Unit 1 Environmental science

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What are fossil fuels classified as nonrenewable?

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Because they take millions of years to replace.

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What do scientific laws usually describe?

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A general phenomenon in nature using a mathematical formula.

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What does sustainable mean?

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Being able to last for a long time by creating as much as you use.

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What happens to the speed of particles as their kinetic energy increases?

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The speed of the particles increases.

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Why is it called an energy pyramid?

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Because there are less animals at the top.

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Define nonrenewable resources.

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Resources that cannot be replenished in a short period of time.

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What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

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The Sun.

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Explain the concept of an ecosystem.

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A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The trapping of the Sun's warmth in the planet's lower atmosphere.

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Define biodiversity.

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat.

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