Unit 1 Vocab Flashcard EE

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Pollution from agricultural or residential runoff

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non-point source pollution

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Using natural resources without harming their source

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sustainability

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Process of collecting coal or minerals from a mine

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mining

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Careful use of resources

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conservation

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Trees cut selectively in an area.

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Selective cutting

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Hydrocarbon used as fuel or energy

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fossil fuel

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A substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances (e.g., H, C, O)

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element

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Partially decomposed organic material used as fertilizer

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compost

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Increase in Earth's average temperature due to rising CO2 levels

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global warming

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Weathered pieces of earth's materials (small rocks)

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sediments