Our Environment

Tina S.
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  1. acid rain
    precipitation with toxic gas emissions combined with water
  2. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  3. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  4. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
  5. greenhouse effect
    warming due to solar radiation trapped by the atmosphere
  6. hydrocarbon
    an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
  7. litter
    rubbish carelessly dropped or left about
  8. natural resources
    resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
  9. pesticide
    a chemical used to kill destructive insects or animals
  10. pollutant
    waste matter that contaminates the water, air, or soil
  11. pollution
    contamination of the natural environment
  12. recycling
    the act of processing used materials to create something new
  13. renewable resource
    any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time
  14. smog
    air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
  15. thermal pollution
    harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them
Created on Mon Dec 10 12:32:27 EST 2012 (updated Sun Jan 06 21:52:56 EST 2013)

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