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What are the four parts that make up the Earth's environment?

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Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere.

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What is the atmosphere?

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All the gases that make up the air including the weather systems, greenhouse gases, and the ozone layer.

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What is the lithosphere?

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All the rocks in and on the Earth.

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What is the hydrosphere?

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All the water in the seas, rivers, lakes, and soils.

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What is the biosphere?

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All the living organisms on the Earth, including viruses, bacteria, plants, and animals.

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What is global warming?

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The increase in Earth's overall temperature due to the greenhouse effect caused by carbon dioxide.

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What causes global warming?

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Burning fossil fuels such as coal, which produces carbon dioxide.

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What are the effects of global warming?

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Rising sea levels, unpredictable weather, flooding, drought, hurricanes, and loss of life.

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What is the solution to global warming?

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Change the way we produce energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

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What is the ozone hole?

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A thinning of the ozone layer in the atmosphere, particularly over Antarctica and Australia.