Human Impact on the Environment Vocabulary

What does atmosphere mean?

• A layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon.

• Different types of power that people and machines need to do work.

• A thick layer of ice that covers a large area of land.

• The process by which heat is trapped inside Earth's atmosphere by gases.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

Deforestation is...

• the process by which heat is trapped inside Earth's atmosphere by gases.

• an energy source, such as coal, oil, or natural gas, that is taken from the ground.

• the action or process of clearing forests.

• the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.4

What are emissions?

• Something that is found in nature and is valuable to humans, such as water, minerals, and trees.

• Things that are produced and given off as part of a process.

• The act or result of putting harmful substances into the air, water, or soil.

• People concerned with keeping Earth's ecosystems healthy.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

An ice sheet is...

• a large body of accumulated ice and compacted snow that is found year-round and that slowly moves downward and outward.

• an invisible gas that is formed by the chemical breakdown or burning of organic substances such as fossil fuels.

• the action or process of clearing forests.

• a thick layer of ice that covers a large area of land.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is global warming?

• The process by which heat is trapped inside Earth's atmosphere by gases.

• An increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans, especially one great enough to change the climate.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.4

Renewable Energy is...

• energy from a natural resource, such as wind or sunlight, that can't be used up.

• something that is found in nature and is valuable to humans, such as water, minerals, or trees.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

Pollution is...

• an energy source, such as coal, oil, or natural gas, that is taken from the ground.

• the act or result of putting harmful substances into the air, water, or soil.

• the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is carbon dioxide?

• An invisible gas that is formed by the chemical breakdown or burning of organic substances such as fossil fuels.

• The process by which heat is trapped inside Earth's atmosphere by gases.

• A layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon.

• A thick layer of ice that covers a large area of land.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What's a glacier?

• A large body of accumulated ice and compacted snow that is found year-round and that slowly moves downward and outward.

• A thick layer of ice that covers a large area of land.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is an environmentalist?

• The action or process of clearing forests.

• Something that is found in nature and is valuable to humans, such as water, minerals, and trees.

• People concerned with keeping Earth's ecosystems healthy.

• The act or result of putting harmful substances into the air, water, or soil.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D