans need and value such as land, air, and water
- 2Water Pollutionthe release of substances into bodies of water that makes water unsafe for human use and disrupts aquatic ecosystems
- 3Purificationthe removal of impure elements from something
- 4Fossil Fuelscompound mixtures made of fossilized plant and animal remnants from millions of years ago
- 5Greenhouse Gasesgases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat
- 6Carbon Cyclethe process that moves carbon between plants, animals, and microbes; minerals in the earth; and the atmosphere
- 7Carbon DioxideColorless and non-flammable gas at normal temperature and pressure. Produced from breathing and from burning certain substances called fossil fuels
- 8Biospherethe region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms: plants, animals and bacteria
- 9AtmosphereA blanket of gases that surrounds Earth. It is held near the surface of the planet by Earth's gravitational attraction.
- 10Smogair pollution that reduces visibility
- 11Combustiona chemical process in which a substance reacts rapidly with oxygen and gives off heat
- 12RespirationThe process by which organisms exchange gases, especially oxygen and carbon dioxide, with the environment
- 13Decompositionthe process by which dead organic substances are broken down into simpler organic or inorganic matter
- 14Recyclingthe process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products
- 15Floodplaina generally flat area of land next to a river or stream
- 16Gradienta measurement of how much something changes as you move from one region to another
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