1.
The average annual conditions of an area
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Gas in the atmosphere that absorbs heat leaving the surface
3.
Trapping of heat near planet's surface
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Change Sudden or gradual change in climate
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Gradual increase in average temperature
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Unforseen chain of events caused by a disturbance in a system
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Clean energy sources that do not come from fossil fuels
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Rate Number of people born per 1000 individuals
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Rate Number of people who die per 1000 individuals
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Rate of change that increases more and more rapidly over time
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Contamination of Earth's land, water, or air through the release of harmful substances into the environment
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Condition where the number of humans grow beyond what the available resources can support
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Practice of using less of a resource so that it can last longer
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Practice of allowing renewable resources time to recover and replenish
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Specific source of pollution that can be identified
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Source of pollution that cannot be directly identified
17.
Pollutants released into the air
18.
Form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two
19.
Rain or another form of precipitation that is more acidic than normal, caused by the release of molecules of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the air
20.
Removal of forests to use the land for other reasons
21.
The advance of desert-like conditions where areas are fertile
22.
Using a resource in ways that maintain it at a certain quality for a certain period of time
23.
Type of pollution caused by factories and power plants releasing superheated water into bodies of water
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Anything naturally occurring in the environment that humans use
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Natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame
26.
Substance rich in energy that is formed by the remains of organisms
27.
Splitting of an atom's nucleus to generate electricity
28.
A resource that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a a relatively short time
29.
Mineral deposit large enough and valuable enough for it to be extracted from the ground
30.
to form a crystal structure
31.
Process that removes salt from sea water to make fresh water
